Description

The most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of music available in paperback. Coverage includes musical terms from allegro to zingaro, and musical works from Aida to Zauberflöte, as well as composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras. Wide-ranging and clearly written, it provides a rich mine of information for all lovers of music.

Oxford Paperback Reference
THE WORLD’S MOST TRUSTED REFERENCE BOOKS

• Includes musical instruments and their history
• Covers living composers and performers, with over 150 added for this edition

‘clearly the best around . . . the dictionary that everyone should have’ Literary Review

‘a pleasure to dip into’ Times Educational Supplement

‘indispensable’ Yorkshire Post

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