Vintage Books Milton Cross' Encyclopedia of the Great Composers and Their Music Vol I & II 1953. Set of 2. The books are in good condition, there is some minimal wear on the covers, and in both books a strip at the very top of the page on the inside front cover is cut off (see photos). Otherwise, the pages are in excellent condition without marks, tears, wrinkles, or other damage. Authors are Milton Cross and David Ewen. Published by Doubleday and Company, Inc. in Garden City, New York. Copyright 1953 by Doubleday and Co. Each book is 8.5" tall and 5.5" wide.
The books begin with Part 1: Before Bach. Then Part 2 contains biographies of 78 composers and their music including composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, George Gershwin, George Frideric Handel, Felix Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, Richard Strauss, Igor Stravinsky, and Richard Wagner. Part 3 contains A Brief History of Music Since Bach. Part 4 One Hundred Basic Works for the Record Library with Recommended Recordings. Part 5 contains The Anatomy of the Symphony Orchestra. Part 6 is a Dictionary of Musical Forms. Part 7 contains A Glossary of Musical Terms, A Select Bibliography, and the Index.