Music Fiction/ Music in Literature

A Bibliography of Musical Fiction

John R. Gibbs

Adam, Paul. The Rinaldi quartet. Thomas Dunne Books, 2006
_________. Paganini's ghost Minotaur Books, 2010.
Adamson, Lydia. A Cat with a fiddle : an Alice Nestleton mystery. Signet, 1993.
Aiken, Joan. Last movement. Doubleday, 1977.
Albert, Richard N. From blues to bop : a collection of jazz fiction. Louisiana State University Press, 1990.
Albrand, Martha. A Door fell shut. New American Library, 1966.
Albrand, Martha. Final encore. St. Martin's, 1978.
Aleichem, Sholem. Kokhavim to'im (Wandering Stars). Sifre hemed, 1992.
Alexander, Edward. Opus. Xlibris, 2000.
Alexander, Lynne. Resonating bodies. Atheneum, 1989.
Allbeury, Ted. Snowball. Peter Davies, 1974.
Allan, Dina. Melody of murder. Zebra, 1979.
Allen ,Hervey. Anthony adverse. Farrar and Rinehart , 1933.
Alldritt, Keith. Elgar on the journey to Hanley . Deutsch, 1979.
Allen, S. Bop fables. Simon and Schuster, 1955.
Allis, Maguerite. Charity Strong . Putnam, 1945.
Ames, Delano. Murder, maestro, please. Reinhart, 1952.
Amis, Kingsley. The Alteration. Cape, 1976.
________. Girl,20. Cape, 1971.
________. Lucky Jim. Viking, 1953.
Anderson, J.R.L. Festival. St. Martin's, 1979.
Andrews, Lori. Immunity. St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008.
Ansay, A. Manette. Good things I wish you. Harper, 2009.
Anwand, Oskar Paul Wilhelm. Die Primadonna Friedrichs des Grossen. R. Bong, 1930.
Arnold, Judith (Barbara Keiler).The Woman downstairs. Harlequin Books, 1992.
Arnold, Margot. Desperate measures. Fawcett, 1986
Arnoux, Alexandre. Le rossignol napolitain. B. Grasset, 1937.
Asher, Don. Electric cotillion. Doubleday, 1970.
Ashton, Ann. Passion allegro. Doubleday, 1985.
Ashton-Warner, Sylvia. Spinster. Simon and Schuster, 1958.
Aspler, Gordon. The Music wars. Beaufort, 1985.
Atherton, Gertrude. Tower of ivory. Macmillan, 1910.
Atkins, Jill. Passionate concerto.Linford, 1999.
Austin, Phyllis. Concerto. Nicholson, 1934.
Avery, Robert. Murder on the downbeat. Mystery House, 1943.
Babson, Marian.[Ruth Stenstreem].Cover-up story. Bantam Books, 1991.
Bagby, George [Aaron Marc Stein]. Country and fatal. Doubleday, 1980.
Bagby, George [Aaron Marc Stein]. Murder at the piano. Covici, 1935
Baird, J. Hot, sweet and blue. Fawcett, 1956.
Baker, D. Young man with a horn. Houghton Mifflin, 1938.
Baker, Ivor. Death and variations. Hale, 1977.
Balassa, Imre. Mozart regenye. Gondolat, 1967
Balint, Christine. Ophelia's fan. Norton, 2004.
Balogh, Mary. Simply unforgettable. Dell, 2006.
Banks, Iain. Canal dreams. Abacus, 1989.
Barchilon, John. The crown prince. Norton, 1984.
Bardsley, Wendy Louise. The other concerto. Smith Settle, 2002.
Barnard, Charles. [Jane Kinsford] The soprano: A musical story. Loring, 1869.
Barnard, Robert. Death and the chaste apprentice. Collins, 1989.
________. Death and the princess. ELek, 1979.
________. Death on the high C's. Collins, 1977.
Barnes, Harper. Blue monday. Patrice Press, 1991.
Barr, Emily. Solo. Plume, 2004.
Barrett, Robert. Concerto of death. Hale, 1969.
Barring, Torsten. Confessions of a naked piano player. Masquerade Books, 1998.
Barth, Richard. Furnished For murder. St.Martin's Press, 1991
Bastable, Bernard [Robert Barnard]. Dead, Mr. Mozart. St. Martin's Press, 1994.
________. Too many notes, Mr. Mozart. Carroll & Graf, 1995.
Bathurst, David. Let's take it from the top. Romansmead,2003.
Baum, Vicki. Back Stage. New Avon Library, 1945.
Beagle, Peter S. The Folk of the air. Ballentine, 1986.
Bear, Greg. Blood music. Ace Books, 1996.
________. Infinity concerto. Berkley, 1984.
Beck, K.K. A Hopeless case. The Mysterious Press, 1992.
Bedford, John. The Nemesis concerto. Hale, 1982.
Beith, John Hay. David and destiny. Houghton Mifflin, 1934.
Bell, Josephine. The Summer school mystery. Methuen, 1950.
Bell, Mary. Sonata for mind and heart. Atheneum, 1992.
Benjamin, Rebecca. Passionate concerto. Hale, 1993.
Bennett, Alan. The Clothes they stood up in. Random House, 2001.
Bentley, E.C. Trent's last case. Nelson, 1913.
Berberova, Nina. The Accompanist. Atheneum, 1988.
Bergman, Andrew. Tender is LeVine : a Jack LeVine mystery. Thomas Dunne Books, 2001.
Bernhard, Thomas. Old masters. University of Chicago Press, 1992.
Bernhard, Thomas. The Loser. Vintage International, 1993.
Berriault, Gina. The Great Petrowski. Counterpoint, 2000.
Bevarly, Elizabeth. Express male Don Mills, 2006.
Beynon, Jane. Cypress man. Bobbs-Merrill, 1944.
Bicknell, Sally. The Midwinter violins. Chatton and Windus, 1978.
Biggars, Earl Derr. Keeper of the keys. Pocket Book, 1952.
Biggle, Lloyd. Music to murder by. (in: Ellery Queen's mystery magazine. Vol. 38, no. 1 (July 1961) Davis, 1961.
Billamy, Dan. Opera house murders. Faber & Faber, 1940.
Bird, B. Downbeat for a dirge. Dodd, Mead, 1952.
Birmingham, George. The Hymn tune mystery. Bobbs, 1931.
Bland, Jennifer. Death in waiting. A.Barker, 1975.
Blechta, Rick. The Lark ascending. Castlefield Press, 1993.
Bloch, Blanche. The Bach festival murders. Harper, 1942.
Blount, Elizabeth Anne Mould Williams, Lady. Adrian Galilio; or, A song writer's story. Malvern, C.E. Brooks, 1898.
Booth, Christopher B. Killing jazz : a detective story. Chelsea House, 1928.
Bond, Alma H. The Autobiography of Maria Callas, a Novel. Birch Brook Press, 1998.
Borneman, Ernest. Tremolo. Harper, 1948.
Bottner, Barbara. Hurricane music. Putnam, 1995.
Bourjaily, Vance. The Great fake book. Franklin Library, 1986.
________. Now playing at Canterbury. Dial Press, 1976.
Bowen, Rhys. Evanly choir. St. Martin's, 1999
Boyle, T. Coraghessan. Water music. Little, Brown, 1981.
Brachvogel, Albert E. Friedemann Bach Hesse & Becker, 1921
Braddon, Russell. Funnelweb. St. Martin's Press, 1991.
Bradley, Marion Zimmer. Night's daughter. Inner Circle, 1985.
Bram, Christopher. The Notorious Dr. August. Morrow, 2000.
Bream, Herbert. The Traces of Brillhart. Collier Books, 1965.
Breslin, Howard. Concert grand. Dodd, Mead, 1963.
Breton, Marcella, ed. Hot and cool. Plume. 1990.
Brickner, Richard. Tickets. Simon & Schuster, 1981.
Brody, Alan. Hey Lenny, Hey Jack. Morrow, 1977.
Bromfield, L. Possession. Grosset & Dunlap, 1925.
Brooks, Bruce. Midnight hour encores. Harper & Row, 1996.
Brossard, C. Who walk in darkness. New Directions, 1952.
Broughton, T. Alain. Winter journey. Dutton, 1980.
Brown, Carter. Savage salome. New American Library of World Literature, 1960.
Brown, Frederic. Murder set to music. 1959.
Buck, Tim. Seance in B Minor. Llunmina Pr., 2005.
Bultman-Deardurff, JaLeen. The Music teacher.PublishAmerica, 2006.
Burchell, Mary [Ida Cook]. Song cycle. Harlequin, 1974.
Burchell, Mary [Ida Cook]. On wings of song. Harlequin, 1985.
Burgess, Anthony. Earthly powers. Hutchinson, 1980.
________. The Long day wanes: a Malayan trilogy. Norton, 1964.
________. Mozart and the wolf gang. Hutchinson, 1991.
________. Napoleon symphony. Knopf, 1974.
________. The Pianoplayers. Arbor House, 1986.
Burgin, Richard. Ghost quartet. Triquarterly Books, 1999.
Burley, W.J. Wycliffe and the dead flautist. St.Martin's, 1991.
Burlinson, Richard. Concerto. New Horizon, 1981.
Burne, Glen. Murder to music. Dodd Mead, 1934.
Burnell, Mark. Glittering savages. New English Library, 1995.
Burton, Warren Lindsay. Baroque & pieces . McGraw-Hill. 1994.
Butlin, Ron. Vivaldi and the number 3. Serpent's Tail, 2004.
Buzzati, Dino. Paura alla Scala. A. Mondadori, 1993.
Cagle, Gerry. Sheet music. Branden Pub. Co, 2000.
Cain, James M. A Career in C major ( in: Three of a kind). Knopf, 1945.
Cain, James M. Serenade. Knopf, 1937.
Caldwell, Joseph. The Uncle from Rome. Viking, 1992.
Cameron, Kate. Music from the past. Nordon, 1975.
Camilleri, Andrea. Voice of the violin. Viking, 2003.
Campbell, Bebe Moore. Singing in the comeback choir. G.P. Putnam's, 1998.
Campbell, Harriete. Murder set to music. Harper, 1941.
Campbell, Joanna. Love notes. Bantam, 1984.
Campion, Jane. The Piano. Hyperion, 1993.
Capetillo, Manuel. "Ultimo Concierto." in Las Tres Visitantes. Mexico: Mundo Latino, 1975.
Capriolo, Paolo. Bernard. Floria Tosca. Serpent's Tail, 1997.
Card, Orson Scott. Songmaster Severn House, 1994.
Carlson, P.M. Rehearsal for murder. Bantam, 1988.
Carpelan, Bo. Axel. Paladin, 1991.
Carew, Roger M. The contralto. Gorham Press, 1912.
Carr, Josephine. The Dewey decimal system of love . New American Library, 2003.
Carroll, Steven. The love song of Lucy McBride. : Allen & Unwin, 1998.
Carroll, Steven. Twilight in Venice. Mira, 2008.
Carter, John Stewart. Full fathom five. Houghton-Mifflin, 1965.
Cather, Willa. Song of the lark. Houghton Mifflin, 1915.
Cather, Willa. Lucy Gayheart. Knopf, 1935.
Cavanah, Frances. Two loves for Jenny Lind. Macrae Smith, 1956.
Chapple, Joe Mitchell. The Minor chord: a story of a prima donna. Neely, 1895.
Charbonnier, Rita. Mozart's sister. Charles, Paul. I love the sound of breaking glass. Chester, 1997.
Chester, Peter. Killing comes easy. Jenkins, 1958.
Chotzinoff, S. Eroica. Simon and Schuster, 1930.
Christie, Agatha. The Listerdale mystery and other stories. Collins, 1968. 1934(Swan song is the last story in this collection).
Christopher, Nicholas. The Soloist. Viking , 1986.
Clapham, W. Come blow your horn.Cape, 1958.
Clark, Dick. Murder on tour. Mysterious Press, 1989.
Clark, Douglas. Performance. Gollancz, 1985.
Clark, Kate. The Dominant seventh: a musical story. Appleton, 1900.
Clark, W. Van T. The City of trembling leaves. Randon House, 1945.
Cleary, Jon. Helga's web. Companion Book Club, 1971.
Clements, E.E. Discord in the air. Hodder and Stoughton, 1955.
Clinton-Baddeley, V.C. My foe outstretched beneath the tree. Gollancz, 1968.
________. Only a matter of time. Gollancz, 1969.
Close, Robin. The Boheme combination. Joseph, 1973.
Cobbold, Marika. Frozen music. HarperCollins, 1999.
Codrescu, Andrei. Casanova in Bohemia. Free Press, 2002.
Cody, Liza. Under contract. Arrow, 1986.
Cohan, Tony. Canary. Doubleday, 1981.
Cohen, Florence Chanock. Portrait of Deborah. Messner 1962.
Cohen, Paula. Gramercy Park. St. Martin's Press, 2002.
Colburn, Laura. Death of a prima donna. Zebra, 1979.
Colson, Percy & Douglas Hoare. Murder to music. Gifford, 1945.
Colvin, Clare. The Masque of the Gonzagas Arcadia, 1999.
Conroy, Frank. Body and soul. Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
Cooper, Jilly.(Eva Levárska). Appassionata. Bantam Press, 1996.
Cooper, Jilly.(Eva Levárska). Score! Bantam Press, 1999.
Corona, Laurel. The four seasons : a novel of Vivaldi's Venice / Voice Hyperion, 2008.
Cortazar, Julio. A certain Lucas. Knopf, 1984.
Cortazar, Julio. "Clone": in We love Glenda so much and other tales. Ramdom House, 1984.
Corwin, Minnie Lahr. Ethel Wright, or, only a music teacher. Cochrane, 1909.
Coulter, Catherine. False Pretenses.Signer, 2000.
Courter, Gay. River of dreams. Macdonald, 1984.
Courtier, Sidney Hobson. The Corpse won't sing. Hammond, 1964.
Cowan, James. Tourbadour's testament. Shambhala, 1998.
Cowell, Stephanie. Marrying Mozart . Viking, 2004.
Cox, Judy. My family plays music. Holiday House, 1997.
Coyote, Ivan E. Bow grip. Arsenal Pulp Press, 2006.
Craig, Alisa. Trouble in the brasses. Avon, 1989.
Crauford, W.H. Lane. Murder to music. Ward, Lock, 1936.
Crawford, F. Marion. The Diva's ruby. Macmillan, 1908.
Crawford, F. Marion. The Primadonna. Macmillan, 1908.
Crawford, F. Marion. Soprano: a portrait (also: Fair Margaret: a portrait). Macmillan, 1905.
Creech, J.R. Music and crime. Putman's, 1989.
Crispin, Edmund [Bruce Montgomery]. The Case of the gilded fly. Victor Gollancz 1944.
________. Frequent Hearses. Gollancz, 1950.
________. Holy disorders. Avon, 1980.
________. Swan song. (also Dead and dumb.) Lippincott, 1947.
Crumey, Andrew. Music is a foreign language. Picador, 1996.
Croft, Freeman Wills. The Cask. Collins, 1920.
Crossman, D.A. Murder in a minor key. Carroll & Graf, 1994.
Culpan, Maurice. The Vasiliko affair. Collins, 1968.
Curran, D. Dupree blues. Knopf, 1948.
________. Piano in the band. Reynal and Hitchcock, 1940.
Cuthbert, C. The Robbed heart. Fischer, 1945.
Dafoe, Christopher. The Molsheim meadowlark. Great Plains Fiction, 2000.
Daheim, Mary. Bantam of the opera. Avon, 1993.
Daheim, Mary. Saks and Violins. . William Morrow, 2006.
Dalton, David. Been here and gone. Morrow, 2000.
Dalton, Moray. The Body in the road. Harper, 1930.
Daniel, John. Play melancholy baby. Borgo Press, 1990.
Daniels, Dorothy. Ghost song. Pocket Books, 1974.
Darrell, Elizabeth. Concerto. St. Martin's Press, 1994.
Darvasi, Laszlo. Das traurigste Orchester der Welt. Rowohlt, 1995.
Davenport, M. My brother's keeper. Scribner, 1954.
Davenport, M. Of Lena Geyer. Scribner, 1936.
Davies, Linda. Something Wild. Hodder Headline, 2001.
Davies, R. The Lyre of Orpheus. Viking, 1988.
________. A Mixture of frailities. Scribner, 1958.
Davis, Kathryn. The Girl who trod on a loaf. Penguin, 1993.
Davis, Ken. The Forza trap. Avon, 1979.
De Cosmos, Andrea. Harp song. Beach Holme, 1993.
De Monte, Alpha. In return for--. Exposition Press, 1983.
Deasy, Mary. Ella Gunning. Brown, 1950.
DeJohn, Jacueline. Antonio's wife. ReganBooks, 2004.
Delacorta. Diva. Marabout, 1979.
Delelis, Philippe. The Last cantata. Toby Press, 2000.
Delinsky, Barbara. Variation on a theme. Harper, 1994.
Dewey, Thomas B. A Sad song singing. Carroll & Graf, 1963.
Dibdin, Michael. Cosi Fan Tutti. Pantheon, 1996.
Dines, Carol. The Queen's soprano. Harcourt, 2006.
Disch, Thomas M. On wings of song. St. Martin's Press, 1979
Dische, Irene. Das zweite Leben des Domenico Scarlatti. Rowohlt, 1995.
Douglas, Carole Nelson. Good morning, Irene. Tor, 1990.
Doyle, Arthur Conan. Scandal in bohemia. G. Munro's sons, 1895.
Doyle, Arthur Conan. A Study in scarlet. Leopard, 1996.
Dracup, Angela. Mozart's darling. Hale, 1996.
Drake, Angela. The Mistress. Scarlet, 1997.
Drucker, Eugene. The Savior. Simon And Schuster, 2007.
Du Boisgobey, Fortune. The Crime of the opera house. Vizetelly, 1886.
Duchen, Jessica. Alicia's gift. Hodder & Stoughton. 2007.
________. Hungarian dances. Hodder & Stoughton. 2008.
_________. Rites of spring. Hodder & Stoughton, 2006.
_________. Songs of triumphant love. Hodder & Stoughton, 2009.
Duchin, Peter and John Wilson. Blue moon. Berkley Prime Crime, 2003.
________. Good morning, heartache . Berkley Prime Crime, 2003.
Dudley, Owen. Last crescendo. Longmans, 1954.
Duffy, Margaret. Music in the blood. Piatkus, 1997.
Duke, O. Sideman. Criterion, 1956.
DuMaurier, George. Tribly. Dent & Sons, 1931.
Duncan, Jane. My friend from Cairnton. Macmillan, 1966.
Dunn, Carol. Requiem for a mezzo. Detective Book Club, 1996.
Dunlap, Susanne Emily. Emilie's voice. Touchstone, 2005.
________. Liszt's kiss. Simon & Schuster, 2007.
Dunn, Robert. Cutting time: a novel of the blues. Coral Press, 2003
________. Pink Cadillac. Coral Press, 2001.
Dunnett, Dorothy. Dolly and the singing bird (also: The Photogenic soprano). Cassell, 1968 (US: The Photogenic soprano.).
Du'o'ng, Thu Hu'o'ng. Memories of a pure spring.Hyperion East, 2000.
Echenoz, Jean. Piano New Press, 2004.
Eberhart, Mignon. The House on the roof. Popular Library, 1963.
Edgerton, Clyde. Walking across Egypt. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1987.
Edwards, Anne. La Divina. Morrow, 1994.
Ehly, Eph. Hogey's journey. Heritage Music Press, 2006.
Elias, Gerald. Devil's trill. Minotaur Books, 2009.
Elmer, Robert. The Recital. WaterBrook Pr., 2006.
English, R. Strictly ding-dong and other swing stories. Doubleday, Doran, 1941.
Epstein, Leslie. Goldkorn tales. E.P.Dutton, 1985. (Includes the previously printed "Steinway quartet").
Esaki-Smith, Anna. MeetingLuciano. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,, 1999.
Estleman, Loren D. Billy Gashade. Tom Doherty Associates, 1997.
Evanovich, Janet. Back to the bedroom. Bantam, 1989.
Ewing, A. Little Gate. Rinehart, 1947.
Faber, Michel. The Courage consort. Harcourt, 2004.
Falkner, J.Meade. The Lost Stradivarius. W.Blackwood and Sons, 1896.
Farnes, Eleanor. Magic symphony. Harlequin, 1966.
Farr, Sebastian. Death on the down beat. Dent, 1941.
Fernandez, Dominique. Porporino, or The Secret of Naples. Morrow, 1976.
Ferrand, Georgina. Summer concerto. Hale, 1979.
Field, R. Time out of mind. MacMillan, 1935.
Fiorito, Joe. The Song beneath the ice . McClelland & Stewart, 2002.
Fitzsimmons, Cortland. Sudden silence: the case of the murdered band-leader. F.A.Stokes, 1938.
Flanagan, Bill. A & R. Random, 2000.
Flender, H. Paris blues. Ballantine, 1957.
Fletcher, David. Don't whistle Macbeth. Macmillan, 1976.
________. A Lovable man. Coward, McCann & Geoghagen, 1975.
Fletcher, Frances. The Murder sonata. Nordon Publ., 1980.
Fletcher, Dorothy. The Music master. Magnum Books, 1971.
Flynn, Don. Murder in A flat. Walker, 1988.
Ford, Robert. Rhapsody. Atlantic, 2005.
________. The Student conductor. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2003.
Forsyth, Frederick. The Phantom of Manhattan. St. Martin's, 2000.
Foster, R. Francis. The Music gallery murder. 1927.
Fothergill, Jessie. The First violin. Holt, 1878.
Frame, Ronald. The Lantern bearers. Counterpoint, 2001.
Franklin, Charles. Face the music. Hale, 1957.
Freed, Lynn. Friends of the family Story Line Press, 2000.
Freedman, Nancy Mars. Prima donna. Morrow, 1981.
Fried, Barbara. Concert in the key of death. Tower Publ., 1980.
Frisella, Anthony. Golden throat. Branden Press, 1991.
Frommer, Sara. Buried in quilts. St. Martin's Press, 1994.
________. Death climbs a tree. St. Martin's Minotaur, 2005.
________. Murder & Sullivan. St. Martin's, 1997.
________. Murder in C major. St. Martin's, 1986.
________. The Vanishing violinist. Worldwide, 2000
Fuentes, Carlos. Inez. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2002.
Fulop-Miller, Rene. Sing brat sing. Holt, 1947.
Furnberg, Louis. Mozart-Novelle. Berlin: Aufbau-Verlag, 1988.
Fyfe, Sheila. Rhapsody in love. Avalon Books, 1992.
Gabaldon, Diana. Dragonfly in amber. Dell, 1993.
Gaffney, Elizabeth. Metropolis. Random House, 2005.
Gaines, James R. Evening in the palace of reason : Bach meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment. Fourth Estate, 2005.
Gale, Patrick. The Facts of life. Flamingo, 1995.
Gallagher, Gale. Chord in crimson. Coward-McCann, 1949.
Galloway, Janice. Clara. Simon and Schuster, 2002.
Galloway, Steven. The cellist of Sarajevo. Riverhead Books, 2008.
Gano, John. Arias of blood. St. Martin's, 1997.
________. Death at the opera. St. Martin's, 1996.
Gant, R. World in a jug. Cape, 1959.
Garbus, Cassandra. Solo variations. Dutton, 1998.
Gardner, John. Maestro. Penzler Books, 1993.
Gardner, Mary. Keeping warm. Atheneum. 1987.
Gelber, J. The Connection: a play. Grove Press, 1960.
George, Elizabeth. A Traitor to memory. Hodder & Stoughton, 2001.
Georgeff, Phil. Man who loved Mario Lanza. Private Printing, 1997.
Gibson, Fiona. Lucky Girl. Red Dress Ink, 2006.
Gielgud, Val. Death in Budapest. Rich & Cowan, 1939.
Gilbert, Anthony. Musical comedy crime. Collins, 1933.
Gilbert, E. The Hot and cool. Doubleday, 1953.
Gilbert, Michael. The Black Seraphim. )Hodder & Stoughton, 1983.
________. Close quarters. )Hodder & Stoughton, 1947.
________. Sky high. (In U.S.: The country-house Burglar)Hodder & Stoughton, 1955.
Gilbert, Nan. Academy summer. Harper, 1961
Gill, B.M. Dying to meet you. Hodder & Stoughton, 1988.
Gillette, Paul J. Carmela. Arbor House, 1972.
Gilpatrick, Noreen. The Piano man. St. Martin's, 1991.
Glatzer, Hal. A Fugue in Hell's Kitchen. Perseverance Press. 2004.
________. The last full measure. John Daniel & Co. 2006.
Godfrey, Thomas. ed. Murder at the opera. Headline, 1989.
Goffin, R. Jazz band. Le Disque Vert, 1921.
Goldman, Lawrence. The Castrato. John Day, 1973.
Goldsborough, Robert. Murder in e minor. Bantam, 1986.
Goldstein, Yael. Overture.Doubleday, 2007 .also published as The Passion of Tasha Darsky. Broadway Books, 2007
Gollin, James. Broken consort. St. Martin's, 1989.
________. Eliza's galiardo. St. Martin's, 1983.
________. The Philomel foundation. St. Martin's, 1980.
________. The Verona passamezzo. Doubleday, 1985.
Gonzales, Laurence. Jambeaux. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979.
Goodis, David. Shoot the piano player. Grove, 1956.
Gosling, Paula. Solo blues. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1981.
Goudge, Eileen. The Heart of the family. Hodder & Sloughton, 1953.
________. Taste of honey. Signet, 2003.
Graham, L. Sibley. Tales of the old virtuoso, the spanish court pianist. Boston, The Christopher Pub. House 1929.
Graham, Winston. Take my life. The Bodley Head, 1965.
Gray, Alex. Shadows of sounds. Allison & Busby, 2005.
Gray, Gallagher. A Motive for Murder Ivy Books, 1996.
Green, B. Blame It on my youth. MacGibbon and Kee, 1967.
Green-Edel, Ruth R. The Chopinist Xlbris, 2002.
Grenier, Roger. Piano music for four hands. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2001.
Grey, Mrs. (Elizabeth Caroline). The Young prima donna. Phila.: E. Ferrett, 18??..
Grierson, Edward. Reputation for a song. Chatto & Windus, 1952.
Grinberg, Henry. Variations on the Beast. Dragon Press. 2006.
Gross, Madeleine Binkley. Beethoven: master musician. Doubleday, 1943.
Grumbach, Doris. Chamber music. Dutton, 1979.
Grun, Bernard. The Golden quill. Putnam's Sons, 1956.
Gullickson, Therese. A Night at the opera. Clarion, 2002.
Gur, Batya. Murder duet. Detective Book Club, 1996
Gustafsson, Lars. Funeral music for freemasons. New Directions, 1989.
Gwinn, W. Jazz bum. Lion Books, 1954.
Hackett, Joyce. Disturbance of the inner ear . Carroll & Graf, 2002.
Hambly, Barbara. Die upon a kiss. Bantam Books, 2001.
Hamilton, Bruce. Too much of water. Cresset, 1958.
Hamilton-Paterson, James. Gerontius. Vintage, 1990.
Hanley, J. Hot Lips. Designs Publishing Corporation, 1952.
Hanna, David. The Opera house murders. Dorchester, 1985.
Hansen, Brooks. Perlman's ordeal. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999.
Hansen, Erik Fosnes. Choral am Ende der Reise. Kieperhauer & Witsch, 1995.
Hare, Cyril. That yew tree's shade. Faber, 1954.
________. Tragedy at law. Faber, 1942.
________. When the wind blows. Litte, Brown, 1950. (also The Wind Blows Death).
Harbaugh, Karen. The Vampire viscount. Signet, 1995.
________. Cupid's Mistake. Signet 1997.
Harris, MacDonald. [ Donald Heiney ]Herma. Atheneum, 1981.
Harris, MacDonald. [Donald Heiney ] Tenth. Atheneum, 1984.
Harriss, Will. The Bay Psalm Book murders. Walker, 1983.
Harrod-Eagles, Cynthia. Blood lines. Warner, 1996.
________. Grave music. (Dead End in U.K.) Scribner, 1994.
________. Keeping secrets. Severn House, 1983.
________. Orchestrated death. Avon, 1993.
Harsányi, Zsolt. Immortal Franz. Frederick A. Stokes Co. , 1937
Hartling, Peter. Schubert: twelve Moments Musicaux and a novel. Holmes & Meier, 1995
________. Das ausgestellte Kind : mit Familie Mozart unterwegs . Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2007.
Harvey, Andrew. Burning houses. Houghton Mifflin, 1986.
Harvey, Charles. Jazz parody : Anthology of jazz fiction. Spearman, 1948.
Harwood, Ronald. César and Augusta . Little, Brown, 1978.
Hauser, Thomas. The Beethoven conspiracy. Macmillan, 1984.
Hauser, Thomas. Dear Hannah. Doherty, 1987.
Hay, Ian. David & destiny. Hodder & Stoughton, 1934.
Haymon, S.T. Death of a god. St. Martin's, 1987.
________. Ritual murder. St. Martin's, 1982.
Hebdon, Mark. Death set to music. Hamish Hamilton, 1979.
Heinesen, William. The Lost musicians. Hippocrene Books, 1971.
Helwig, David. A Postcard from Rome. Viking, 1988.
________. A Sound like laughter. Beaufort Books, 1983.
Hely, Elizabeth. A Mark of displeasure. Scribner, 1960.
Henderson, W. J. The soul of a tenor: a romance. Henry Holt, 1912.
Hentoff, N. Jazz country. Harper, 1965.
Hersey. John. Antonietta. Vintage Books, 1991.
Herter, David. On the overgrown path. 2006.
Hess, Herman. Gertrude. Noonday, 1998.
________. The Glass bead game: Magister Ludi. Bantam, 1970.
________. Steppenwolf. Berlin: Suhekamp, 1927.
Hewat, Alan V. Lady's time. Harper and Row, 1985.
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    Brown, Kellie. An annotated bibliography and reference list of musical fiction. Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, 2005.

    Albert, Richard. 1992. A Bibliography of Jazz Fiction. Bulletin of Bibliography 46, no. 2 (June).

    Breton, Marcela. 1992. An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Jazz Short Stories. African American Review 26, no. 2.

    de Vries, Peter. "Reference To Popular Music in the novel: The Author’s Perspective." JMM The Journal of Music and Meaning. Spring 2004, section 7

    Musical Novels(http://www.uni-mannheim.de/users/bibsplit/anglistik/musicalnovel.htm, July, 2004)

    Musicians in novels: good reading for teachers and students.

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