Martens, Frederick Herman 1874-1932

Overview

Works:	438 works in 822 publications in 2 languages and 8,120 library holdings
Genres:	Biography Art music Scores Criticism, interpretation, etc Songs Stories, plots, etc Chamber music Biographies Christmas music Interviews
Roles:	Translator, Author, Librettist, Lyricist, Arranger, Editor, Author of introduction, wpr, Speaker

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Frederick Herman Martens

Ballad of the golden sun : (a ballad of the conquest) for chorus of men's voices with soprano solo by William Lester( )
This is the day the Christ is born : op. 39, no. 5 by A. Walter Kramer( )
Little biographies( Book )
The Henry Gilbert papers by Henry F. B Gilbert( )
Martens, Frederick Herman : author by Authors and Publishers American Society of Composers( )

The Charles Ives papers by Charles Ives( )
Little biographies with illustrations by William Henry Humiston( Book )

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Most widely held works by Frederick Herman Martens

An encyclopedia of the violin by Alberto Bachmann( Book )

18 editions published between 1925 and 2008 in English and held by 424 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Of the many books written about the violin, none approaches the breadth and scope of this renowned reference. First published in 1925, it remains unsurpassed as a source of essential information on all aspects of the instrument, from construction and evolution to repertoire and technique. Includes a glossary and 73 illustrations

A thousand and one nights of opera by Frederick Herman Martens( Book )

8 editions published between 1926 and 1978 in English and held by 380 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Beethoven : impressions by his contemporaries by O. G Sonneck( Book )

9 editions published between 1926 and 1927 in English and held by 354 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This compilation contains the most interesting, evocative, and amusing sections of letters, diaries, memoirs, etc., describing Beethoven's accomplishments as well as his strange personality. Traits and characteristics of the great composer are described by his contemporaries, including musical giants Rossini, Weber, and Liszt, and poets Goethe and Grillparzer, as well as other acquaintances. 16 portraits of Beethoven are included

The art of violin playing by Carl Flesch( Book )

15 editions published between 1924 and 1970 in English and held by 353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A history of music by Paul Landormy( Book )

7 editions published between 1923 and 1935 in English and held by 286 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The art of the prima donna and concert singer by Frederick Herman Martens( Book )

11 editions published between 1923 and 2001 in English and held by 247 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Leo Ornstein : the man, his ideas, his work by Frederick Herman Martens( Book )

10 editions published between 1918 and 2015 in English and held by 216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Angels' glory by Kathleen Battle( Recording )

2 editions published between 1996 and 2016 in English and held by 213 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fifteen two-part inventions for the piano by Johann Sebastian Bach( )

4 editions published between 1927 and 1939 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 199 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

2-stemmige inventioner, BWV 772-786

Research reactors by Frederick Herman Martens( Book )

14 editions published between 1965 and 1968 in English and Undetermined and held by 199 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Violin mastery; talks with master violinists and teachers, comprising interviews with Ysaye, Kreisler, Elman, Auer, Thibaud, Heifetz, Hartmann, Maud Powell and others by Frederick Herman Martens( Book )

9 editions published in 1919 in English and held by 196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Chinese fairy book by Richard Wilhelm( Book )

13 editions published between 1921 and 2016 in English and held by 182 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of Chinese fairy tales, including "The Three Rhymsters", "The bird with Nine Heads", and "The Herb Boy and the Weaving Maiden."

Bergerettes : romances and songs of the eighteenth century by J.-B Weckerlin( )

4 editions published between 1913 and 1990 in English and held by 181 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Alaric, the Goth by Marcel Brion( Book )

4 editions published between 1930 and 1932 in English and held by 178 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mignon : comic opera in three acts by Ambroise Thomas( Book )

4 editions published in 1927 in English and held by 173 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Circus : men, beasts, and joys of the road by Paul Eipper( Book )

8 editions published between 1931 and 1933 in English and held by 164 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Sunlight and song : a singer's life by Maria Jeritza( Book )

6 editions published between 1924 and 1977 in English and held by 158 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The art of violin playing by Carl Flesch( )

10 editions published between 1924 and 1939 in 3 languages and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Arrogance; the conquests of Xerxes by Louis Couperus( Book )

2 editions published in 1930 in English and held by 150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gesù bambino = The infant Jesus : pastorale by Pietro A Yon( )

29 editions published between 1917 and 1993 in 3 languages and held by 142 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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