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Title: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Michael Kennedy, Joyce Bourne ISBN: 0-19-280037-X Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: An indispensible guide
Comment: A comprehensive, well-organized volume that covers composers, compositions, periods and styles, terminology (though I must agree with another reviewer--this really needs a pronunciation guide for some of the more difficult names and terms), instruments, vocalists, cultural context, and more. Major composers get more attention, with longer bios and more detailed entries, though the entries for some of the more notable people (such as George Gershwin) come up a little short in detailing their impact and significance. I purchased this book about a year ago, when I found myself becoming more interested in classical music, and it has proven to be extremely handy in identifying major pieces, performers, and composers. A must-have for music majors and libraries (both college and public) and for individual reference, and as an added bonus, is a godsend for those of us who do crossword puzzles.
Rating: 3
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Comment: The Oxford Music Dictionary is in some ways useful, but as the title depicts, one would assume that a "dictionary" would contain pronunciations, but this book does not. Its good to know what sfortzando and fortissimo means, but can you say them? Given that every book has some downfall or another, I felt this should be titled "The Oxford Collection of Musical Terms," with the exclusion of "dictionary."
Rating: 5
Summary: Indispensable desk reference tool
Comment: As the maintainer of the Classical Archives, I use this reference every single day. Its contents has been most judiciously selected to permit searches on composers, musical forms, terms, instruments, orchestras and performers. Each composer's entry offers a work-list which provides an excellent perspective. An invaluable tool indeed.
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Title: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera (Oxford Paperback Reference) by John Hamilton Warrack, Ewan West, John Warrack ISBN: 0192800280 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven by Charles Rosen ISBN: 0393317129 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians by Don Michael Randel ISBN: 0674009789 Publisher: Belknap Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Webster's New World Dictionary of Music by Nicolas Slonimsky, Richard Kassel ISBN: 0028627474 Publisher: Webster's New World Pub. Date: 19 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Beethoven by Maynard Solomon ISBN: 0825672686 Publisher: Schirmer Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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