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The Oxford Companion to Music
Alison (Ed) Latham
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Description for The Oxford Companion to Music
Hardcover. This new edition of The Oxford Companion to Music is a comprehensive and authoritative reference work, which, like its famous predecessors, will be invaluable to both professional and amateur musicians, and general music lovers. A distinguished and international team of contributors covers a broad sweep of musical subjects, ranging from composers and performers to instruments and genres. Editor(s): Latham, Alison. Series: Oxford Companions. Num Pages: 1448 pages, numerous music examples. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC; AVH; AVR; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 201 x 71. Weight in Grams: 2090.
The Oxford Companion to Music is one of the most famous music reference works of all time. This invaluable Companion now reappears in a completely new edition. Over a million words in length, it is the biggest, most authoritative, and most up to date single-volume music reference book available. The new edition draws on both the classic Oxford Companion to Music by Percy Scholes, first published in 1938, and the two-volume New Oxford Companion to Music, edited by Denis Arnold (1983), but is thoroughly revised and reimagined for the 21st century. Alison Latham has assembled a distinguished team ... Read more
The Oxford Companion to Music is one of the most famous music reference works of all time. This invaluable Companion now reappears in a completely new edition. Over a million words in length, it is the biggest, most authoritative, and most up to date single-volume music reference book available. The new edition draws on both the classic Oxford Companion to Music by Percy Scholes, first published in 1938, and the two-volume New Oxford Companion to Music, edited by Denis Arnold (1983), but is thoroughly revised and reimagined for the 21st century. Alison Latham has assembled a distinguished team ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Series
Oxford Companions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1448
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198662129
SKU
V9780198662129
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Ref
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About Alison (Ed) Latham
Alison Latham is a highly experienced editor of music reference works. She was a member of the editorial team for the multi-volume New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1980), assistant editor of The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music (1988, reprinted 1994), co-editor (with Stanley Sadie) of The Cambridge Guide to Music and Brief Guide to Music (1994) and (with ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Companion to Music
A well-loved friend returns ... The latest incarnation is in one volume, sports a stellar contributors' list and more than matches the authority of its immediate predecessor ... probably the best one-volume music reference book going.
Times Educational Supplement
Times Educational Supplement