Item Detail
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Headington, Christopher
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Illustrated dictionary of musical terms
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Book
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London
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1980
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Bodley Head Ltd.
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159 p. : ill., facsims., music, port. ; 24 cm.
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English
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Gift of: Paul Pollei
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0370302761; 9780370302768
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Music--Dictionaries.
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Musical Terms; Music History; Music Theory; Performances
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ML 100 .H43 I44 1980
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Headington, Christopher. Illustrated Dictionary of Musical Terms. New York:
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Intended for the needs of a variety of readers including students of music history, theory, and performance, amateur musicians, and those who simply listen to music and occasionally read about it. Includes definitions of terms, genres of music, events and basic musical knowledge. Supplemental guide to general musical knowledge.
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Entries cover significant compositions, places, instruments, genres of music, terminology, musical references and commentary. Basic and simple musical terms such as bar, accidental, cadence, etc are defined for the general public to increase basic knowledge of music. There are also explanations of more complicated terms for music students, teachers, or performers. It does focus on not a certain instrument but general introduction able to apply for various instruments. In addition, it deals with the origin of the terms. The terms hard to understand and rather unfamiliar are described where they are derived from and compared how they are used differently in practice and in theory. Diverse genres of music are introduced and explained. It includes famous and familiar examples of each genre as well as the derivation of the genre. The book deals with other genre like related with music like dance and different kind of dance forms as well as the terms used for dance.
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Organized in standard dictionary format as a basic guide to simple musical terminology. Visual information such as drawings and pictures are provided to aid comprehension. Explanations are relatively short and simple so that they are quite easy and clear to understand. Diagrams or pictures tend to relate pictures to concepts for historical background.
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Includes additional information supplementing the entries such as the origin of the term, the time of popularity, and practical use. The book acts as a supplemental guide to enhance basic musical knowledge for the general public.
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Druesedow, John E. Jr. American Reference Books Annual 12 (1981): 1014.
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BYU Mus Ref
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3368