Mattie H. Long
Barbour Harriot and Freeman Warren S.,
A Story of Music
(Revised Edition) Evanston, Ill.: Summy—Birchard Publishing Co., 1958).
A history of both European and American music and composers, with a section devoted to popular 20th century styles.
Bernstein, Leonard,
The Joy of Music
(New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959).
Enjoyable commentary by the author. The seven
Omnibus
television scripts are most informative.
Ewen, David,
With a Song in My Heart
. The story of Richard Rodgers (New York: Holt, Reinhart, and winston), 1963.)
Machlis, Joseph,
The Enjoyment of Music
(New York: W.W. Norton and Co., 1977).
Excellent commentary on the many styles of music. Notated thematic material illustrates most discussions.
Laurents, Arther,
West Side Story
(New York: Random House, Inc., 1956).
Literary Source of the Musical.
Stein, Joseph,
Fiddler on the Roof
(New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1964).
Literary Source of the musical.