ELSON'S MUSIC DICTIONARY : Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of Such Terms and Signs As Are Used in Modern Music
by Elson, Louis C
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Bryn Mawr, PA: Oliver Ditson/Theodore Presser Co, 1933. Reprint of 1933 . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Text/Near New. Green linen boards w/black printing/NF. DJ/None. Classic dictionary of terms in musicology. First published in 1905; this is the reprint of 1933. Compiled by Louis C. Elson, Professor of Theory of Music at the New England Conservatory of Music, this comprehensive work includes lists of foreign composers and artists, a list of popular errors in music, and an English-Italian vocabulary list of words & expressions pertinent to students of the field. Table of contents in 6 sections: 1, Preface; 2, Rules for Pronouncing Italian, German & French; 3, A List of Popular Errors & Doubtful Terms in Music; 4, A List of Prominent Foreign Composers, Artists, etc; and, 5, A Short Vocabulary of English Musical Terms with Their Italian Equivalents. Fine resource and reference.
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- Title
- ELSON'S MUSIC DICTIONARY : Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of Such Terms and Signs As Are Used in Modern Music
- Author
- Elson, Louis C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- Reprint of 1933
- Publisher
- Oliver Ditson/Theodore Presser Co
- Place of Publication
- Bryn Mawr, PA
- Date Published
- 1933
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- Music/Dictionary/Enclyclopedia
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