The New Oxford Companion To Music (2 Vols)

The New Oxford Companion To Music (2 Vols)

This complete encyclopedia encompasses music of all kinds from ancient times to the present day. Written by a team of 90 expert contributors, these 6,600 articles cover composers, and individual works; musical instruments; opera; music of different countries; Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Jazz, and popular music; definitions of musical terms; rudiments and theory of music; and standard forms and genres.Review`Not simply a dictionary, but a true encyclopedia'Gramophone`the...appearance of The New Oxford Companion to Music is unequivocally to be welcomed, especially in the form it has taken. For all practical purposes it is a thoroughly good thing' Nicholas Spice in The London Review of Books`as instructive, absorbing and dependable a companion as the mateur or professional musician can find between boards today' Musical Times`two splendid volumes, which will rightly find a place in musical households for years to come' Classical Music Weekly`I find The New Oxford Companion of enormous interest, clearly laid out, well illustrated, and quite simply a `must' for the professional and amateur musician alike.' Dame Janet Baker`an indispensable work of reference...a thoroughly good read on subjects as diverse as education, the ear, broadcasting, hymnology, architectural acoustics, Stravinsky, Satchmo and the musical applications of colour'Sunday Times`an absolutely indispensable reference book and I would think no library of music books complete without it' Andre Previn`This new Oxford Companion behaves as one expects any good friend to behave: it keeps one company and so far as I can discover it does not let one down. It is entertaining, a good bedside read and certainly does not parade its scholarship, though its writers are true experts and notprofessional boilers-down of other people's learning.' Humphrey Burton`How delightful to to find a serious musical reference book in which Charlie Parker rubs shoulders with the `Paris' Symphony, and the very next entry after `Palestrina' is `Palm court music'! This is an authoritative work on scholarly matters, but also a most companionable Companion.'Joseph Cooper`comprehensive'North Star