9/11 Reference library
Jeffrey Melnick
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
Almost immediately after four hijacked planes crashed on 11 September 2011 conversations started about how the tragedy should be understood
à Becket, Thomas, Jr. (19 July 1843) Reference library
Martha Furman Schleifer
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
He studied music with his father Thomas à Becket Sr. (b 17 March 1808; d 6 Jan 1890
A&M. Reference library
David Buckley
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
Record company. It was founded in Los Angeles in 1962 by the former US army trumpeter Herb Alpert and the
A-R Editions Reference library
Jean M. Bonin
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
Firm of music publishers. It was founded in New Haven in 1962 by Gary J.N. Aamodt and Clyde Rykken to
ABBA Reference library
Alf Björnberg
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
Swedish pop group. Its members were Benny Andersson (b Stockholm, 16 Dec 1946), Agnetha Fältskog (b Jönköping,
Abbott, Emma (9 Dec 1849) Reference library
Katherine K. Preston
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
The product of a musical family, she was performing professionally by the age of nine with her father and older
Abbott, George (25 Jan 1887) Reference library
Sylvia Stoner-Hawkins
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
During a 92-year career in the theater Abbott influenced the development of musical comedy and helped launch many important careers.
ABC-Paramount Reference library
Christopher Doll
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
Record company. Founded in 1955 in New York by American Broadcasting-Paramount Theaters, it was coeval with the birth of rock
Abejo, Rosalina (13 July 1922) Reference library
Lucrecia R. Kasilag
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
She studied music at Lourdes College, the piano at St. Scholastica's College and composition at the Philippine Women's University (MM
Abeles, Harold F(red) (10 March 1945) Reference library
Jere T. Humphreys
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
He received degrees from the University of Connecticut (BS 1966, MA 1968) and the University of Maryland, College
Abenaki Reference library
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
Native American tribe of the
Abercrombie, John (16 Dec 1944) Reference library
Barry Long
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
He grew up in Greenwich, CT, and began playing guitar at the age of 14. He was primarily self-taught until
Abercromby [Abercrombie], John Joseph (fl 1773–1820) Reference library
Nicholas Michael Butler
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
Abercromby was born in Scotland but educated in French Flanders. After hearing Abercromby play at a St. Cecilia Society concert
Abolition Reference library
Sandra Jean Graham
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
From the mid-1830s through the Civil War, abolitionists systematically deployed songs as spiritual weaponry in the fight to eradicate slavery
Abrams, Muhal Richard (19 Sept 1930) Reference library
Harald Kisiedu
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
After receiving private piano lessons, he studied at the Chicago Musical College and taught himself the system of composition devised
Abravanel, Maurice (de) (6 Jan 1903) Reference library
Charles Barber and José A. Bowen
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
He was taken to Switzerland at the age of six and studied medicine at the University of Lausanne before, on
Abril, Mario (26 Feb 1942) Reference library
Mario Rey
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
He studied piano and composition at the Conservatorio Orbón in Havana, and guitar under Héctor García and Julian Bream. Abril
Abshire, Nathan (27 June 1913) Reference library
Barry Jean Ancelet
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
He came from a musical family; his father, mother, and at least one uncle played instruments. He was among the
AC/DC Reference library
Robert Walser
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
Australian heavy metal band. Formed in Sydney in 1973 by the brothers Angus Young (b Glasgow, Scotland, 31 March
Academia [Academia-Magda], Eleanor (13 August 1958) Reference library
Mary Talusan
The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2 ed.)
A Filipino American artist, she grew up in National City, CA, and excelled at piano, violin, and percussion during her
