The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians

ISBN 10: 0674009789 / ISBN 13: 9780674009783

Edité par Harvard University Press, 2002

pp. 768. N° de réf. du vendeur 8073954

Synopsis :

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 The New 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, The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians provides information on all periods in music history, with particularly comprehensive coverage of the twentieth 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.

À propos de l?auteur: Don Michael Randel, former Professor of Music at Cornell University and Professor of Music and President of the University of Chicago, is President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and ...
Éditeur : Harvard University Press
Date d'édition : 2002
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New