The most comprehensive one-volume dictionary of musical terms available
An ideal book for students and teachers of music, and for musicians, concert-goers, people who belong to choirs, and all those who enjoy playing or listening to music
Provides clear, succinct, definitions over a comprehensive range of musical terminology
Includes all the terms in English and other European languages likely to be encountered in Western music
Covers jazz and popular musical genres
Over 2,500 entries cover terms across a range of subjects, including rhythm, metre, forms, genres, pitch, scales, chords, harmony, notational systems, composition and analysis, performance practice, expression, computer applications, acoustics, and many more
Entries include etymologies, and are fully cross-referenced
Some terms are illustrated with music examples or tables
Index of composers, with dates
Covers all the terms required in the SMAB musical theory exams
Printed music and writing about music involve the use of complex systems of notation and a wealth of technical terms in several languages. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Musical Terms provides clear, succinct, definitions of a comprehensive range of the musical terms, in English and other European languages, that are likely to be encountered in Western music, including in jazz and popular musical genres. Over 2,500 A-Z entries range across a spectrum of subjects, among them: rhythm, metre, forms, genres, pitch, scales, chords, harmony and counterpoint, notational systems, composition and analysis, performance practice, tempo, expression, musical periods, artistic movements, computer applications, acoustics, and many more. Entries provide etymologies, and are fully cross-referenced. Some are illustrated with music examples and tables. An appendix lists all composers mentioned in the Dictionary , with their dates.
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