Item Detail
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Fetis, François-Joseph
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Pougin, Arthur
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Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie generale de la musique
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Book; eBook
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2nd ed.
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8 vols.
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Paris
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1877-1878
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Librairie de Firmin-Didot et cie
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8 v. ; 25 cm.
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French
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2e ed., entierement refondue et augmentee de plus de moitie
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Music--Bio-bibliography.
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Composers; Compositions; France
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ML 105 .F42
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Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique, 2d ed., 8 vols, with a 2 vol. supplement by Arthur Pougin. General editor François Joseph Fétis. Paris: Librairie de Firmin Didot et Cie., 1877-81.
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Provides biographies of composers, specific dates, and listed works. Also contains useful information within articles for finding location of composer works. Provides general compositional information. Mostly informative for historic context of 19th century France.
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1877-1881 known information. Mostly western-European in coverage. Covers composers' most significant works and life events. Most valuable as a reference tool for 19th century France research.
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Alphabetically organized according to last name. Follows with biographical information, and mentions works throughout summaries. Contains significant dates of composers life and compositional works.
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Includes 2 supplements published in 1881 containing updated information as of 1878. Contains footnotes for further explanation of article content.
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Not thorough on dates, mostly biographical, and does not contain musical terms. No index or bibliographies included.
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BYU MSC
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6122