Elson's Pocket Music Dictionary
Published by Oliver Ditson Company / Theodore Presser Co. (Distributors), 1909
- Signed
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: BriteBound Books, Chino Valley, AZ, U.S.A.BriteBound Books
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Elson's Pocket Music Dictionary — The Important Terms Used in Music with Their Pronunciation and Concise Definition, Together with the Elements of Notation and a Biographical List of Over Seven Hundred Noted Names in Music. By Louis C. Elson, Professor of Theory of Music in the New England Conservatory of Music. Published by Oliver Ditson Company. Distributed by Theodore Presser Co., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Copyright MCMIX (1909) by Oliver Ditson Company. Printed in the U.S.A. Cover price: 60 cents. Tan/brown paper cover with black text; small pocket-size pamphlet format. Cover shows heavy age toning and wear consistent with ~115-year-old pamphlet. Interior yellowed but readable; preface signed by Louis C. Elson. Contains Elements of Notation section with musical staff diagrams. Louis C. Elson was a prominent American music critic and educator. Antique music reference pamphlets from early 1900s have steady collector and music history interest. Condition: Fair. Sourced from an Arizona estate and personally inspected. Ships from Prescott, AZ (BriteBound Books).…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Elson's Pocket Music Dictionary
- Author
- Louis C. Elson (Professor of Theory of Music, New England Conservatory of Music)
- Publisher
- Oliver Ditson Company / Theodore Presser Co. (Distributors)
- Publication year
- 1909
- Condition
- Fair
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Softcover/Paperback
- Seller catalogs
- REFERENCE / Music / Dictionary / Antique
BriteBound Books
Chino Valley, AZ, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since May 28, 2026
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