Collins Encyclopedia of Music

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Encyclopedia
of Music
The Collins ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSIC is a
comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative survey
of the whole field of Western music from its beginnings
in Greece to the present day. The record-buyer,
concert-goer, student, and professional musician will
find here, in one compact volume, the best and most
practical collection of musical information relevant
to his needs.
The Encyclopedia is an authoritative work, firmly
founded on the impeccable scholarship of its original
authors, Sir Jack Westrup and Frank Harrison,
supplemented by the more recent research of the
revising team. The result does justice to both traditional
and contemporary forms and values in a way that
reflects the best critical concensus of the present day.
In particular, the coverage of early and medieval
music and of contemporary and recent music has
been much expanded.
Over 6000 articles cover the full range of musical
interest-composers, works, instruments, scholars,
and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Encyclopedia
of Music
The Collins ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSIC is a
comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative survey
of the whole field of Western music from its beginnings
in Greece to the present day. The record-buyer,
concert-goer, student, and professional musician will
find here, in one compact volume, the best and most
practical collection of musical information relevant
to his needs.
The Encyclopedia is an authoritative work, firmly
founded on the impeccable scholarship of its original
authors, Sir Jack Westrup and Frank Harrison,
supplemented by the more recent research of the
revising team. The result does justice to both traditional
and contemporary forms and values in a way that
reflects the best critical concensus of the present day.
In particular, the coverage of early and medieval
music and of contemporary and recent music has
been much expanded.
Over 6000 articles cover the full range of musical
interest-composers, works, instruments, scholars,
and critics. Though crammed with information and
facts the articles never degenerate into mere
catalogues, but remain pointed and entertaining. The
essay-length articles on major composers - a notable
feature of the book - demonstrate these virtues most
convincingly.
Augmenting the text are over a thousand music
examples and scores of photographs and prints. The
profusion of music examples alone distinguishes the
book from other general music reference works and
highlights the full, practical, and detailed nature of the
information provided.
As Lionel Salter said with justice in his review in the
Music Times, "as a one-volume reference work, it is
a distinct achievement and very reasonably priced." Vissza