The new American dictionary of music Compiles 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 |
Cadences | 64 |
Chords | 84 |
Conducting patterns | 97 |
Cymbals | 108 |
Drums | 132 |
Electronic instruments | 141 |
Expression marks | 150 |
Guitars | 207 |
Harmony | 216 |
Hexachord system | 229 |
Horns 23637 | 235 |
Intervals | 248 |
Key signatures | 274 |
Lyres | 314 |
Mensural notation | 337 |
Flutes | 167 |
Graphic Notation | 201 |
Polymeter | 418 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The new American dictionary of music A 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 |
| Subjects | › Music Music - Bio-bibliography - Dictionaries Music - Dictionaries Music / Reference Music/ Bio-bibliography/ Dictionaries Music/ Dictionaries |
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