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Defines musical terms, and identifies important works, forms, and movements
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From the history of Mary Had A Little Lamb to the structure and tone of the concerto grosso, Slonimsky explains musical forms, instruments, works and terms from A to Z. He describes the banjo and the belly dance, Menotti opera and Gershwin tunes, histrionic conductors and the inception of the phonograph, all with vast knowledge and likable wit. Slonimsky's writing is both informed and accessible, making his wisdom a professional gem, a novice's bible and good fun for anyone who likes to read.
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This book sparkles with Slonimskian fact and fun. While students and scholars should hang on to their graver Harvard and Oxford dictionaries, all music lovers can be enlightened and amused by this "reading" lectionary. Set out from A to Z, the entries range from music terms, styles, and major concepts to opera synopses and musical trivia; fully a third are names of compositions. The musical polymath Slonimsky, who has also given us a lexicon of musical invective, treats all entries with an inimitable authority mixed with wit and telling anecdote. An occassional prejudice surfaces, as in the entry for animal voices: the "gibbon . . . has the loudest voice among primates, not excluding coloratura sopranos." Recommended, especially for public libraries.
- Steven J. Squires, Univ. of North Carolina Lib., Chapel Hill
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Anchor books edition ; 521 pages ; 24 cm ; ISBN: 0385414218; 9780385414210 LCCN: 90-34995 ; LC: ML100; Dewey: 780/.3 ; OCLC: 21374430 ; "Originally published in hardcover by McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. in 1989" ; "Joyously idiosyncratic, witty and wise, this Lectionary of Music is a reader's encyclopedia which offers a change of pace from the usual dull entries in music reference texts. Slonimsky offers thumnbnail essays on just about all things musical, including plots of operas, histories of instruments, and much more." ; "Nicolas Slonimsky is author or editor of numerous books on music, including Music Since 1900, Lexicon of Musical Invective, Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns, and the redoubtable Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians." ; "Defines musical terms, and identifies important works, forms, and movements" ; stamp of The Carter Center, Atlanta on front endpaper ; VG. Book. Seller Inventory # 008311
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