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Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians

Sale price$28.50
Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Randel, Don Michael
This new compact guide to the history and performance of music is both authoritative and a pleasure to use. With entries drawn and condensed from the widely acclaimed Harvard Dictionary of Music and its companion, The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music, it is a dependable reference for home and classroom and for professional and amateur musicians. This concise dictionary offers definitions of musical terms; succinct characterizations of the various forms of musical composition; entries that identify individual operas, oratorios, symphonic poems, and other works; illustrated descriptions of instruments; and capsule summaries of the lives and careers of composers, performers, and theorists. Like its distinguished parent volumes, it provides information on all periods in music history, with particularly comprehensive coverage of the 20th century. Clearly written and based on vast expertise, The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians is an invaluable handbook for everyone who cares about music. Soft cover, 757 pages.
Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians Sale price$28.50