Orchestral Music
...the work...is certainly wide-ranging and thorough...libraries finding the first 2 editions useful will certainly want the new one, and large or specialized libraries not owning the earlier editions should consider acquiring this one. (American Reference Books Annual)...an update to what many conductors consider an indispensable tool, this latest edition of Guild member Daniels' book adds even more composers to the previous version... (Editor's Bookshelf)High school and college orchestra conductors as well as others entrusted with planning orchestral programs will find this handbook very stimulating. (Booklist)...will be useful to every conductor, orchestral manager, and music librarian; and it will be especially useful to high school and college orchestra conductors looking for new material. The timings will be of value to persons planning programs of recorded music on radio. (Library Journal)Organized by composer, this catalogue specifies instrumentation, duration, and source performance materials for more than 4,000 orchestral works — an increase of about thirty-five percent over the previous work. (SymphonyNOW)...[a] valuable reference work...a noteworthy effort...should be indispensable to anyone involved with the performance or programming of orchestral music... (Notes:  The Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association)...instrumentation, duration, and source of performance material are so clearly given... (CHOICE)