The Oxford Dictionary of Music

The Oxford Dictionary of Music
Author: Michael Kennedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 971
Release: 2013-08-15
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0199578540

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

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Author: Michael Kennedy
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 829
Release: 2004-04-22
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0198608845

"The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of music available in paperback. Coverage includes musical terms from allegro to zingaro, and musical works from Aida to Zauberflote, as well as composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras. It provides a mine of information for all lovers of music." "The book includes musical instruments and their history; and covers living composers and performers, with over 150 added for this edition."--BOOK JACKET.

The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music

The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music
Author: Stanley Sadie
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 872
Release: 1988
Genre: Music
ISBN:

High schools that do not need (or are unable to afford) the 10-volume New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, on which this volume is based, will find this authoratative (and in some cases, updated) work useful. The 10,000 alphabetically arranged entries, written by subject specialists, cover all areas of music (e.g., composers, instrumentalists, performers, terminology). There are 1,000 entries under names of individual works. The emphasis is on classical music, but some attention is given to rock and popular music. Illustrations include pictures of instruments, diagrams for the symphony orchestra, and music examples.