Item Detail
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Hixon, Donald L.
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Music abbreviations : a reverse dictionary
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Book
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Lanham, Md.
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2005
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Scarecrow Press
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vi, 226 p. ; 23 cm.
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English
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0810848341 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Music--Abbreviations--Dictionaries.
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ML 100 .H59 M87 2005
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Hixon, Donald L. Music Abbreviations: A Reverse Dictionary. Lanham, Maryland; Toronto; Oxford: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2005.
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A reference guide to abbreviations used in music.
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Included in this volume are abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms for the following: musical terms; monograph and serial titles; academic degrees; record labels; music software and computer programs; international, national, and regional organizations; performing groups; music facsimiles and manuscripts; notation conventions; chant designations.
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In two sections: the dictionary and the reverse dictionary. Both are organized alphabetically by entry. In the first section, the abbreviation is given, followed by the interpretation of the abbreviation. In the second, the name of the term or phrase abbreviated is given, followed by its abbreviation.
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A unique and useful resource, even for trained and educated musicians because it contains many specialized and obscure abbreviations.
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Tarulli, Laurel. Fontes artis musicae 54 (October-December 2007): 603-4.http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rih&AN=2005-12664-2&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Vick, Liza. Music Reference Services Quarterly 9, no. 4 (2005): 83-84.http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rih&AN=2005-12664-1&site=ehost-live&scope=site -
BYU Mus Ref
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