Item Detail
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Swain, Joseph Peter
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Historical dictionary of sacred music
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Book
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Lanham, Md.
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2006
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Scarecrow Press
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xxx, 299 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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English
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Appendices contain texts of the Roman Catholic and Anglican rites, and of Shema and Kaddish
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0810855305 (hardcover : alk. paper), 9780810855304
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Church music--Dictionaries.
Synagogue music--Dictionaries. -
ML 102 .C5 S92 2006
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Swain, Joseph Peter. Historical Dictionary of Sacred Music. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 2006.
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A dictionary covering the important terms, people, places, and works of and related to sacred music.
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Covers most important people, traditions, places, technical terms, genres, and documents of sacred music, pertaining to the religions of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and a few other small groups.
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The dictionary lists various terms and subjects in alphabetical order, with bolded words signifying cross-references to related articles. Articles vary in length, depending on their importance and amount of available information. Appendixes include the texts of the Roman Catholic Rites, as well as Shema and Kaddish. An extensive bibliography by subject is found at the end of the dictionary.
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Cockburn, Brian. Fontes artis musicae 55 (April-June 2008): 394-95.http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rih&AN=2006-06441-3&site=ehost-live&scope=site
Mardirosian, Haig. The American Organist 41 (August 2007): 77.
Wolz, Larry. The Hymn: A Journal of Congregational Song 58 (Summer 2007): 52-53. -
BYU Mus Ref
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4402