The Oxford Dictionary of Music
- ISBN-10
- 0198691629
- ISBN-13
- 9780198691624
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 985
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Author
- Joyce Bourne Kennedy
Description
Includes entries for more than two thousand composers of all nationalities and eras, and includes definitions of musical terms and forms, and descriptions of musical instruments.
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