How to write about music : the RILM manual of style / edited by James R. Cowdery ; foreword by Carl A. Skoggard ; introduction by Barbara Dobbs Mackenzie.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• COWDERY, JAMES R

Contributor:

• Cowdery, James R., 1953- editor.
• Skoggard, Carl, writer of foreword.
• Mackenzie, Barbara Dobbs, writer of introduction.
• EBSCOhost

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Musical criticism--Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Musicology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Academic writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
• Report writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 122 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Other Title:

• RILM manual of style
• Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale manual of style

Place of Publication:

New York : Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale, 2023.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

• Foreword
• Preface to the third edition
• Introduction
• Style
• Punctuation
• Abbreviations
• Plurals
• Numbers
• Spelling
• Italic vs. Roman type
• Capitalization
• Names
• Titles
• Nomenclature
• Foreign languages
• Quotations
• Illustrations
• Abstract writing
• Citations
• Indexing.

Notes:

• "This third edition incorporates numerous updates, many of them reflecting developments in writing and publishing over the past 16 years--not least, those involving the online environment. While further editions may be printed in the future, now there will also be an electronic edition that will be continuously updated"--page xi.
• Includes index.
• Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
• Vendor-supplied metadata.
• Description based on online resource; title from EPUB title page (EBSCO, viewed March 16, 2023).

ISBN:

• 9781932765069
• 1932765069

Publisher Number:

99993250286

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.