Webster's New World Dictionary of Music

Slonimsky, Nicolas; Kassel, Richard

ISBN 10: 0028627474 / ISBN 13: 9780028627472

Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Webster's New World Dictionary of Music
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing, Inc.
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0028627474
• ISBN 13: 9780028627472
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Contains more than 12,000 succinct entries covering musical terms and concepts, musicians and their works, and instruments

From the Back Cover

Highly readable and authoritative, Webster's New World(TM) Dictionary of Music covers the world of music from A to Z, past and present, classical to reggae. This handy desktop reference is packed with over 12,000 entries covering everything you want to know about composers, conductors, theory, terms, instruments, musicians, singers, and more. Expanded entries give you detailed information about the most significant people, concepts and developments in music, such as: acoustics Beethoven Debussy, dodecaphonic music film music Gershwin Gottschalk harmony jazz Karajan leitmotiv Mendelssohn micronality Mozart Rimsky-Korsakov Rolling Stones Sibelius Slonimsky Velvet Underground Wagner whole-tone scale Webster's New World(TM) Dictionary of Music is the most up-to-date and complete music dictionary available in a compact paperback format. It is the perfect music reference for student, professional, casual listener, and aficionado alike.