2004-04-22
Author: Michael Kennedy
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0198608845
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 815
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This quick reference book of musical terminology includes brief biographical sketches of musicians, composers, vocalists, and conductors.
Author: Michael Kennedy
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0198608845
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 815
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This quick reference book of musical terminology includes brief biographical sketches of musicians, composers, vocalists, and conductors.
Author: Willi Apel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674375017
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 935
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Contains nearly 1000 pages of precise and accessible information on all musical subjects.
Author: Michael Kennedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 810
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With over 10,000 total entries, The Oxford Dictionary of Music is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible music reference of its size now available. Here is a wealth of concise informationon music and musicians from the Middle Ages to the present day. Written to appeal to general readers as well as academics and professionals, the book is an indispensable addition to the reference shelf of the concert goer, the opera buff, the record buyer, the radio listener (and television watcher), or anyone involved in music, whether amateur or professional. From Abbado to Zuckerman, from Abide With Me to Zar und Zimmermann, from Accordion to Zither, the book's easy-to-use, alphabetically arranged entries emcompass musical topics of all kinds: composers, performing artists in all fields, orchestras, titles and descriptions of individual works (including operas and ballets), musical instruments, musical forms and terms, institutions, and writers on music. Its coverage of composers is exceptional, offering up-to-date and accurate lists of principal works with unparalleled nationalities. The book is a greatly revised and enlarged edition of Michael Kennedy's popular Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. It adds almost 500 completely new entries and features extensive changes and revisions (including complete rewriting in many cases) of some 150 other entries. Among the 10,307 A-Z entries in The Oxford deictionary of Music, the reader will find: --Biographies of over 2,000 composers --Extensive, accessible, up-to-date lists of composers' works --Almost 1,800 entries on performers --Over 2,200 definitions of musical terms --Over 550 entries on musical instruments --Abundant cross-references --Attractive, readable two-column format About the Author: One of England's foremost music authorities, Michael Kennedy has been music critic of the Daily Telegraph of London since 1950 and its northern editor since 1960. He has written books on Elgar, Vaughan Williams, and Britten, as well as on Mahler, Strauss, Barbirolli, and the Halle Orchestra
Author: Alison Latham
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780198610205
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 213
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Anyone who listens to or plays classical music often wants to put the pieces they encounter in context - to check information ranging from who wrote the piece, or the date of its first performance, to how it acquired its title, or whether it was commissioned for a specific person or occasion. General dictionaries of music only cover a limited number of musical works, and include very little detail. The new Oxford Dictionary of Musical Works provides short articles on over 1750 musical works from earliest times to the present day, providing a comprehensive but handy reference. Entries encompass a broad spectrum of genres - from opera, ballet, choral and vocal music, orchestral, chamber and instrumental pieces, to nicknamed works, collections, national anthems, hymn tunes, and traditional melodies. Each entry outlines the genre to which the piece belongs; the librettist or author of the text, including any literary source; the number of acts or movements; the scoring - including details of the instrumentalists and vocalists needed to perform the piece; how it came to be commissioned; the place and date of its first performance; any subsequent arrangements or revisions; and any additional important or entertaining information.
Author: Dr. Stanford Felix
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101198095
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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A musician's vocabulary needs more than Do, Re, Mi... Written in clear, concise, easy-to-understand language, The Complete Idiot's Guide® Music Dictionary covers a multitude of musical aspects indispensable to any musician. Author and music professor Stanford Felix has compiled the most commonly found terms and explains them in a way that even the most novice musician can comprehend. ?The only dictionary geared toward the beginner musician ?Gives clear, concise definitions of terms, theories, and instruments, as well as important works, musicians, and composers
Author: Michael Kennedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199578540
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 976
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This quick reference book of musical terminology includes brief biographical sketches of musicians, composers, vocalists, and conductors.
Author: Pauline Shaw Bayne
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 1461655811
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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A Guide to Library Research in Music introduces the process and techniques for researching and writing about music. This informative textbook provides concrete examples of different types of writing, offering a thorough introduction to music literature. It clearly describes various information-searching techniques and library-based organizational systems and introduces the array of music resources available. Each chapter concludes with learning exercises to aid the students' concept application and skill development. Appendixes provide short cuts to specific topics in library organizational systems, including Library of Congress Subject Headings and Classification. The concluding bibliography provides a quick overview of music literature and resources, emphasizing electronic and print publications since 2000, but including standard references that all music researchers should know.
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Publisher: Pendragon Press
ISBN: 9781576470152
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 243
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"Created after years of compiling, organizing, and editing by David Boccagna, a practicing musician for over thirty years, this compendium was born out of a of a practical need for clarity and precision in terminology. Performers, teachers, students, and amateur music lovers will find it easy to use, easy to handle, and of infinite value in the interpretation and appreciation of music of every style and description."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Allen Scott
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253014565
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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Since it was first published in 1993, the Sourcebook for Research in Music has become an invaluable resource in musical scholarship. The balance between depth of content and brevity of format makes it ideal for use as a textbook for students, a reference work for faculty and professional musicians, and as an aid for librarians. The introductory chapter includes a comprehensive list of bibliographical terms with definitions; bibliographic terms in German, French, and Italian; and the plan of the Library of Congress and the Dewey Decimal music classification systems. Integrating helpful commentary to instruct the reader on the scope and usefulness of specific items, this updated and expanded edition accounts for the rapid growth in new editions of standard works, in fields such as ethnomusicology, performance practice, women in music, popular music, education, business, and music technology. These enhancements to its already extensive bibliographies ensures that the Sourcebook will continue to be an indispensable reference for years to come.
Author: Maxwell F Kennedy
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780193113152
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 724
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"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.
