In January 2025, RILM Music Encyclopedias will welcome three new titles into its continuously expanding collection of historical and current reference texts:
- Sokol Shupol, ed. Biographical dictionary of Balkan composers (Tirana: Asmus, 2005) 704 p. In English.
- Ilan Stavans, ed. Latin music: Musicians, genres, and themes (Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood, 2014) 2 vols., xix, xiv, 923 p. In English.
- David Damschroder and David Russell Williams. Music theory from Zarlino to Schenker: A bibliography and guide (Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press, 1990) xliii, 522 p. In English.
The 2025 additions showcase the broad, international scope that is a hallmark of RILM Music Encyclopedias’ subject-specific, full-text coverage. The Biographical dictionary of Balkan composers shines a much needed light on often underrepresented musicians from the region, while Latin music offers insight into the histories, movements, and transformations of the music of Latin America. Both reveal important elements of their respective subjects’ cultural heritage. Music theory from Zarlino to Schenker explores the changing assumptions and musical practices that have guided Western art music theories across over 500 years.
RILM Music Encyclopedias can be accessed via EBSCOhost and on RILM’s platform Egret at rme.rilm.org.
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