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MUSIC: Classical Music

Copland, Aaron and Vivian Perlis. Copland 1900 through 1942. St. Martin's, 1984. First. 24.2 cm, 402 pp. Very good+ in dustjacket with bit of edgewear & few tiny tears. Copland's reminiscences interspersed with others' recollections as well as explanatory text from Perlis. $13.00

Jacobson, Robert. Reverberations: Interviews with the World's Leading Musicians. Morrow, 1974. First Printing. 308 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. Boards faded; some discoloration inside covers; jacket price-clipped, with some chipping along edges. Good reading copy. Interviews with a wide range of musicians, including Aaron Copland, Pierre Boulez, Dorothy Kirsten, Leopold Stokowski, Yehudi Menuhin, many more. $8.50

Krueger, Karl. The Way of the Conductor: His Origins, Purpose, and Procedures. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958. First. 21.4 cm, 250 pp. Few pp stained; otherwise very good in price-clipped, moderately worn dustjacket. $7.00

Lipman, Samuel. The House of Music: Art In an Era of Institutions. Godine, 1984. First Edition. 331 pp. Hardcover in dustjacket. A little smudging to jacket; very good condition overall. Collection of 24 essays, including pieces on Wagner, Shostakovich, Glenn Gould, New York's two opera companies, Horowitz, G.B. Shaw as music critic, etc. $13.50

Snyder, Louis. Community of Sound: Boston Symphony and Its World of Players. Boston: Beacon Press, 1979. First. 23.4 cm, 164 pp. Gift inscription; very good+ in price-clipped dustjacket with wear & tear to edges. $6.00

Swoboda, Henry, ed. The American Symphony Orchestra. New York: Basic Books, 1967. 21.5 cm, 208 pp. Owner name; about very good in price-clipped, chipped & torn dustjacket. Contributors include Slonimsky, Copland, Stokowski, etc. $6.00

Toye, Francis. Rossini: A Study in Tragi-Comedy. Knopf, 1947. Reissue. 21.8 cm, 220 pp. Top edge faded; about very good in moderately worn, chipped, price-clipped dustjacket. $8.50

Young, Percy M. Masters of Music: Britten. David White, c1966. 22.2 cm, 68 pp. Discoloration from sticker on front endpaper; otherwise near fine in very good price-clipped dustjacket. Concise introduction to the composer. $8.00

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