A Dictionary of Music Titles: The Origins of the Names and Titles of 3, 500 Musical Compositions - Hardcover

Room, Adrian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786407719 ISBN 13: 9780786407712

Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, 2000

Synopsis

Often, the title of one of the world's great musical compositions is not a clear or simple matter. An allusive title, particularly in a foreign language, or a title that does not seem related to the work, can confuse even the most devoted music lover. Here are histories of the creation of 3,500 titles for symphonies, operas, oratorios, ballets, orchestral works, choral works, chamber music, keyboard compositions, and songs, ranging from the popular to the obscure. Titles are arranged alphabetically by most common form, English or other language (with French, German, Italian and Spanish titles usually given in those languages), and each entry includes alternate titles and non-English language versions of the title where appropriate, the composer's name, date of composition and first performance, opus number where appropriate, a description of the work, and the origin of the title or any story behind it. A bibliography and an index of composers are included.

About this title

Review:

"the amount of information provided and the way that information is organized make [this] title well suited for use in general and ready-reference collections as well as in

Synopsis:

This texts contains 3,500 titles and the history of their creation. Included are symphonies, operas, oratorios, ballets, orchestral works, choral works, chamber music, songs and keyboard compositions, ranging from the obscure to the popular.

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0786407719
• ISBN 13: 9780786407712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320