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The Harvard Dictionary of Music

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Description for The Harvard Dictionary of Music Hardcover. This reference includes: entries on all styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Near East; descriptions of instruments and their historical background; and articles reflecting the contemporary beat, including pop, jazz and rock. Editor(s): Randel, Don Michael. Series: Harvard University Press Reference Library. Num Pages: 1008 pages, 222 line illustrations, 250 music examples. BIC Classification: AV; GBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 189 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1756.

This classic reference work, the best one-volume music dictionary available, has been brought completely up to date in this new edition. Combining authoritative scholarship and lucid, lively prose, the Fourth Edition of The Harvard Dictionary of Music is the essential guide for musicians, students, and everyone who appreciates music.

The Harvard Dictionary of Music has long been admired for its wide range as well as its reliability. This treasure trove includes entries on all the styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near East; descriptions of instruments enriched ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
1008
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Series
Harvard University Press Reference Library
Condition
New
Weight
1757g
Number of Pages
1008
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674011632
SKU
V9780674011632
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About Don Michael Randel
Don Michael Randel, former Professor of Music at Cornell University and Professor of Music and President of the University of Chicago, is President of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Reviews for The Harvard Dictionary of Music
When it appeared in 1986, The New Harvard Dictionary of Music was hailed in many quarters as the most valuable single-volume reference work on classical music in English. Now, still unsurpassed in the classical field, it has become even more valuable, with a new edition… The Harvard Dictionary now makes incursions into rock, pop and world music… This is all ... Read more

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