The New Oxford Companion to Music (2 Vols)
Books / Hardcover
ISBN: 0193113163 / Publisher: Oxford University Press, November 1983
Collects brief discussions of composers, individual works, musical styles, instruments, terminology, acoustics, theory, and other aspects of music ranging from the ancient world to the present
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This complete encyclopedia encompasses music of all kinds from ancient times to the present day. Written by a team of 90 expert contributors, these 6,600 articles cover composers, and individual works; musical instruments; opera; music of different countries; Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque,Classical, Romantic, Jazz, and popular music; definitions of musical terms; rudiments and theory of music; and standard forms and genres.
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