The collected writings of the German musicologist Max Chop on the composer Frederick Delius

Chop (d. 1929), a musicologist in Berlin, wrote a study on the composer Delius which is presented here in a translation by Jones, who also includes the original. The volume contains as well a biographical dictionary by Jones on the people and organizations named in Chop's study, as well as several shorter essays on Delius by Chop (both English and German are provided) and a translation of the extant correspondence between Chop and Delius. Jones, who was the principal conductor of the Fourth Delius Festival, has written a biography of the composer. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)