Description
Book SynopsisProviding over 10,000 entries, the sixth edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Music is the most up-to-date dictionary of musical terms available. Covering a wide range of musical categories across periods, it is an essential reference work for music students, teachers, lecturers, professional musicians, and music enthusiasts.
Trade ReviewThe easiest way to tune yourself in * Steve Craggs, Northern Echo *
Review from previous edition indispensable * Yorkshire Post *
clearly the best around . . . the dictionary that everyone should have * Literary Review *
a pleasure to dip into * Times Educational Supplement *
This fifth edition of classical music's Concise Oxford Dictionary beats all comers. Its range and detail go far beyond what one would normally expect of a single volume. * Jeremy Nicholas, Classic FM Magazine *
[A] cornerstone of music lovers' libraries...eminently browsable, with excellent articles on major composers from Beethoven to Stockhausen as well as intriguing facts and details. * Daniel Jaffe, BBC Music Magazine *
The flame still burns brightly in the shape of the ever-richer mix of composers, performers, venues, orchestras, individual works, instruments, musical terms, the odd dose of world music and so on. * Classical Music *
This really is the dictionary to end all dictionaries. Whatever your bag, you'll find it here ... Now this is what I call a music book. * Tinash Sithole, Northern Echo *
Table of ContentsPREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; DESIGNATION OF NOTES BY LETTERS; DICTIONARY; APPENDICES
