Item Detail
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Emmons, Shirlee
Lewis, Wilbur Watkin -
Researching the song : a lexicon
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Book
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New York, N.Y.; Oxford
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2006
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Oxford University Press
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xiii, 507 p. ; 26 cm.
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English
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0195152026 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9780195152029 (hardcover)
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Songs--Dictionaries.
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ML 102 .S6 E45 2006
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Emmons, Shirlee and Wilbur W. Lewis. Researching the Song: A Lexicon. Oxford: University Press, 2006.
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According to the author this lexicon is to supply singers, teachers, collaborative artists, fans and all interested parties with information that will help them understand the poetry of art songs and through that the songs themselves. Provides lists of words from art songs with their definitions and history.
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This lexicon includes words from poems and the names of the poets who wrote them used in selected western art songs of the German, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, South American, Greek, Finnish, Scandinavian, and both American and British English repertoires.
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Words and names of poets are arranged alphabetically. Each word entry includes the definition, the name of the song it is used in, and the names of the composer and poet. If the word is used by multiple songs, composers, or poets they are all listed. Each poet entry includes the name, dates, biographical information and a list of principal works.
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The researcher must first translate works in foreign languages before using this book.
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Greschner, Debra. Journal of Singing: The Official Journal of the National Association of Teachers of Singing 63 (September-October 2006): 109.
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BYU Mus Ref
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3120