The Illustrated encyclopedia of music Book

Slonimsky, N. & Kuhn, L. (1992). Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians. Farmington: Cengage Gale.

Citation by: Amy Williams

Type of Reference: Bib-graphical Reference

Call Number: Ref 780.922

Content/Scope: A biographical reference on musicians. This book gives information on 20th century jazz and popular musicians. The best feature is its expansion into six volumes.

Accuracy/Authority/Bias: There are more than fifty contributors to this book. The biographies can be anywhere from a few lines to several pages.

Arrangement/Presentation: The personalities covered in the book are indexed by nationality, genre, and time period in six volumes.

Relation to other works: This will fit into our reference collection because we are graded as a school on how we integrate the arts and humanities into the classroom. This is something students can look at to learn more about music from the past.

Accessibility/Diversity: This book can be read by elementary students, the six volumes contain different genres of music.

Cost: $595

Professional Review: Bollerman, J. A. (2001). Baker's biographical dictionary of musicians (Book Review) (Undetermined). Reference & User Services Quarterly, 41(2), 199-200.