The Harvard dictionary of music / edited by Don Michael Randel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Credo Reference (Firm)

Series:

Harvard University Press reference library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Dictionaries.

Music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 978 p. ) ill., music ;

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This classic reference work, the best one-volume music dictionary available, has been brought completely up to date in this new edition. Combining authoritative scholarship and lucid, lively prose, the Fourth Edition of The Harvard Dictionary of Music is the essential guide for musicians, students, and everyone who appreciates music. The Harvard Dictionary of Music has long been admired for its wide range as well as its reliability. This treasure trove includes entries on all the styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near East; descriptions of instruments enriched by historical background; and articles that reflect today's beat, including popular music, jazz, and rock.

Contents:

A-Z.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: New Harvard dictionary of music. 1986.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780674417984

0674417984

9780674417991

0674417992

9781849720953

1849720959

OCLC:

436845092