Schirmer Pronouncing Pocket Manual of Musical Terms Fifth Edition Theodore Baker

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Topic
Reference
Type
Manual
ISBN
9781849381765
Book Title
Schirmer Pronouncing Pocket Manual of Musical Terms
Publisher
Omnibus Press
Item Length
5.5 in
Edition
5
Publication Year
2014
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.7 in
Author
Schirmer
Genre
Music
Item Weight
7.6 Oz
Item Width
3.9 in
Number of Pages
344 Pages
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Publisher
Omnibus Press
ISBN-10
1849381763
ISBN-13
9781849381765
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79887457

Product Key Features

Edition
5
Book Title
Schirmer Pronouncing Pocket Manual of Musical Terms
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Reference
Genre
Music
Author
Schirmer
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
7.6 Oz
Item Length
5.5 in
Item Width
3.9 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
780.3
Synopsis
The first and best pocket dictionary of musical terms is now better!Gives over 5,000 definitions of key musical terms, styles, forms and musical instruments.Provides brief biographies of over 1,000 composers and performers in all musical styles., A pocket dictionary of musical terms that gives over 5,000 definitions of key musical terms, styles, forms and musical instruments. It provides brief biographies of over 1,000 composers and performers in all musical styles. It covers classical, jazz, pop and world music. It fits into the pocket, purse or musical instrument case., The first and best pocket dictionary of musical terms is now better! It gives over 5,000 definitions of key musical terms, styles, forms and musical instruments. It provides brief biographies of over 1,000 composers and performers in all musical styles. It covers classical, jazz, pop and world music. It easily fits into the pocket, purse or musical instrument case. It is in print continuously since 1905 and now in it' fifth revision., Compiling a pocket dictionary of musical terms at the turn into the 21st century is a bit like engaging in time travel - the compiler, like the reader in turn, moves through literally centuries of terms, each with its own relevance and use: slam dancing and classical ballet, heterophony and time-brackets, coloratura and circular breathing, crumhorns and synthesizers. The reader is struck by the virtual panoply of musical worlds, and by the specialized language each seems to require. The situation is not entirely confounding, however, for although few speak all of these languages, all speak some. Terms from the so-called "common practice" period, used with reference to the overarching musical development spanning Bach to Brahms, are surely the best known. Rhythm, meter, melody, harmony, as musical "descriptors," derive from this era, and continue to function as the basis for comparative understanding of music across time.Terms particular to both earlier and later times are usually less familiar. Music of the pre-Christian era, like that of the Middle Ages and of the Renaissance, is little understood without knowledge of the parallel worlds to which they are closely allied. Music in these periods is frequently tied liturgy, poetry, period instruments, and social practices, all of which show a fundamental integration of music in the lives of individuals contemporary with their times. The present edition, fifth in a serious launched in 1905 by Theodore Baker and revised in subsequent editions by the revered (and irreverent) Russian-born American lexicographer Nicolas Slonimsky, covers it all. There are literally hundreds of terms, including many new additions from so-called "non-Western" music, each defined in clear, succinct language and cross-referenced throughout. There's also a greatly revised "Noteworthy Musicians" section, equally inclusive in its coverage of individuals representing such diverse musical genres as classical, rock, and jazz.
LC Classification Number
ML108

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