Item Detail
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Latham, Alison
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The Oxford dictionary of musical terms
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Book
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Oxford; New York, N.Y.
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2004
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Oxford University Press
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1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 20 cm.
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English
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0198606982; 9780198606987
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Music--Terminology.
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Musical Terms
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ML 108 .O93 L37 2004
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Latham, Alison, ed. Oxford Dictionary of Musical Terms. Oxford Paperback Reference. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.
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A source for definitions of musical terms. Especially useful for non-professional music enthusiasts who often encounter musical terms with which they are not familiar. Professional musicians could also find it helpful, especially when practicing in areas outside of their own specific training or specialty.
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Includes terms and abbreviations that apply to, and are used in, Western art music. While the vast majority of terms are in English, French, German, and Italian, select terms from other European languages are included as deemed useful by the editor. Most entries would already be familiar to professional musicians.
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Terms are organized alphabetically. Each entry includes a brief definition. Entries for terms in languages other than English also specify the language and include a translation into English.
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Wintle, Christopher. Music & Letters 87 (May 2006): 298-300.
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Abraham Myler
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BYU Mus Ref
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3678