Musical Terms Worldwide: A Companion for the Musical ExplorerCultural Writing Reference. This dictionary provides succinct descriptions of musical and music-related terms generally used in the music of the world. It also includes twelve introductory essays on the music practices and cultures where the terms are used. Compiled by an eclectic preformer and teacher for other preformers and teachers, and for music students and concnert-goers with a broad interest in music, MUSICAL TERMS WORLDWIDE is the first one-volume reference book that offers basic, essential and practical information on aspects of 'all' music. |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Musical Terms Worldwide: A Companion for the Musical Explorer Volume 1 of Codarts research |
| Author | Jan Laurens Hartong |
| Editors | Simon Mills, Peter van Amstel, Aleksandra Marković |
| Contributor | Joep Bor |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Semar Publishers Srl, 2006 |
| ISBN | 8877780908, 9788877780904 |
| Length | 233 pages |
| Subjects | › › Music / General Music / Instruction & Study / Theory |
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