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Blitzstein, Marc

also:

 Blitztein, Marc   (Source: 2)
 Blitzenstein, Marc   (Source: 3)

author, cast, composer, English lyrics, incidental music, librettist, lyricist, music director, orchestrator, piano


born: 02 Mar 1905 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / state, USA Source: 1  

died: 22 Jan 1964 Fort-de-France, Martinique, Caribbean Source: 1  

date of Variety obit: 29 Jan 1964  

The Music Sack has 144 items with information about Marc Blitzstein
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 1998

Index

The above item is part of :
Larkin, Colin
The encyclopedia of popular music
Third edition
New York: Macmillan, 1998, 8 v.

Number of People : 43,747


 1996

Fox, L.
Transcript of the symposium on Marc Blitzstein's unfinished opera Sacco and Vanzetti
Opera Journal: (US) 29:26-46 N1 1996

Number of People : 1


 1996

[Index of Names]

The above item is part of :
Bloom, Ken
American song
The complete musical theater companion: 1877-1995. Volume 2: T-Z and indexes
Second edition
New York: Schirmer Books, 1996, 2093 p.

Number of People : 24,881


 1996

Studwell, William E.
The obscure popular songwriters' hall of fame : part 1, A-L
Music Reference Services Quarterly 4:21 N3 1996
       abs biog

Number of People : 1


 1996

Fox, L.
Transcript of the symposium on Marc Blitzstein's unfinished opera Sacco and Vanzetti
Opera Journal: (US) 29:26-46 N1 1996

Number of People : 1


 1996

Opera everywhere Costa Mesa. R. S. Ginell. ilns), Bruce Hubbard (Cal), Tim Johnson (Jazz); Scottish Opera Orchestra and Chorus, c. John Mauceri) (Decca, 2 CDs)
American Record Guide 59:44-6 N4 1996

Number of People : 1


 1995

Kerner, Leighton
Music 50 years on
Village Voice: 40:75 May 30 1995
       Note: American Symphony's concert honoring 50th anniversary of end of World War II and founding of United Nations

Number of People : 1


 1995

Peysen, Joan
Babbitt, Milton
Tureck, Rosalyn
The music of my time
Foreword by Milton Babbitt and Rosalyn Tureck
London: Kahn & Averill, 1995, 474 p.

Number of People : 44


 1995

Struble, John Warthen
The history of American classical music : MacDowell through Minimalism
By John Warthen Struble
Facts on File, 1995, 444 p.

Number of People : 74


 1995

Metzer, D.
Reclaiming Walt : Marc Blitzstein's Whitman settings
Journal of the American Musicological Society 48:240-71 N2 1995
       mus notes
       Note: includes abstract

Number of People : 1


 1995

Blain, T.
Reach for the sky
Classic Cd N59:48 Mar 1995
       illustr.

Number of People : 1


 1993

Kushner, David Zakeri
Marc Blitzstein : musical propagandist
Opera Journal: (US) 26:2-20 N2 1993
       biog mus

Number of People : 1


 1993

Villamil, Victoria Etnier
Hampson, Thomas
A singer's guide to the American art song 1870-1980
Foreword by Thomas Hampson
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1993, 452 p.

Number of People : 146


 1993

Green, A.
Vernacular music : a naming compass
Musical Quarterly: 77:35-46 N1 1993

Number of People : 1


 1993

Opera on disc (Angelina Reaux (Alexandra Giddens), Sheri Greenawald (Birdie Hubbard), Katherine Ciesinski (Regina Giddins), Theresa Merritt (Addie), David Kubler (Leo Hubbard), Timothy Noble (Benjamin Hubbard), James Maddalena (Oscar Hubbard), David Morrison (William Marshall), Samuel Ramey (Horace Gidde
Opera (England) 44:374-5 Mar 1993

Number of People : 1


 1993

Die Perfekte : Marc Blitzstein: Regina (Ciesinski, Ramey, Reaux, Greenawald, Soli, Chor und Orchester der Scottish Opera, John Mauceri) (Decca, 2 CDs)
Stereoplay N10:170 Oct 1993
       illustr.

Number of People : 1


 1993

Traubner, Richard
New York City Opera Blitzstein, Regina
American Record Guide 56:34-5 N1 1993
       illustr.

Number of People : 1


 1993

Opera at home / recordings Blitzstein : Regina (K. Ciesinski, S. Greenawald, T. Noble; Scottish Opera Orch. and Chorus, J. Mauceri, conductor) (London CD)
Opera Canada 34:40 N3 1993

Number of People : 1


 1993

Kushner, David Zakeri
Marc Blitzstein : musical propagandist
Opera Journal: (US) 26:2-20 N2 1993
       biog mus

Number of People : 1


 1992

Feingold, M.
Theater Juno bound
Village Voice: 37:116 Nov 17 1992
       Note: Vineyard Theatre

Number of People : 1


 1992

Reviews / Broadway
Variety 349:70 Nov 9 1992
       Note: Vineyard Theater

Number of People : 1


 1992

Borroff, Edith
Clark, J. Bunker
American opera : a checklist
By Edith Borroff
Edited by J. Bunker Clark
Detroit: Harmonie Park Press, 1992, 334 p.

Number of People : 2,319


 1992

Suskin, Steven
Show tunes 1905-1991
The songs, shows and careers of broadway's major composers
New York: Limelight Editions, 1992

Number of People : 30


 1991

Listener's gallery Marc Blitzstein : "Zipperfly" and Other Songs (W. Sharp, baritone; K. Holvik, soprano; S. Blier, piano) (Koch International Classics CD)
Nats Journal: 48:39 N2 1991

Number of People : 1


 1991

Monelle, Raymond
Regina : Scottish Opera at the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, May 16
Opera (England) 42:842-4 Jul 1991
       illustr.

Number of People : 1


 1991

Mellers, Wilfred Howard
A thunderbolt in Glasgow
Musical Times, 132:357 Jul 1991
       illustr.

Number of People : 1


 1991

Blitzstein, Marc
The phenomenon of Stravinsky (July 1935)
Musical Quarterly: 75:51-69 N4 1991
       mus

Number of People : 1


 1990

Recordings in review Blitzstein : Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Picker : Keys to the City. Michael Barrett and Tobias Picker, piano; Brooklyn Philharmonic, Lukas Foss, conductor
Musical America 110:60 N1 1990
       Note: CRI CD

Number of People : 1


 1989

Oja, Carol J.
Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock and mass-song style of the 1930s
Musical Quarterly: 73:445-75 N4 1989
       bibliog biog facs mus

Number of People : 1


 1989

Kerner, Leighton
Music Singers of the world unite
Village Voice: 34:82 Oct 10 1989
       port
       Note: Voice of Change concert series

Number of People : 1


 1989

Oja, Carol J.
Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock and mass-song style of the 1930s
Musical Quarterly: 73:445-75 N4 1989
       bibliog biog facs mus

Number of People : 1


 1989

Eareviews
Ear 13:52 Feb 1989
       Note: The Blitzstein Project

Number of People : 1


 1988

Feingold, M.
Theater Mixed revue blues
Village Voice: 33:103-4 Sep 27 1988
       illustr.
       Note: revue: The Blitzstein Project

Number of People : 1


 1988

1988-89 season premieres
Symphony: 39:27 N5-6 1988

Number of People : 1


 1988

Gordon, E.A.
A night at the opera
Opera News 53:67 Sep 1988
       illustr.
       Note: at Long Wharf

Number of People : 1


 1988

Fitzgerald, Gerald
O'Connor, P.
Vivat Regina!
Opera News 52:40-41 Jun 1988

Number of People : 1


 1988

News section Composers.
Tempo N166:70 Sep 1988

Number of People : 1


 1986

Gordon, E.
Marc Blitzstein : composer with a cause
Keyboard Classics & Piano Stylist: 6:6-7 N4 1986
       biog port

Number of People : 1


 1986

Suskin, Steven
Show tunes 1905-1985
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1986

Number of People : 30


 1986

Lerner, B.
Three musical discoveries
Keyboard Classics & Piano Stylist: 6:4-6 N4 1986
       biog mus p23 port

Number of People : 1


 1986

Sadie, Stanley
Hitchcock, H. Wiley
The new Grove dictionary of American music
edited by H. Wiley Hitchcock and Stanley Sadie
New York, N.Y. : Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1986. 4 v.

Number of People : 3,993


 1986

Lyman, Darryl
Great jews in music
New York: Jonathan David Publishers, Inc., 1986

Number of People : 573


 1985

The musical theater of Marc Blitzstein
American Music 3:413-28 N4 1985
       illustr.

Number of People : 1


 1985

Shout, John D.
The Musical Theater of Marc Blitzstein
American Music, 03-4, 1985, p. 413-428

Number of People : 1


 1985

Opera everywhere Atlanta
High Fidelity/musical America Edition 35:ma19-20 May 1985
       illustr.

Number of People : 1


 1985

Dumling, Albrecht
Sein Schwerpunkt war das Musiktheater : Marc Blitzstein zum 80. Geburtstag
Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik N3:46 Mar 1985

Number of People : 1


 1985

Wilson, Lyle G.
A dictionary of pianists
London: Robert Hale, 1985

Number of People : 2,597


 1985

Wescott, Steven D.
A comprehensive bibliography of music for film and television
Compiled by Steven D. Wescott
Detroit: Information Coordinatores, 1985, 432 p.

Number of People : 161


 1984

Butterworth, Neil
A dictionary of American composers
New York: Garland, 1984

Number of People : 525


 1984

Astrand, Hans
En vagga i gungning. Marc Blitzsteins amerikanska tolvskillingsopera.
Artes. 10 (1984) H. 3, S. 89-105.
       Mit Abb.

Number of People : 1


 1984

Welles to make U.S. helming return with Cradle Will Rock
Variety 316:6+ Aug 29 1984

Number of People : 1


 1983

Rogoff, G.
Theater Rock 'n' prole
Village Voice: 28:87 May 24 1983
       illustr.
       Note: American Place Theatre

Number of People : 1


 1983

Oliver, Edith
Off Broadway
New Yorker: 59:103-4 May 23 1983
       Note: John Houseman production

Number of People : 1


 1982

Belt, B.
Kansas City
Opera News 46:32 Jan 16 1982
       illustr.

Number of People : 1


 1982

Holmes, John L.
Conductors on record
London: Victor Gollancz, 1982, 734 p.

Number of People : 1,800


 1982

Glasow, E.T.
Chautauqua
Opera News 47:56 Oct 1982

Number of People : 1


 1982

Anderson, E. Ruth
Contemporary American composers
A biographical dictionary
Second edition
Compiled by E. Ruth Anderson
Boston: G. K. Hall, 1982, 578 p.

Number of People : 3,986


 1982

Rhein, John von
Chicago
Opera News 47:44 Sep 1982
       Note: Opera Theater

Number of People : 1


 1982

Samachson, D.
Chicago
Opera (England) 33:1054 Oct 1982

Number of People : 1


 1982

Jahant, C.
Vienna, Va
Opera (England) 33:1256 Dec 1982

Number of People : 1


 1982

Todd, S.L.
Marc Blitzstein's Airborne Symphony : modern warfare, technology, fascism and geo-political revisionism in sonata form
Sonneck Society For American Music Bulletin: 8:62 Fall 1982
       Note: abstract

Number of People : 1


 1981

Green, A.
Graphics : Vernacular music albums
Jemf Quarterly 17:201+ N64 1981

Number of People : 1


 1981

Ewen, David
Composers since 1900
A biographical and critical guide
First supplement
Compiled and edited by David Ewen
New York: H. W. Wilson Company, 1981, 328 p.

Number of People : 219


 1980

[Marc Blitzstein]
Opera News, Apr 12, 1980, p. 26

Number of People : 1


 1980

Martin, William R.
Drossin, Julius
Music of the twentieth century
[by] William R. Martin and Julius Drossin
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1980, 400 p.

Number of People : 69


 1980

Heumann, S.F.
Houston
Opera News 45:28 Aug 1980
       illustr.

Number of People : 1


 1980

Heumann, S.F.
Houston Niska as Regina
Opera (England) 31:926-8 Sep 1980
       illustr.

Number of People : 1


 1980

Performer Index : Speakers

p. 413-417 In:
Myers, Kurtz
Index to record reviews
Compiled and edited by Kurtz Myers
Vol. 5: indexes
Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1980, 664 p.

Number of People : 341


 1980

Zuck, Barbara A.
A history of musical Americanism
By Barbara A. Zuck
Ann Arbor: UMI Research, 1980, 383 p.

Number of People : 10


 1980

Comuzio, Ermanno
Film music lexicon
Amministrazione Provinciale di Pavia, 1980

Number of People : 570


 1980

Index

The above item is part of :
Perry, Jeb H.
Variety obits. An index to obituaries in Variety, 1905-1978
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1980, 311 p.

Number of People : 101,729


 1980

Performer Index : Instrumentalists

p. 311-366 In:
Myers, Kurtz
Index to record reviews
Compiled and edited by Kurtz Myers
Vol. 5: indexes
Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1980, 664 p.

Number of People : 6,053


 1980

Cunningham, C.
Houston Grand Opera : Regina
High Fidelity/musical America Edition 30:ma22 Sep 1980
       illustr.

Number of People : 1


 1980

Houston Grand Opera
Opera Canada 21:28 N3 1980
       illustr.

Number of People : 1


 1980 Source: 1

Sadie, Stanley
The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians
London: Macmillan, 1980

Number of People : 20,506


 1980

Press, Jaques Cattell
ASCAP biographical dictionary of composers, authors and publishers
Fourth edition
Compiled for the American Society of Composers, Authors and publishers by Jaques Cattell Press
New York: R. R. Bowker, 1980, 589 p.

Number of People : 8,161


 1980

Gordon, E.
Of the people : remembering American composer Marc Blitzstein on the 75th anniversary of his birth
Opera News 44:26-8+ Apr 12 1980
       biog port

Number of People : 1


 1979

Robijns, Jozef
Zijlstra, Miep
Algemene muziek enciclopedie
hoofdred., J. Robijns en Miep Zijlstra
Haarlem: De Haan, [1979]-1984

Number of People : 16,262


 1979

Opera
Music Journal 37:48 Jan 1979

Number of People : 1


 1979

Marshall, J.
The American opera libretto in the 20th century
Miscellanea Musicologica 10:145-7 1979
       Note: includes chronological table

Number of People : 1


 1979

Lacombe, Alain
Rocle, Claude
La musique du film
[par] Alain Lacombe et Claude Rocle
Paris: Editions Francis van der Velde, 1979, 516 p.

Number of People : 312


 1979

Encompass Th. : Bliztstein's Regina
High Fidelity/musical America Edition 29:ma24-5 Mar 1979

Number of People : 1


 1976

Resch, Rita Marje
Carman, Judith E.
Gaeddert, William Kenneth
Art-song in the United States 1801-1976
An annotated bibliography
By Judith E. Carman, William K. Gaeddert, Rita M. Resch
National Association of Teachers of Singing, Inc., 1976, 308 p.

Number of People : 370


 1976

Green, Stanley
Encyclopaedia of the musical theatre
New York: Dodd Mead, 1976

Number of People : 580


 1976

Anderson, Ruth
Contemporary American composers
A biographical dictionary
1st ed.
Boston: G. K. Hall, 1976, 513 p.

Number of People : 3,758


 1975

Sundstrom, Einar
Morin, Gosta
Moberg, Carl-Allan
Sohlman's musiklexikon
2. rev. och utvidgade uppl.
Redaktion: Gosta Morin, Carl-Alan Moberg och Einar Sundstrom
Stockholm: Sohlman Forlag, 1975-1979, 5 v.

Number of People : 10,962


 1974

Limbacher, James L.
Film music : from violins to video
Compiled and edited by James L. Limbacher
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1974

Number of People : 4,664


 1974

Berlin, Edward A.
[Review]
Current Musicology. 18 (1974), S. 120-126.
       Mit 3 Notenbeisp.

Number of People : 1


 1974

Claghorn, Charles Eugene
Biographical dictionary of American music
West Nyack, N.Y.: Parker Pub. Co., 1974, 491 p.

Number of People : 3,156


 1974

Vinton, John
Dictionary of contemporary music
Edited by John Vinton
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1974, 834 p.

Number of People : 1,053


 1974

Bull, Storm
Index to biographies of contemporary composers
Vol. II
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1974, 567 p.

Number of People : 6,198


 1974

Rosner, Helmut
Bulling, Burchard
Frank, Paul
Noetzel, Florian
Kurzgefasstes Tonkunstler Lexikon
Fortfuhrt von Burchard Bulling, Florian Noetzel, Helmut Rosner
Wilhelmshaven: Heinrichshofen, 1974
       Note: Zweiter Teil: Erganzungen und Erweiterungen seit 1937

Number of People : 16,276


 1971

Thomson, Virgil
Nabokov, Nicolas
American music since 1910
With an introduction by Nicolas Nabokov
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971, 204 p.
      (Series: Twentieth century composers; volume 1)

Number of People : 105


 1970

Dietz, Robert James
The operatic style of Marc Blitzstein in the American "Agit-Prop" era
Iowa (Iowa City). 1970. dissertation. 475 S.

Number of People : 1


 1970

Honneger, Marc
Dictionnaire de la musique
Publie sous la direction de Marc Honneger
Paris: Bordas, 1970-76

Number of People : 6,183


 1969

Ewen, David
European composers today
A biographical and critical guide
New York: H. W. Wilson Company, 1969

Number of People : 212


 1968 Source: 2

Ewen, David
The world of twentieth-century music
Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1968

Number of People : 149

More Details : (1 article)


 1967

Bellows, George Kent
Howard, John Tasker
A short history of music in America
By John Tasker Howard and George Kent Bellows
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1967, 496 p.

Number of People : 151


 1965

Zenei lexikon
Budapest: Zenemukiado Vallalat, 1965

Number of People : 4,351


 1964

Bull, Storm
Index to biographies of contemporary composers
New York: Scarecrow Press, 1964, 405 p.

Number of People : 5,157


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