The Bloomsbury Dictionary of Music: From Dvorak to Dylan, Machaut to Motown

This dictionary contains over 10,000 entries, complemented by 200 line illustrations and musical examples, an extensive thematic bibliography and a glossary of muscial terms in four languages. Composers and musicians within this book range widely - from Palestrina to Puccini, Boulez to Beethoven, Led Zeppelin to Louis Armstrong, Stockhausen to Sinatra. The author has covered classical and popular music, jazz, opera, world music, rock, and country and western. There are entries listing and charting professional companies, performers, venues, orchestras, muscial organizations and choirs, rock musicians and groups, as well as clear and concise explanations of musical forms, compositional techniques, harmony, analysis, improvisation, orchestration and musicology. Operas and operettas, symphonies and concertos, arias and popular songs are also included.
ASIN: 074751576X
VSKU: RDV.074751576X.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Philip D. Morehead
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.