Nicolas slonimsky john coltrane biography

But Slonimsky, by now a parent, embarked on a second career, turning from the music itself to scholarly research and documentation. His "Music Since ," comprising a chronology of almost 2, musical events and biographies, was published in , and characterized as a landmark of American musical scholarship. Subsequent books also were destined to become standards--"Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns," for instance, is still widely used by composers and jazz musicians.

He also wrote the "Lexicon of Musical Invective," an extensive and amusing anthology of scathing music critiques, and "Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians.

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Here, he taught musical subjects at UCLA. He is survived by his daughter, Electra Yourke of New York, and two grandchildren. This interview was recorded on the telephone on April 12, Portions along with recordings were used on WNIB in , and again in This transcription was made and posted on this website in To see a full list with links of interviews which have been transcribed and posted on this website, click here.

His interviews have also appeared in various magazines and journals since , and he now continues his broadcast series on WNUR-FM , as well as on Contemporary Classical Internet Radio.