{"product_id":"nicolas-slonimsky-writings-on-music-2","title":"Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music","description":"Nicolas Slonimsky (1894-1995) was an influential and celebrated writer on music.  Born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1894, in his 101 years he taught and coached music; conducted the premieres of several 20th century masterpieces; composed works for piano and voice; and oversaw the 5th-8th editions of the classic Baker's  Biographical Dictionary of Musicians .  Beginning in 1926, Slonimsky resided in the United States.  From his arrival, he wrote provocative articles on contemporary music and musicians, many of whom were his personal friends.  Working as a freelance author, he built a large file of reviews, articles, and even manuscripts for books that were never published. This is the second volume of a 4 volume collection on the best of this material.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54232069833048,"sku":"9780415968669","price":107.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415968669.jpg?v=1770141646","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/nicolas-slonimsky-writings-on-music-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}