Musical Mind Benders
(Musical Quizzical II)

By Arthur Cohn

ECS No.4718
$15.95

 A sequel to Arthur Cohn’s best selling book, Musical Quizzical, published over 20 years ago, Musical Mind Benders continues his needle-witted enthusiasm for all facets relating to music. He puzzles, ranging from “easy” to “difficult,” offer a rich harvest of fascinating, new and colorful music lore. Whether you are an amateur or professional musician, concert-goer, record collector, a student, teacher of music lover, you will find these puzzles stimulating, enlightening, fun, and – above all – amusing.

Arthur Cohn has worn many “hats” over his long career. As a conductor has been music director of the Haddonfield, NJ Symphony Orchestra for the past 35 years, and he has appeared as guest conductor with many orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra and the National Orchestra of Mexico. As an administrator he was the curator of the famed Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music for 18 years, and, in turn, head of the serious music departments of Mills Music, MCA Music, and, presently, Carl Fischer Inc. As a composer, his catalog exceeds 2 compositions. He has reviewed musical performances and subjects for Modern Music, The American Record Guide, and the Rochester Times-Union.

 Arthur Cohn is the author of The Collectors 20 th Century Music in the Western Hemisphere (now in its third edition), 20th Century Music in Western Europe (two editions), Recorded Classical Music, (awarded the Deems Taylor Award by ASCAP in 1982), and (of course) Musical Quizzical.

An Introductory Note  

One of the definitions of a puzzle is a toy (which this book is not) or a device to amuse (which in the plural describes this collection of 111 puzzles).

The three categories indicated should not be taken too literally. Those in the “easy” group may be only deceptively so and some of the seemingly “difficult” puzzles are the opposite. Whatever the category, the puzzles offer a rich harvest of fascinating new and colorful music lore.

So, concert-goers and record collectors, amateur and professional musicians, students and teachers, use your ingenuity and apply patient effort to sole these puzzles. The result guarantees stimulation, fun, and amusement.

Arthur Cohn
New York City
April 28, 1991