The Oxford Dictionary of Music

Author: Joyce Bourne Kennedy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198691624
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 985

Book Description
Includes entries for more than two thousand composers of all nationalities and eras, and includes definitions of musical terms and forms, and descriptions of musical instruments.

The Oxford Dictionary of Musical Terms

Author: Alison Latham
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198606987
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 205

Book Description
This comprehensive one-volume dictionary covers all the musical terms in English and other European languages generally used in Western music. With over 2,500 A-Z entries, this ideal reference book provides clear, succinct definitions across a broad range of subjects, including rhythm, metre, scales, harmony and counterpoint, notational systems, and many more. An indispensable reference for students and teachers of music.

The Grove Dictionary of American Music

Author:
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 9780195314281
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book will be the largest, most comprehensive reference publication on American Music. Twenty-five years ago, the four volumes of the first edition of the dictionary initiated a great expansion in American music scholarship. This second edition reflects the growth in scholarship the first edition initiated. a wide variety of ethnic and cultural groups, musical theater, opera, and music technology.

The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz

Author: Barry Dean Kernfeld
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jazz
Languages : en
Pages : 1184

Book Description

The Oxford Dictionary of American English

Author: Oxford University Press
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780194399524
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Workbook helps students get the most out of the Dictionary.

The Oxford Dictionary of Music

Author: Michael Kennedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199578540
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 971

Book Description
Now available in paperback and with over 10,000 entries, the Oxford Dictionary of Music (previously the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music) offers broad coverage of a wide range of musical categories spanning many eras, including composers, librettists, singers, orchestras, important ballets and operas, and musical instruments and their history. The Oxford Dictionary of Music is the most up-to-date and accessible dictionaryof musical terms available and an essential point of reference for music students, teachers, lecturers, professional musicians, as well as music enthusiasts.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music

Author: Joyce Bourne
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198608844
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Derived from the full Oxford Dictionary of Music and including over 10,000 entries on musical terms, works, composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras, this is the most authoritative dictionary of music available in paperback. Fully up-to-date and clearly written, it is a rich mine of information for lovers of music of all periods and styles. - ;Derived from the full Oxford Dictionary of Music, this is the most authoritative dictionary of music available in paperback. Up-to-date and clearly written, it is a rich mine of information for lovers of music of all periods and styles. The dictionary includes over 10,000 entries on musical terms from allegro to zingaro, and on musical works from Madame Butterfly to The Mikado, as well as composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras. -

Harvard Dictionary of Music

Author: Willi Apel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674375017
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 968

Book Description
Contains nearly 1000 pages of precise and accessible information on all musical subjects.

The Oxford Dictionary of Music

Author: Michael Kennedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1016

Book Description
"The Oxford Dictionary of Music is an indispensable guide for all music lovers and performers. It brings together an unrivalled collection of entries covering musical subjects of all kinds in an authoritative and accessible way." "There are 5,000 entries on composers, including contemporary figures such as Elliott Carter, Arvo Part, and Judith Weir - most with worklists that have been brought up to date. The entries on conductors and performers, including people active today such as Cecilia Bartoli, Simon Rattle, and Bryn Terfel, have also been updated. There are entries on directors and critics, producers and designers, on writers and scholars, and on music journals, as well as on musical terms and forms, instruments, works, and venues."--BOOK JACKET.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music

Author: Michael Kennedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 844

Book Description
Derived from the full Oxford Dictionary of Music, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of music available in paperback. Fully revised and updated for this new edition, it is a rich mine of information for lovers of music of all periods and styles * Over 10,000 entries on musical terms, works, composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras