The Hal Leonard Pocket Music Dictionary

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Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
Hal Leonard Corporation, Jan 1, 1993 - Music - 240 pages
(Book). Here's the most contemporary music dictionary on the market! Conveniently divided into three main sections: The Dictionary of Music Terms defines over 2,000 music terms concisely, including notation and theory terms, instruments and terms used in pop music, electronic music and the music business; The Dictionary of Musicians provides more than 400 capsule biographies of composers and other musicians; and Reference Charts give instant, at-a-glance summaries of the essentials of music, encompassing instrumental and vocal ranges, notation signs and symbols, and scales, modes and key signatures.
 

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Abbreviations Used
4
Pronunciation Guide
5
Key to Entries
6
Dictionary of Terms
7
Dictionary of Composers and Lyricists
137
Time Line of Major Composers
189
Dictionary of Named and Nicknamed Compositions
195
Reference Charts
Guitar Tablature Notation Guide
Miscellaneous Symbols
Ornaments
Performance Indications
Repeat Signs and Symbols
Major and Minor with Key Signatures
Scale Construction
Modes

Accents and Articulation Marks
Chord Symbols
Circle of Fifths
Dynamic Signs and Symbols
Other Scales
Tempo Terms
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Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard LLC has become the worlds largest source of music performance and instructional materials, with a catalog of over a million products in both physical and digital form. They represent many of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time and publish and distribute works from all genres of music for all styles of musicians and ensembles.

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