The New Harvard Dictionary of Music

Randel, Don Michael & Editorial Board: David Hamilton (Music Critic), Charles Hamm (Professor of Music, Dartmouth College), Cynthia Adams Hoover (Curator of Musical Instruments, Smithsonian Institution), Lewis Lockwood (Professor of Music, Harvard University), Bruno Nettl (Professor of Music, University of Illinois), Harold S.Powers (Professor of Music, Princeton University), Harold E. Samuel (Music Librarian, Yale University), Eugene K. Wolf (Professor of Music, University of Pennsylvania), Christoph Wolff (Professor of Music, Harvard University)

ISBN 10: 0674615255 / ISBN 13: 9780674615250

Published by The Belknap Press, Harvard University Press, Cambridge (MA) & London (UK), 1996

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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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New Harvard Dictionary of Music
• Publisher: The Belknap Press, Harvard University Press, Cambridge (MA) & London (UK)
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674615255
• ISBN 13: 9780674615250
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: More than 220 drawings & 250 musical examples
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.92 kilograms

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Synopsis

THIS EDITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NEWER 2003 EDITION

This classic reference work is simply the best one-volume music dictionary available today. Its nearly 6,000 entries, written by more than 70 top musicologists, are consistently lucid and 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, and mixed media as well as twelve-tone, serial, and aleatory music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near East; entries on all the styles and forms in Western art music; and descriptions of instruments enriched by historical background. Short entries for quick reference--definitions and identifications--alternate with encyclopedia-length articles written by experts in each field. More than 220 drawings and 250 musical examples enhance the text.

Combining authoritative scholarship with concise, lively prose, The New Harvard Dictionary of Music is the essential guide for musicians, students, and everyone who listens to music.

About the Author

Don Michael Randel was for many years Professor of Music at Cornell University. He is now Professor of Music and President of the University of Chicago.