Interesting new titles

This week, the Music Library received two books by two of the world's most noteworthy musical personalities. They are:

Barenboim, Daniel. Music Quickens Time. London: Verso, 2008. Call no. MUX ML3916 .B37 2008.

Marsalis, Wynton, with Geoffrey C. Ward. Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life. New York: Random House, 2008. Call no. ML3506 .M34 2008.

Stradivari Quartett has a novel approach to program notes.

Vivien Schweitzer reviewed the Stradivari Quartett's first U.S. performance for the New York Times. She focused her evaluation on the program notes, which featured reports on the provenance of the instruments, rather than vitae of the performers.

George Perle, composer and music theorist, died on Friday at age 93

Allan Kozinn wrote this obituary in the New York Times.

New Reference Titles

Here are some new reference titles from a recent delivery:

Gottlieb, Jane. Music Library and Research Skills. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009. Call no. MUR ML3797 .G68 2009.

This is a guide to music library research, and as such it might be useful to both faculty and students, particularly students involved in one of the music research courses in the School of Music.

Kuss, Malena, ed. Music in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Encyclopedic History. Austin, Tex.: University of Texas Press, 2004 (vol. 1), and 2007
(vol. 2). Call no. MUR ML199 .M858 2004.

These volumes are the first two in a set.

Welcome Back!

On behalf of the Music Library, I wish to welcome back all students and faculty for the Spring 2009 Semester. We will be open to serve you Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. I will be available for reference consultation from Monday through Friday by appointment in person, or via telephone at 815-753-9839, or via e-mail at mduffyiv at niu.edu.