The Harvard Dictionary of MusicThis 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. |
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User Review - LisaMaria_C - LibraryThingThis was one of the required texts for a required Music Appreciation class in college. That class actually did inspire an interest in and love for classical music, so I found this book very useful ... Read full review
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictAs the preface explains, this fourth edition of a classic music reference "proceed[s] directly from its [1986] predecessor," The New Harvard Dictionary of Music. Though coverage of non-Western and ... Read full review
Contents
V | 1 |
VI | 70 |
VII | 129 |
VIII | 234 |
IX | 259 |
X | 304 |
XI | 374 |
XII | 402 |
XVIII | 575 |
XIX | 628 |
XX | 697 |
XXI | 701 |
XXII | 752 |
XXIII | 864 |
XXIV | 931 |
XXV | 937 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Harvard Dictionary of Music Harvard University Press reference library |
| Author | Willi Apel |
| Editor | Don Michael Randel |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0674011635, 9780674011632 |
| Length | 978 pages |
| Subjects | › Music / General Music / Reference Reference / Dictionaries |
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