An ABC of Music: A Short Practical Guide to the Basic Essentials of Rudiments, Harmony, and Form

Imogen Holst

Oxford University Press, 1963 - Harmony - 189 pages

"Learning to read music, and learning its grammar, need not be dull or too much trouble," writes Benjamin Britten in his Foreword to this book. An introduction to the language of music, designed for the amateur musician, An ABC of Music surveys all the musical terms and ideas likely to be met
in the beginning stages of learning to play an instrument. A short, practical guide to the essentials of rudiments, harmony, and form, it is capable of being read straight through with pleasure and understanding, but may also be used as a sort of cumulative dictionary, with each definition leading
on to the next.

About the author

Imogen Holst (d. 1984), daughter of Gustav Holst, was a composer, musical assistant to Benjamin Britten and director of the Aldeburgh Festival for many years.

Bibliographic information

• Title: An ABC of Music: A Short Practical Guide to the Basic Essentials of Rudiments, Harmony, and Form; Oxford paperback reference; Oxford paperbacks; Volume 8 of Oxford reference
• Author: Imogen Holst
• Edition: illustrated, reprint, reissue, revised
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1963
• ISBN: 0193171031, 9780193171039
• Length: 189 pages