The Hal Leonard Pocket Music DictionaryHal Leonard Publishing Corporation (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. |
Contents
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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Common terms and phrases
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