The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (Oxford Paperback Reference) - Softcover

Scholes, Percy A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019280037X ISBN 13: 9780192800374

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1996

Synopsis

Derived from the full "Oxford Dictionary of Music", this is an authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of music. Fully revised and updated for this new edition, it is a mine of information for lovers of music of all periods and styles. It contains over 10,000 entries on musical terms, works, composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras; comprehensive work-lists for major composers; generous coverage of living composers and performers; details of important ballets and operas; and information on musical instruments and their history.

About this title

Review:

"a pleasure to dip into" -- TES

"clearly the best around ... the dictionary that everyone should have" -- Literary Review

About the Author:

About the Author: Michael Kennedy is director of the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, music critic at the Sunday Telegraph, and the author books, including works on Elgar, Vaughan, Britten, and Mahler.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 019280037X
• ISBN 13: 9780192800374
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 815