''Fanfare'' is an American bimonthly magazine devoted to reviewing recorded music in all playback formats. It mainly covers classical music, but since inception, has also featured a

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column in every issue.

History and profile

''Fanfare'' was founded on 1 September 1977 "as a labor of love"Rockwell, John (29 June 1980)
"The New Crop of Music Magazines"
''The New York Times''. by an elementary-school teacher turned editor named Joel Bruce Flegler (born 1941). After years, he is still the publisher. The magazine now runs to over 600 pages in a format with about 80% of the editorial copy devoted to record reviews, and a front section with a substantial number of interviews and feature articles. It avoids

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coverage, and includes reviews of more classical releases than most similar magazines.Rockwell, John (29 June 1980)
"The New Crop of Music Magazines"
''The New York Times''.Kimmelman, Michael (20 December 1987)

''The New York Times''. "The most prolific at eviewing classical recordsnow is Fanfare magazine…." The magazine's business model includes the editor directly contacting artists unsolicited, guaranteeing a review if they advertise in the magazine. Most of the several hundred reviews in each issue do not have advertising support from either musicians or labels. Subscriptions include online access to current content and archives of past issues.''Fanfare'' website
Retrieved 15 February 2012.

References

Notes Sources * ''Who's Who in U.S. Writers, Editors & Poets, A biographical directory, Second edition,'' edited by Curt Johnson, December Press,

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(1988) (search: Joel B. Fletcher) * ''Who's Who in Writers, Editors & Poets. United States & Canada, Third edition, 1989-1990,'' edited by Curt Johnson, December Press,

(1989) (search: Joel B. Fletcher) * ''Who's Who in Writers, Editors & Poets. United States & Canada, Fourth edition, 1992-1993,'' edited by Curt Johnson, December Press,

(search: Joel B. Fletcher) (1992)

External links

Official website

Cornell University Library reference
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