Spanning roughly a thousand years of Western music, The New Penguin Dictionary of Music is an indispensable A-Z reference for anyone with a serious interest in the subject. Composed by an award-winning music critic who brings both scholarly rigour and genuine personal opinion to every entry, the dictionary covers the lives and achievements of a wide range of composers alongside essential topics such as music history — from medieval plainchant through to contemporary minimalism — performance practice, music theory, and specialist terminology. The result is a book that works as well as a pleasurable read as it does an authoritative reference, equally suited to the enthusiastic amateur and the seasoned professional.
ISBN 13: 9780141009254
Author: Paul Griffiths
