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Louis Charles Elson

American music critic and writer (1848 – 1920)

Born	1848
Died	1920

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Shakespeare in Music: a collation of the chief musical allusions in the plays of Shakespeare, with an attempt at their explanation and derivation, together with much of the original music

by Louis Charles Elson
First published in 1900
22 editions, 5 ebooks
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The history of American music

by Louis Charles Elson
First published in 1904
18 editions, 4 ebooks
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Elson's Pocket Music Dictionary: the important terms used in music with pronunciation and concise definition, together with the elements of notation and a biographical list of over seven hundred noted names in music

by Louis Charles Elson
First published in 1909
16 editions, 3 ebooks
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Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of Such Terms and Signs as ...

by Louis Charles Elson
First published in 1905
15 editions, 4 ebooks
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European reminiscences, musical and otherwise: Being the recollections of the vacation tours in various countries

by Louis Charles Elson
First published in 1891
14 editions, 7 ebooks
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The national music of America and its sources

by Louis Charles Elson
First published in 1899
14 editions, 2 ebooks
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Curiosities of music: a collection of facts not generally known, regarding the music of ancient and savage nations.

by Louis Charles Elson
First published in 1880
9 editions, 3 ebooks
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Great composers and their work.

by Louis Charles Elson
First published in 1858
8 editions, 3 ebooks
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The theory of music: As applied to the teaching and practice of voice and instruments

by Louis Charles Elson
First published in 1890
8 editions, 3 ebooks
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The realm of music: A series of musical essays, chiefly historical and educational

by Louis Charles Elson
First published in 1892
6 editions, 3 ebooks
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University Course of Music Study, Piano Series: A Standardized Text-Work on Music for Conservatories, Colleges, Private Teachers and Schools

by Rudolph Ganz, Edwin Hughes, and Louis Charles Elson First published in 2018
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Modern Music and Musicians: [Encyclopedic]; 3

by Louis Charles Elson First published in 2021
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Mistakes and disputed points in music and music teaching

by Louis Charles Elson
First published in 1910
4 editions, 2 ebooks
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Woman in music

by Louis Charles Elson First published in 1918
4 editions, 1 ebook
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University Musical Encyclopedia: The Theory of Music, Piano Technique; Volume VIII

by Louis Charles Elson First published in 2018
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The history of German song: an account of the progress of vocal composition in Germany, from the time of the minnesingers to the present age

by Louis Charles Elson
First published in 1888
3 editions, 2 ebooks
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World's Best Music Volume; Volume 5

by Victor 1859-1924 Herbert, Arthur 1873-1940 Elson, and Louis Charles Elson First published in 2023
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Modern Music and Musicians for Vocalists. [Encyclopedic] Editor in Chief : Louis C. Elson. Managing Editor: Nicholas de Vore; 3

by Louis Charles Elson First published in 2021
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World's Best Music; V. 1

by Victor 1859-1924 Ed Herbert, Arthur 1873-1940 Elson, and Louis Charles Elson First published in 2021
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Modern Music and Musicians

by Louis Charles Elson First published in 2009
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American music critic and writer (1848 – 1920)

Born	1848
Died	1920

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OLID: OL317481A
ISNI: 0000000115159645
Library of Congress Names: n50078874
Project Gutenberg: 53686
VIAF: 79163730
Wikidata: Q4531342
Inventaire.io: wd:Q4531342

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