The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by Michael Kennedy (Editor), Michael Kennedy (Editor), Percy A. Scholes (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $4.24

  Derived from the full Oxford Dictionary of Music , this is an authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of music. Fully revised and updated for this new edition, it is a mine of information for lovers of music of all periods and styles. It contains over 10,000 entries on musical terms, works, composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras; comprehensive work-lists for major composers; generous coverage of living composers and performers; details of important ballets and operas; and information on musical instruments and their history.

• Used

  Paperback
  1980

  $3.29

  The new edition of this compact and practical reference book takes into account recent research in music history and also gives full coverage of the development of music in the twentieth century. A valuable resource for over thirty years, the Dictionary features diagrams, illustrative passages of notation, an up-to-date explanation of musical terminology, and lists of composers' works.