An Index to Music Published in The Etude Magazine, 1883-1957 (Mla Index and Bibliography Series)

The Etude Magazine established in 1883 by Theodore Presser, and the Theodore Presser Company, together make up one of the greatest entrepreneurial success stories of American music. The magazine reached a peak circulation of 250,000 in 1919 and boasted more than 50,000 subscribers when it ceased publication in 1957. One of the longest-lived music magazines in American history, The Etude became an indelible part of American culture. Each issue of The Etude contained musical scores -- in the early years five or six per issue, but by the 1930s upwards of twenty each month. The resulting repertoire comprises well over 10,000 musical compositions in an eclectic range of styles and difficulty levels that placed major composers of Western art music side by side with popular composers. Until now, this rich resource was unindexed and therefore virtually inaccessible to scholars and performers. The first section of An Index to Music Published in The Etude Magazine, 1883-1957 lists the musical contents of each issue. These entries are then indexed by composer, title, author (if applicable), and instrumentation. The result is a complete guide to three quarters of a century of music, providing performers and scholars with convenient access to this valuable repository of scores. - Back cover.