Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians is a major reference work in the field of music, originally compiled by Theodore Baker, PhD, and published in 1900 by G. Schirmer, Inc. The ninth edition, the most recent edition, was published in 2001 — one hundred and one years after the first edition.
Leading up to the initial publication of Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Baker had compiled and edited three editions of A Dictionary of Musical Terms — published 1895, 1896, and 1897, respectively, by G. Schirmer, Inc.[1]
First editionEdit
The first edition, published in 1900, has 647 pages[2] plus an Appendix of 5 pages. It includes 300 vignette portraits drawn in ink, from portraits or photographs, by Russian artist Alexander Gribayédoff (possibly a pseudonym for Valerian Gribayédoff).
Fourth editionEdit
The fourth edition, published in 1940, has 1,234 pages. American and Latin-American musicians were more fully represented in this issue than in any English work of the kind in its day.[2]
Fifth editionEdit
The fifth edition was rewritten by new editor Nicolas Slonimsky, who would remain editor for several decades (up to the eighth edition in 1992) and have a considerable influence on the style and content of the dictionary. In preparing the fifth edition, Slonimsky expanded the size of the work to 1,855 pages and undertook a thorough review of the existing entries, expending considerable effort verifying and correcting biographical details such as birth and death dates by reference to archival sources.[3]
Eighth editionEdit
The eighth edition of 1992 revised 1,300 entries and added 1,100 new ones, coming to 2,115 pages, with an emphasis on expanding coverage of female and Asian musicians, multimedia composers, performance artists, and ethnomusicologists. The seventh and eighth editions were pre-titled The Concise Edition.
Ninth editionEdit
The ninth edition of 2001, billed the "Centennial Edition", was the first not to be a single-volume work, taking up six volumes, partly due to expanded coverage and partly due to somewhat more generous formatting to improve readability. The ninth edition included a focus on increasing coverage of popular music and jazz.[4]
Macmillan sold G. Schirmer, except for its reference holdings, to Music Sales Corporation of London in 1986. Schirmer Reference is currently owned by Gale, a division of Cengage Learning.
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Classical Musicians (1997), Nicolas Slonimsky, Laura Kuhn (born January 19, 1953) (ed.), Dennis McIntire (Associate ed.) OCLC 924775962 ISBN0-02-871271-4
Other works of similar natureEdit
Earlier works
1844: Complete Encyclopedia of Music, Elementary, Technical, Historical, Biographical, Vocal, and Instrumental, by John Weeks Moore, Boston; OCLC 4659526
Bonna Jean Boettcher, DMA (born 1958) (March 2002). "Book Review: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (Centennial ed.)". Notes. 58 (3): 544–547. doi:10.1353/not.2002.0008. OCLC 6733326894. S2CID 191576809.
Scott Eyerly Kennedy (born 1952), ed. (1999). "Biographical Sources" – "1398" (entry N°): "Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 8th ed". Reference Sources for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries (6th ed.). ALA Editions. p. 218. ISBN0-8389-3468-4. OCLC 940544179.
"Music: Musical Super Sleuth". Time. 11 May 1959.
October 17, 2023
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Baker s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians is a major reference work in the field of music originally compiled by Theodore Baker PhD and published in 1900 by G Schirmer Inc The ninth edition the most recent edition was published in 2001 one hundred and one years after the first edition Contents 1 Edition history 1 1 First edition 1 2 Fourth edition 1 3 Fifth edition 1 4 Eighth edition 1 5 Ninth edition 2 History of its publishers 3 Editions 4 Other works of similar nature 5 ReferencesEdition history EditLeading up to the initial publication of Baker s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians Baker had compiled and edited three editions of A Dictionary of Musical Terms published 1895 1896 and 1897 respectively by G Schirmer Inc 1 First edition Edit The first edition published in 1900 has 647 pages 2 plus an Appendix of 5 pages It includes 300 vignette portraits drawn in ink from portraits or photographs by Russian artist Alexander Gribayedoff possibly a pseudonym for Valerian Gribayedoff Fourth edition Edit The fourth edition published in 1940 has 1 234 pages American and Latin American musicians were more fully represented in this issue than in any English work of the kind in its day 2 Fifth edition Edit The fifth edition was rewritten by new editor Nicolas Slonimsky who would remain editor for several decades up to the eighth edition in 1992 and have a considerable influence on the style and content of the dictionary In preparing the fifth edition Slonimsky expanded the size of the work to 1 855 pages and undertook a thorough review of the existing entries expending considerable effort verifying and correcting biographical details such as birth and death dates by reference to archival sources 3 Eighth edition Edit The eighth edition of 1992 revised 1 300 entries and added 1 100 new ones coming to 2 115 pages with an emphasis on expanding coverage of female and Asian musicians multimedia composers performance artists and ethnomusicologists The seventh and eighth editions were pre titled The Concise Edition Ninth edition Edit The ninth edition of 2001 billed the Centennial Edition was the first not to be a single volume work taking up six volumes partly due to expanded coverage and partly due to somewhat more generous formatting to improve readability The ninth edition included a focus on increasing coverage of popular music and jazz 4 History of its publishers EditG Schirmer Inc publisher of Baker s since the first edition was sold to Macmillan Inc in 1969 5 Macmillan sold G Schirmer except for its reference holdings to Music Sales Corporation of London in 1986 Schirmer Reference is currently owned by Gale a division of Cengage Learning Editions EditEdited by Theodore Baker 1851 1934 First edition 1900 OCLC 883343 62173978Supplement 1905 OCLC 1915971 dd Second edition 1905 OCLC 28877528Edited by Theodore Baker and Alfred Remy 1870 1927 Third edition 1919 OCLC 752566Edited by Nicolas Slonimsky 1894 1995 Fourth edition revised amp enlarged 1940 OCLC 557935018 780647631 926808623Second printing revised amp enlarged 1940 OCLC 557935009 Third printing revised amp enlarged 1949 OCLC 6218573 557935018 dd Fifth edition 1958 OCLC 598288 756726565Supplement 1965 OCLC 658821397 Supplement 1971 OCLC 1130888 29058886 dd Sixth edition 1978 OCLC 4426869 723489824 Seventh edition 1984 OCLC 894666159 52719848 ISBN 0 02 872411 9 ISBN 9780028724119Abridged 1988 OCLC 17225213 59699073 dd Eighth edition 1992 OCLC 24246972 ISBN 0 02 872415 1 ISBN 9780028724157Edited by Laura Diane Kuhn PhD born 1953 Ninth edition 2001 OCLC 44972043 ISBN 0 02 865525 7 ISBN 9780028655253Vol 1 Aalt Cone OCLC 313884911 Vol 2 Conf Gysi OCLC 313884977 Vol 3 Haar Levi OCLC 313884997 Vol 4 Levy Pisa OCLC 313885028 Vol 5 Pisc Stra OCLC 313885106 Vol 6 Stre Zyli Indexes genre nationality women OCLC 313885131pdf version OCLC 312475801 eBook version released 2007 OCLC 874280359 ISBN 978 0 02 866091 2 ISBN 0028660919 dd Other editions The Portable Baker s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians 1988 OCLC 32968695 ISBN 0 8256 9394 2Slonimsky ed Richard Kostelanetz ed Michael Stutzman assistant ed dd Baker s Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth Century Classical Musicians 1997 Nicolas Slonimsky Laura Kuhn born January 19 1953 ed Dennis McIntire Associate ed OCLC 924775962 ISBN 0 02 871271 4Other works of similar nature EditEarlier works 1844 Complete Encyclopedia of Music Elementary Technical Historical Biographical Vocal and Instrumental by John Weeks Moore Boston OCLC 4659526 1879 A Dictionary of Music and Musicians George Grove ed London OCLC 313377471 717493999Later contemporaneous American works 1939 International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians Oscar Lee Thompson 1887 1945 ed Dodd Mead and Company New York OCLC 518786References Edit A Dictionary of Musical Terms Theodore Baker compiler amp editor G Schirmer Inc 1st ed 1895 LCCN 06 32762 2nd ed 1896 OCLC 12925703 3rd ed 1897 OCLC 2792172 690499155 5th ed 1901 OCLC 10973980 a b Review of Baker s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians The Musical Times 82 1182 299 300 1941 doi 10 2307 921436 hdl 2027 hvd 32044040982001 JSTOR 921436 Kozinn Allan December 27 1995 Nicolas Slonimsky Author of Widely Used Reference Works on Music Dies at 101 The New York Times p 6 Salter Lionel 1979 Baker s Half Dozen The Musical Times 120 1640 825 826 doi 10 2307 962264 JSTOR 962264 G Schirmer is Sold The New York Times May 16 1986 Works cited Bonna Jean Boettcher DMA born 1958 March 2002 Book Review Baker s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians Centennial ed Notes 58 3 544 547 doi 10 1353 not 2002 0008 OCLC 6733326894 S2CID 191576809 Scott Eyerly Kennedy born 1952 ed 1999 Biographical Sources 1398 entry N Baker s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians 8th ed Reference Sources for Small and Medium Sized Libraries 6th ed ALA Editions p 218 ISBN 0 8389 3468 4 OCLC 940544179 Music Musical Super Sleuth Time 11 May 1959 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baker 27s Biographical Dictionary 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