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The Oxford Dictionary of Music

by Joyce Bourne, Michael Kennedy
$46.90
The Oxford Dictionary of Music
The Oxford Dictionary of Music

Comprehensive lexicon of music composers and terms.

Whether you're an aspiring musician or someone with a keen interest in understanding the nuances of music, "The Oxford Dictionary of Music" could be a treasure trove for you. It's packed with insightful details about composers across history, offering a rich context to their work. Imagine having a backstage pass into the world of music terminology and history; this book is precisely that.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Oxford Dictionary of Music

by Joyce Bourne, Michael Kennedy
$46.90
ISBN: 9780198691624
Authors: Joyce Bourne, Michael Kennedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date of Publication: 1995-01-26
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Music, Art
Related Topics: Biography, Art, History, Pop Culture, Rock N Roll, Punk
Goodreads rating: 4.12
(rated by 91 readers)

Description

When The Oxford Dictionary of Music first appeared, it was hailed as "without question the most comprehensive, detailed, reliable one-volume reference work on music now available in the English language" (Music and Musicians). Extensively revised and expanded, the second edition features over 900 entirely new entries, and many more descriptions of U.S. composers and performers than in the original work. Now with over 12,000 total entries, the dictionary remains the most comprehensive one-volume reference work available, offering a wealth of information on music and musicians from the Middle Ages to the present. As in the past, the dictionary's coverage is exceptional, spanning musical topics of all kinds. Arranged alphabetically and laid out in an attractive two-column format, the entries cover over 2,000 composers of all nationalities, from Ludwig van Beethoven to Stravinsky and Strauss (including extensive, up-to-date lists of their principal works); almost 1,800 entries on performers in all fields, from Beverly Sills to Paul McCartney to Vaclav Nijinsky; over 450 entries on conductors; over 2,200 definitions of musical terms and forms, such as "intonation," "reggae," and "partimento"; over 550 descriptions of musical instruments; entries on leading orchestras and music academies around the world; and information on critics, journalists, and other writers on music. Written to appeal to general readers as well as musicians
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Comprehensive lexicon of music composers and terms.

Whether you're an aspiring musician or someone with a keen interest in understanding the nuances of music, "The Oxford Dictionary of Music" could be a treasure trove for you. It's packed with insightful details about composers across history, offering a rich context to their work. Imagine having a backstage pass into the world of music terminology and history; this book is precisely that.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.