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Performance Guides
- Performing Messiaen's Organ Music: 66 Masterclasses byPublication Date: 2010
- Playing Bach on the Keyboard: A Practical Guide byPublication Date: 2003
- Pianists at Play: Interviews, Master Lessons, and Technical Regimes byPublication Date: 1982
- The Russian Pianio School byPublication Date: 2007
Professional Journals and Related Magazines
- The DiapasonCall Number: ML1 .D41The Diapason, founded in 1909, is an international journal devoted to the organ, the harpsichord, the carillon, and church music. It regularly includes feature articles, reviews, reports, news, organ specifications, and a calendar, as well as classified advertisements. Directed to a diverse reading audience, articles range from technical and scholarly to those of more general interest. Emphasis is given to material dealing with all aspects of the pipe organ.
(Editorial Mission Statement) - Vlaamse Beiaard VerenigingCall Number: ML1039 .V52The journal of the Flemish Carillon Guild (VBV) is a quarterly magazine written in Flemish. Regular features include: "Carillons in Flanders," which spotlights a different carillon each issue (with detailed specs - including weight/diameter of each bell, a complete history of all its carillonneurs, any preserved historical curiosities, etc.); "Composer Portrait," featuring the carillon works of various composers; "Bell Legends" (interesting anecdotal and/or historical accounts); and recent news about recitals, competitions, etc. Includes many high-quality B&W photographs in each issue.
The most recent issues (6 months to 1 year) are located are located on the lower level near the microforms. Older issues are bound and filed in closed stacks on on the lower level (ask for help at the Information Desk), and in some cases may also be available as full-text articles online.
- KeyboardCall Number: ML1 .C9153Keyboard magazine is directed towards the digital keyboard arts, focusing on reviews and articles of synthezizers, sound modules, computer software, and speakers. Musical genres include jazz, rock/prog rock, gospel, hip-hop, and electronica. Recent issues have featured Herbie Hancock (who appears fairly often), Fred Hersch, Thomas Dolby, Donald Fagen, and Babyface.
- Piano Guild NotesCall Number: ML1 .P53xPublished quarterly, this serves as the official journal of the American College of Musicians and its "teacher" division, the National Guild of Piano Teachers (membership includes over 10,000 piano teachers throughout the United States). Includes information on competitions and festivals.