Internationaler Biographischer Index Der Musik

Composers, Conductors, Instrumentalists and Singers(Text: German/English)This two-volume work contains 60,000 biographies of composers, conductors, instrumentalists and singers from six Biographical Archives:American Biographical Archive, Archives Biographiques Francaises, Archivio Biografico Italiano, Archivo Biografico de Espana, Portugal e Iberoamerica, British Biographical Archive and Deutsches Biographisches Archiv.Thus for the first time the user may look up biographies of European and American musicians from several centuries in one work. This index makes an amazing wealth of biographical data available, hitherto widely scatterd and largely unknown.The Biographical Archives comprise articles taken from manuals, encyclopedias and editions of Who's Who which were subsequently ordered alphabetically. Material from the late 16th to the early 20th century has been considered. The wide range of listed individuals present a comprehensive view of all areas of life as well as the (social) history of a country or a region.Indices facilitate approach to this enormous number of individuals by alphabetically listing their names, variant of names, pseudonyms, dates and professions. The sources are given in a short form, as well as fiche and frame number of the exact location in the Biographical Archive. This system enables quick access to the Archive in question.