The pianist's dictionary / Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts ; assisted by Sida Hodoroabă-Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hinson, Maurice, author.

Roberts, Wesley, author.

Contributor:

Hodoroabă-Roberts, Sida, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Piano--Dictionaries.

Piano.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The Pianist's Dictionary is a handy and practical reference dictionary aimed specifically at pianists, teachers, students, and concertgoers. Prepared by Maurice Hinson and Wesley Roberts, this revised and expanded edition is a compendium of information gleaned from a combined century of piano teaching. Users will find helpful and clear definitions of musical and pianistic terms, performance directions, composers, pianists, famous piano pieces, and piano makers. The authors' succinct entries make The Pianist's Dictionary the perfect reference for compiling program and liner notes, studying scores, and learning and teaching the instrument"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

List of Abbreviations

The Entries

Bibliography

About the Authors.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780253047342

025304734X

9780253047359

0253047358