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Classical Scores Library:

8,000 new pages released into the product (65 new scores) by Britten, Carter, Copland, Maxwell Davies, Del Tredici, Delius, Durosoir, Elgar, Gerhard, Ginastera, Khachaturian, Kolb, Mozart, Panufnik, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Rameau, Serly, Strauss, Stravinsky and Verdi.

Notable in this release are 3 newly published scores by Lucien Durosoir, a little known French composer and violinist (1878-1955). Many of his manuscripts were found by his son Lucafter his death, and Luc and his wife Georgie (renowned musicologist at the Sorbonne) have been working to edit and publish his works.

Contemporary World Music:

97 new albums (1469 new tracks) from Playasound, INEDIT, Lyrichord, ARC, Blue Flame, Arhoolie, Manuiti, Nimbus, and Bridge Records, including new albums featuring Indian Classical music, Siberian throat singing, calypso, flamenco, belly dance, gamelan, Noh, and klezmer music. Example new albums include: Ali Akbar Moradi: Kurdish music; Albania Vocal Polyphonies From The Lab Country- The Vocal Group From Gjirokastër; Bahramji & Bashir : Master and Disciple; Boni Raposo Y La 21División: Dominican Rhythms; The Drummers of Brazza: Congo Drums

American Song:

39 new albums (798 new tracks) from Arhoolie Records, including new albums featuring Tejano, conjunto, blues, cajun, zydeco, and American folk genres. Example new albums include: Jim Smoak & The Louisiana Honeydrippers: Bayou Bluegrass; Barbara Dane & Lightnin' Hopkins: Sometimes I Believe She Loves Me; Adolph Hofner - "South Texas Swing"; Mexican-American Border Music - Vol. 1; and The Soulful Women Duets Of South Texas.

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