The New American Dictionary of MusicCompiles fresh information on musical terms, instruments, composers, and works with ten thousand entries that emphasize American and contemporary music |
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Contents
Abbreviations musical 2 Modes | 347 |
Nonharmonic notes | 373 |
Conducting patterns 97 Orchestra | 385 |
Dance rhythms 112 Percussion instruments | 404 |
Polyrhythm | 419 |
Expression marks 150 Ranges and tunings | 437 |
Renaissance basses | 444 |
Scales | 475 |
Hexachord system 229 Serialism | 490 |
Horns 23637 Trumpet signals | 497 |
Solmization | 506 |
Key signatures 274 Time signatures | 546 |
Trumpets | 558 |
Variations | 568 |
Mensural notation 337 Viols | 575 |
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| Title | The New American Dictionary of Music Dutton book |
| Authors | Philip D. Morehead, Anne MacNeil |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Dutton, 1991 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Dec 28, 2006 |
| ISBN | 052593345X, 9780525933458 |
| Length | 608 pages |
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