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- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198691629
ISBN-13
9780198691624
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84009
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Oxford Dictionary of Music
Number of Pages
1002 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Reference, General
Publication Year
1995
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
2.3 in
Item Weight
57.8 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
94-004539
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
'Although scrupulously factual, Kennedy allows occasional glimpses ofsubtle humour: ... if I were choosing one for a young enthusiast or amusic-loving friend, I think I'd plump for Kennedy.'Hugh Canning. Sunday Times. Nov '94, "The first edition of this title received an unequivocal endorsement inRBBstating that it was 'indispensable to all types of libraries'; this new edition merits the same recommendation."--Booklist "An excellent resource for music and history students."--School Library Journal "Up-to-date, and, frankly, indispensable."--The Times, "The first edition of this title received an unequivocal endorsement in RBB stating that it was 'indispensable to all types of libraries'; this new edition merits the same recommendation."--Booklist "An excellent resource for music and history students."--School Library Journal "Up-to-date, and, frankly, indispensable."--The Times, '... a labour of love, ... lively information about people, particularythe living, ... up-to-date and, frankly, indispensable.'The Times. Nov '94, 'Although scrupulously factual, Kennedy allows occasional glimpses of subtle humour: ... if I were choosing one for a young enthusiast or a music-loving friend, I think I'd plump for Kennedy.'Hugh Canning. Sunday Times. Nov '94, From reviews of the first edition: 'For anyone interested in music,whether as a student, concert-goer, record collector or Radio 3 listener ... itis a welcoming book--in which the author shares his enthusiasm for the obviousas well as the obscure.' Times Higher Education Supplement, "The first edition of this title received an unequivocal endorsement in RBB stating that it was 'indispensable to all types of libraries'; this new edition merits the same recommendation."--Booklist"An excellent resource for music and history students."--School Library Journal"Up-to-date, and, frankly, indispensable."--The Times, not only a valuable work of reference, but also a "guide, philosopher, and friend" for music lovers, opera-goers, concert fans and record collectors, '...contains a host of information, which for the price of L25, makes an attractive package.'Reviews, '... updates Mr Kennedy's magnificent 1985 volume and adds some grace notes.'George Fitch. Sunday Telegraph. Dec '94, From reviews of the first edition: 'For anyone interested in music, whether as a student, concert-goer, record collector or Radio 3 listener ... it is a welcoming book--in which the author shares his enthusiasm for the obvious as well as the obscure.' Times Higher Education Supplement, '... a labour of love, ... lively information about people, particulary the living, ... up-to-date and, frankly, indispensable.'The Times. Nov '94, '... updates Mr Kennedy's magnificent 1985 volume and adds some gracenotes.'George Fitch. Sunday Telegraph. Dec '94
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
780/.3
Edition Description
Expanded,Revised edition
Synopsis
BL The most up-to-date single-volume general dictionary of music available in English BL Written by an established author and critic on English music of the twentieth centuryBL New edition contains 10,000 revised and updated entries.Described on its first publication as 'without question the most comprehensive, detailed, reliable one-volume reference work on music now available in the English language' (Music and Musicians), Michael Kennedy's Oxford Dictionary of Music is now published in a completely revised and expanded edition.The Dictionary encompasses musical subjects of all kinds: composers (for the majority of whom Kennedy gives up-to-date and accurate lists of principal works); performers in all fields; orchestras; titles and descriptions of individual works, opera, and ballets; musical forms and terms; instruments; institutions; and writers and scholars., When The Oxford Dictionary of Music first appeared, it was hailed as "without question the most comprehensive, detailed, reliable one-volume reference work on music now available in the English language" (Music and Musicians). Extensively revised and expanded, the second edition features over 900 entirely new entries, and many more descriptions of U.S. composers and performers than in the original work. Now with over 12,000 total entries, the dictionary remains the most comprehensive one-volume reference work available, offering a wealth of information on music and musicians from the Middle Ages to the present. As in the past, the dictionary's coverage is exceptional, spanning musical topics of all kinds. Arranged alphabetically and laid out in an attractive two-column format, the entries cover over 2,000 composers of all nationalities, from Ludwig van Beethoven to Stravinsky and Strauss (including extensive, up-to-date lists of their principal works); almost 1,800 entries on performers in all fields, from Beverly Sills, to Paul McCartney, to Vaclav Nijinsky; over 450 entries on conductors; over 2,200 definitions of musical terms and forms, such as "intonation," "reggae," and "partimento"; over 550 descriptions of musical instruments; entries on leading orchestras and music academies around the world; and information on critics, journalists, and other writers on music. Written to appeal to general readers as well as musicians and musicologists, The Oxford Dictionary of Music is an indispensable addition to the reference shelf of the concert goer, the opera buff, the record buyer, or anyone involved in music, whether amateur or professional., When The Oxford Dictionary of Music first appeared, it was hailed as "without question the most comprehensive, detailed, reliable one-volume reference work on music now available in the English language" ( Music and Musicians ). Extensively revised and expanded, the second edition features over 900 entirely new entries, and many more descriptions of U.S. composers and performers than in the original work. Now with over 12,000 total entries, the dictionary remains the most comprehensive one-volume reference work available, offering a wealth of information on music and musicians from the Middle Ages to the present. As in the past, the dictionary's coverage is exceptional, spanning musical topics of all kinds. Arranged alphabetically and laid out in an attractive two-column format, the entries cover over 2,000 composers of all nationalities, from Ludwig van Beethoven to Stravinsky and Strauss (including extensive, up-to-date lists of their principal works); almost 1,800 entries on performers in all fields, from Beverly Sills, to Paul McCartney, to Vaclav Nijinsky; over 450 entries on conductors; over 2,200 definitions of musical terms and forms, such as "intonation," "reggae," and "partimento"; over 550 descriptions of musical instruments; entries on leading orchestras and music academies around the world; and information on critics, journalists, and other writers on music. Written to appeal to general readers as well as musicians and musicologists, The Oxford Dictionary of Music is an indispensable addition to the reference shelf of the concert goer, the opera buff, the record buyer, or anyone involved in music, whether amateur or professional., The Oxford Dictionary of Music is the indispensable guide for all music lovers and performers, both amateur and professional. It brings together an unrivalled collection of entries - 12,500 in all - which cover musical subjects of all kinds in an authoritative and accessible way. Entries appear on composers, performers and conductors, musical terms and forms, instruments, musical works, concert halls and opera houses, and a host of other topics. 'For anyone interested in music, whether as a student, concert-goer, record collector or Radio 3 listener ... it is a welcoming book - In which the author shares his enthusiasm for the obvious as well as the obscure.' THES 'without question the most comprehensive, detailed, reliable one-volume reference work on music available in the English Language' Music & Musicians
LC Classification Number
ML100.K35 1994
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