Classical Music Encyclopedia - New & Expanded Edition

Fully updated, covering Western music from medieval times to the present day. Each era has an Introduction, A to Z of key composers, sections on Styles and Forms, and Instruments. Written by many of the world's leading experts in the field. Comprehensive, easy-to-use and highly informative - an essential guide for readers of all levels.

About the author

Charles Wilson was senior subject editor for twentieth-century composers on the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 1997–2000 and editor-in-chief of the Cambridge University Press journal Twentieth-Century Music 2008–12. He is Director of Education in the School of Music at Cardiff University.

Summary

Fully updated, covering Western music from medieval times to the present day. Each era has an Introduction, A to Z of key composers, sections on Styles and Forms, and Instruments. Written by many of the world's leading experts in the field. Comprehensive, easy-to-use and highly informative - an essential guide for readers of all levels.

Product details

• Assisted by: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Foreword)
• Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2014
• EAN: 9781783612833
• ISBN: 978-1-78361-283-3
• No. of pages: 496
• Series: Definitive Encyclopedias; Definitive Encyclopedias
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; Music, Flame Tree Music