Catalog Search Results
Description
"Excellent coverage of the art music (Béhague) of Colombia, as well as traditional music (Waxer/List), broken down by region, and popular music (Waxer). Illustrated with maps, photographs, and musical examples"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
"This reference classic has approximately doubled in size since its last publication 20 years ago, and the expansion involves more than the thorough revision and addition of articles about music...
Author
Publication Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xxxi, 339 pages ; 24 cm
Description
There have been numerous publications over the last several decades on the Bible in literature, film, and art. But until now, no reference work has appeared on the Bible as depicted in Western music. In The Bible in Music: A Dictionary of Songs, Works, and More, scholars Siobhâan Dowling Long and John F.A. Sawyer correct this gap in Biblical reference literature, providing a convenient guide to musical interpretations of the Bible. As well as providing...
Publication Date
2003
Physical Desc
xxvii, 978 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Description
This classic reference work, the best one-volume music dictionary available, has been brought completely up to date in this new edition. Combining authoritative scholarship and lucid, lively prose, the Fourth Edition of The Harvard Dictionary of Music is the essential guide for musicians, students, and everyone who appreciates music. The Harvard Dictionary of Music has long been admired for its wide range as well as its reliability. This treasure...
Author
Publication Date
2006
Physical Desc
xxx, 299 p. : music ; 23 cm.
Description
"This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Sacred Music contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 800 cross-referenced entries on major types of music, composers, key religious figures, specialized positions, genres of composition, technical terms, instruments, fundamental documents and sources, significant places, and important musical compositions. This book is an...
Publication Date
2002
Physical Desc
xiii, 1434 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
This online-only edition of The Oxford Companion to Music is a partial revision that focuses on living composers and their music, and adds some terms, works, and cross-references to the original text. Bibliographies have also been substantially revised and updated. This classic reference work includes articles that range from clear, concise definitions of musical ideas and terms to extended surveys of musical forms and styles, with specialist coverage...
Author
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Desc
x, 815 p. : ill., music ; 20 cm.
Description
An authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of music, this title covers a range of musical terms from allegro to zingaro, and musical works from 'Aida' to 'Zauberflote', as well as composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras.
Author
Publication Date
1999, c1994
Physical Desc
xv, 985 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
'The Oxford Dictionary of Music' is a guide for all music lovers and performers, both amateur and professional. It brings together 12,500 entries covering musical subjects of all kinds in an authoritative and accessible way.


