Samuel Barber: A Research and Information Guide

An annotated reference guide to Barber's life, works and achievements, it will prove valuable for anyone seeking information on him.

Author: Wayne Wentzel
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 11/24/2015
Pages: 478
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d
ISBN: 9781138985629

About the Author

Wayne Wentzel has degrees from Denison University (B. Mus), Kent State University (M. A), Harvard University (A. M.) and the University of Pittsburgh (Ph.D). He retired in 2006 from Butler University where he was music professor since 1972 and now has the rank of professor emeritus. As part of his ongoing scholarship on the works of Samuel Barber, he has presented papers on the use of leitmotifs in that composer's opera, Vanessa and Antony and Cleopatra.