Joseph Machlis (1906–1998)

Author of The Enjoyment of Music

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Machlis wrote six novels between 1964 and 1990, initially published under a pseudonym (George Selcamm - Machlis spelt backwards phonetically).

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The Enjoyment of Music 536 copies
Introduction to Contemporary Music 61 copies, 1 review
Stefan in love : a novel 4 copies
Music; adventures in listening 4 copies
Allegro: A Novel 3 copies
American composers of our time 3 copies
Music treasures of the world,: A music appreciation course [brown] 3 copies
The career of Magda V. : a novel 2 copies
Lisa's Boy 2 copies
57th Street 2 copies
Fifty-seventh Street 2 copies
On the “Suite from the Opera ‘Carmen’ ” by George Bizet… 1 copy
On “ ‘Show Boat’- A Symphonic Suite ” by Jerome Kern (1885-1945) 1 copy
The Music of Edvard Grieg 1 copy

On “Don Juan, Op.20,“ a Symphonic Tone Poem by Richard Strauss… 1 copy

The Ideas of Claude Debussy 1 copy

The Biography of Jerome Kern (1885-1945) 1 copy

On Bizet’s “Carmen” 1 copy

French Operatic Tradition 1 copy

On “Symphony No, 6 in B Minor, Op.74” (“Pathetique”) by Peter… 1 copy

The Biography of Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) 1 copy

The Role of the Performer 1 copy

Musical Nationalism in the Twentieth Century 1 copy

On “Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 97” (“Rhenish”) By Robert… 1 copy

The Nature of Absolute and Program Music 1 copy

On “La Mer” (“The Sea”)--- [Three Symphonic Sketches] By Claude… 1 copy

Tschaikowsky Mirrored in His Letters 1 copy

On the “Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 16” by Edvard… 1 copy

The Music of Franz Schubert (1797-1828) 1 copy

Enjoyment of Music and introduction to perceptive listening 1 copy

Machlis Enjoyment of Music 5ed Instructors Manua L (Paper Only) 1 copy

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Selcamm, George

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1906-08-11

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1998-10-17

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Latvia (birth)

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Riga, Latvia (birth)

New York, New York, USA (death)

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Juilliard School of Music

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Machlis wrote six novels between 1964 and 1990, initially published under a pseudonym (George Selcamm - Machlis spelt backwards phonetically).

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Obituary - The Independent

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