Author: Michael Kennedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 1996
Language: English
Pages: 815
ISBN/UPC (if available): 019280037x
Description
Derived from the full Oxford Dictionary of Music, this is the most comprehensive, 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. Highlights of this work are:
* 14,000 entries on musical terms, works, composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras.
* Comprehensive work-lists for major composers
* Generous coverage of living composers and performers
* Important ballets and operas
* Musical instruments and their history
COMMENTS:
Clearly the best around . . The dictionary that everyone should have. - - Literary Review
A pleasure to dip into - - Times Educational Supplement
Indispensable - - Yorkshire Post
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Designation of Notes by Letters
Dictionary