The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music
The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music

Author: Barrie Jones

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-03

Total Pages: 780

ISBN-13: 1135950253

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The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music, in 7,500 entries, retains the breadth of coverage, clarity, and accessibility of the highly acclaimed Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Music, from which it is derived. Tracing its lineage to the Everyman Dictionary of Music, now out of print, it boasts a distinguished heritage of the finest musical scholarship. This book provides comprehensive coverage of theoretical and technical music terminology, embracing the many genres and forms of classical music, clearly illustrated with examples. It also provides core information on composers and comprehensive lists of works from the earliest exponents of polyphony to present-day composers.

The Monstrous Child
The Monstrous Child

Author: Francesca Simon

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2016-05-03

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0571330282

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A stunning, operatic, epic drama, like no other. Meet Hel, an ordinary teenager - and goddess of the Underworld. Why is life so unfair? Hel tries to make the bets of it, creating gleaming halls in her dark kingdom and welcoming the dead who she is forced to host for eternity. Until eternity itself is threatened. Francesca's first and wonderful foray into teen.

Richard Strauss's Salome
Richard Strauss's Salome

Author: Burton D. Fisher

Publisher: Opera Journeys Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 0977145514

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A comprehensive guide to Richard Strauss's SALOME, featuring insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis, a complete, newly translated Libretto with German/English side-by side, and over 25 music highlight examples.

The Present State of Music in France and Italy: Or the Journal of a Tour Through Those Countries (1773)
The Present State of Music in France and Italy: Or the Journal of a Tour Through Those Countries (1773)

Author: Charles Burney

Publisher:

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9781104709570

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.