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Cowden, Robert Hapgood was born on November 18, 1934 in Warren, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Wallace Hapgood and Astrid Marguerite (Sündelof) Cowden.
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With this volume Cowden has completed his project of three bibliographies about performers. . . . The current work on instrumentalists is divided into several parts. The main section is an alphabetized list of individual artists with their birth and death dates and related bibliographic citations. There is also an index and four appendixes that provide handy cross-references to all sections, and there are two lists of books about performers. Cowden's selected virtuosi include players of the basic woodwinds and brasses, strings, organ, percussion, piano, and less common instruments such as harmonica and Jew's harp. . . . A useful addition to almost any library. Choice With Instrumental Virtuosi, Robert Cowden has completed his comprehensive three volume bibliography of musical performers. A compilation of resources drawn from dictionaries, encyclopedias, periodicals, and published materials by and about individual musicians, it is unequalled by any other work in scope and coverage. In addition to classical instrumentalists, artists in the pop and commercial tradition--such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Stephane Grappelli--are included. The first two sections of the book list some 300 works on various types of virtuosi, including brass players, keyboard artists, and string and woodwind players. These publications have been personally examined and annotated by Cowden. The final section contains alphabetical entries for more than 1,200 artists. In addition to biographical data, the entries list references to sources cited earlier in the volume, autobiographies and biographies, publications by the performers, related works, and compilations of memorabilia, scores, and reviews. Cross-referencing, an author index, and indexing to other musical references are supplied. With its two companion volumes--Concert and Opera Singers and Concert and Opera Conductors--Instrumental Virtuosi is likely to become the standard reference in its field. An appropriate acquisition for any music library or music reference shelf.
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Here for the first time are in-depth profiles of 139 major opera companies from around the globe, representing 35 countries, from Argentina to Yugoslavia, and including little-known information on opera in the People's Republic of China, Israel, Japan, the Republic of South Africa, and Turkey. Briefly noted in an appendix are an additional 24 companies from ten countries, three of them not included in the main section. The profiles provide directory and access information, a survey of the company's history, and, wherever possible, a chronological listing of directors and managers, and a concise bibliography for further reference. An annotated research bibliography contains general sources, such as reference books, opera annals, architectural studies, discographies, and relevant studies of conductors and performers. A chronology of the foundings of the opera companies and an index complete the volume. Much of the information is singularly available in this source, which will be welcomed by scholars, researchers, and opera lovers.
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Filling an important gap in scholarship, Professor Cowden's new bibliography provides complete and authoritative information on major conductors of permanent orchestral ensembles since the time of von Weber and Berlioz. Cowden has selected 1,249 conductors on the basis of citations in standard music references, biographical studies, autobiographies, and contributions to the pedagogy of conducting. Publications in English and several European languages are cited. The first section, Collective Works, gives detailed information on titles devoted to concert and opera conductors and related titles containing additional material on conductors and conducting. The section on individual conductors is arranged alphabetically by artist. Further sources and references are offered in appendixes and an index of authors is included.
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Cowden, Robert Hapgood was born on November 18, 1934 in Warren, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Wallace Hapgood and Astrid Marguerite (Sündelof) Cowden.
Bachelor, Princeton University, 1956. Bachelor of Music, University Rochester, 1959. Master of Music, University Rochester, 1960.
Doctor of Museum Arts, University Rochester, 1966.
Principal artist, Stadttheater, Hildesheim, Federal Republic Germany, 1963-1965; principal artist, Metropolitan Opera National Company. New York City, 1965-1966; assistant professor music, Jacksonville (Florida) U., 1966-1968; director Lyric Theater program, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1968-1971; director fine arts, Wayne State University, Detroit, 1970-1974; department chairman music, U. Nebraska, Omaha, 1974-1976; professor music, San Jose (California) State University, since 1976; department chairman, San Jose (California) State University, 1976-1982; chairman division music, California State Summer School for the Arts, Sacramento, since 1987. Member of advisory board Montalvo Center for Arts, Saratoga, California, 1980-1992.
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Married Jacqueline Vivian Mailloux, November 26, 1959. Children: Jonathan, Jennifer, Marc, Adrienne.