Historical Dictionary of Sacred Music

Informationen zum Autor By Joseph P. Swain Klappentext This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Sacred Music contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and a bibliography. The dictionary section has over 800 cross-referenced entries on major types of music, composers, key religious figures, and specialized positions, genres of composition, technical terms, and instruments. Zusammenfassung This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Sacred Music contains a chronology! an introduction! appendixes! and a bibliography. The dictionary section has over 800 cross-referenced entries on major types of music! composers! key religious figures! and specialized positions! genres of composition! technical terms! and instruments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword (Jon Woronoff)Preface to the First EditionPreface to the Second EditionChronologyIntroductionThe Dictionary Appendix I: Texts of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Rites Appendix II: Shema and KaddishBibliographyAbout the Author

Product details

• Authors: Joseph P. Swain, Swain Joseph P.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9781442264625
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-6462-5
• No. of pages: 402
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of Lit; Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; MUSIC / Reference, MUSIC / Religious / General, Reference works, Sacred and religious music, Sacred & Religious Music