A Dictionary of Music / Robert Illing.

By:

Illing, Robert, 1917-1999 [author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Penguin reference books | Penguin reference booksPublication details: Middlesex, England ; Penguin Books, 1950.Description: 318 p. : music ; 20 cmSubject(s):

DDC classification:

780.3 20 ILL

Summary: "A pocket encyclopaedia rather than a dictionary, this book gives definitions of musical terms, articles on matters of musical notation and composition and on musical instruments, and the thumb-nail sketches of the lives and works of composers. Covering matters of historical interest as well as those of present-day usage, it contains over 1,500 entries, from the briefest definitions to articles of 500 words or more, illustrated by diagrams of musical instruments and by musical examples." -- Book Cover verso

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	Academy of Music & Performing Arts Library Reference	Reference	780.3 ILL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Not For Loan		A00065
Reference	Academy of Music & Performing Arts Library Reference	Reference	780.3 ILL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2	Not For Loan		A00066

"A pocket encyclopaedia rather than a dictionary, this book gives definitions of musical terms, articles on matters of musical notation and composition and on musical instruments, and the thumb-nail sketches of the lives and works of composers. Covering matters of historical interest as well as those of present-day usage, it contains over 1,500 entries, from the briefest definitions to articles of 500 words or more, illustrated by diagrams of musical instruments and by musical examples." -- Book Cover verso

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