Item Detail
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Albert, Adrienne
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Adrienne Albert : composer
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Website
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2011
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English
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Albert, Adrienne. “Adrienne Albert: Composer.” http://www.adriennealbert.com/ (accessed 20 July 2018).
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Promotional website for living composer Adrienne Albert.
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Biographical information and a current, complete composition list, as determined by Albert. Pieces included range from 1994-2018. Includes a sort of discography, but not a separate list of recordings.
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Her homepage includes quotes from reviews and a few links to audio or video files. She also provides a schedule of recent/upcoming performances of her works and sections for announcements and recent events. A discography is found at the bottom of the home page. Her biography includes information about her educations, awards and commissions, vocal credits, credits in film/television, teaching experience, and organizations she belongs to. Her works page is divided by ensemble: orchestral, band/concert brass/flute orchestra, chamber works, and choral/vocal works. The works within a category are organized alphabetically and indicate the instrumentation and length. Each title leads to a page with more detailed information about the piece such as the year it was composed, specific instrumentation or voicing, duration, publisher, a link to listen to the piece and/or view the score, and Albert’s comments regarding the piece. Next, Albert provides a tab for concerts in which her music has been or will be performed. A detailed list of the current year is laid out with links to the pages for her pieces and outside links to the performing groups. Access to archived concert schedules by year are found at the bottom of the page. On her Commissions page, Albert gives a brief explanation of how she takes commissions and works with patrons. She then lists previous commissioned pieces and awards/grants she’s received organized in reverse chronological order (with a summary of other commissions or awards at the bottom of the list). Albert then has a page dedicated for purchasing her music or CDs directly. The pieces are organized in the same manner as her works page. There is the option to buy a hard copy or a PDF copy of the score. There is not a clear organization for her CDs available for purchase. Her contact information and links to where else her music can be found is provided on the Contact page. Finally, she provides a site map and a search engine page for her website.
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Very personalized and inviting; information comes directly from the composer. Her music catalogue is well organized, and other references to her works link back to this page.
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The recent events section of the home page is out of date, and some of the entries do not include the year in which the event occurred. It is unclear if the discography is complete or just a sampling of newly released CDs. There is not a separate branch of her website for her discography, and it is not immediately noticed at the bottom of her home page. There is a slight formatting issue on the biography page. Some of the links to performing groups no longer work.
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Joanna Armstrong
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Internet
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