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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. More than 220 drawings & 250 musical examples (illustrator). 1st Edition. COMPREHENSIVE: AUTHORITATIVE: CONCISE: SUPERBLY WRITTEN: A "GODSEND" : AS-NEW First Edition hardcover (Orig. 1986) w/ full no. line showing First Printing, FINE virtually AS-NEW handsomely-designed mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp AS-NEW edges & corners, SUPERB AS-NEW striking emerald-teal linen-over-boards cover w/ titles ELEGANTLY gilt-stamped on spine, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, NEW perfect binding w/ tight signatures & ivory cloth banding at spine-caps, PRISTINE interior presenting texts & musical examples w/ exceptional clarity in two-column format * 7.26" x 10.0" x 1.96", 1.92 kg, xxiv+942 (966) pp. * ABOUT THE BOOK: This classic reference work is simply the best 1-vol. music dictionary available today. Its nearly 6,000 specially-commissioned entries, written by more than 70 top musicologists, are consistently lucid & based on recent scholarship. "The New Harvard Dictionary of Music" contains among its riches superb articles on music of the 20th century, including jazz, rock & mixed media as well as 12-tone, serial & aleatory music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America & the Near East; entries on all the styles & forms in Western art music & descriptions of instruments enriched by historical background. Short entries for quick reference (definitions & identifications) alternate w/ encyclopedia-length articles written by experts in each field. More than 220 drawings & 250 musical examples enhance the text. Combining authoritative scholarship w/ concise, lively prose, "The New Harvard Dictionary of Music" is the essential guide for musicians, students & everyone who listens to music. * HIGHEST PRAISE: "'The New Harvard Dictionary of Music' is easily the most useful of all musical dictionaries because of its accuracy, concision & ease of reference." - Charles Rosen, author, "The Classical Style" & "The Romantic Generation". / "Drawing on the latest musical research & buttressed by a large group of advisors & readers, Professor Randel has provided concise, accurate, & literate entries pertaining to the entire field of music . . . This is a book one can recommend to professionals, students, & laymen alike. I know that it will immediately assume an honored place on my own reference shelf." -Philip Gossett, Professor of Music, University of Chicago / "Superb . . . It manages to combine the most up-to-date scholarly views & information w/ a clear, readable presentation. The writing style is especially refreshing . . . It is a godsend to have this volume within reach of the reference desk at the New York Public Library." -Susan T. Sommer, Assistant Chief, Music Division, The New York Public Library * A NOTE ON SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE wraps, seals & labels this fine book w/ our greatest elegance & care to assure secure FREE shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL within the United States & its territories w/ USPS PRIORTY MAIL available within the United States for a nominal additional fee of $12.00. Due to the weight of this title, USPS REGULATIONS Mandate that we ship it to all international destinations via USPS INTERNATIONAL PRIORTY AIRMAIL. We require payment of a below-cost fee of $72.00 for this lowest-cost service, which reliably assures delivery to most addresses throughout the world within eight business days.