{"product_id":"nicolas-slonimsky-writings-on-music","title":"Nicolas Slonimsky: Writings on Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eNicolas 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 first volume of a 4 volume collection on the best of this material.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44556280660206,"sku":"9780415968652","price":60.79,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415968652.jpg?v=1703543603","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/nicolas-slonimsky-writings-on-music","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}