Oxford Companion to Music

The Classic Reference Book On Music Reborn for the 21st Century The Oxford Companion to Music is one of the most famous music reference works of all time. Now, thirty years after the last edition, this invaluable Companion is back in a completely new edition. Over a million words in length, it is the biggest, most authoritative, and most up-to-date, single-volume music reference book available. * Over 8,000 articles covering performers, composers, conductors, individual works, instruments, notation, forms and genres * Articles provide a comprehensive, enlightening, and entertaining survey of Western music * Includes classical, jazz, popular music, and dance * Over 150 expert contributors * Over 1,000 new entries * Organized A-Z * The classic reference book for the amateur, the professional, the student, the enthusiast, and the fan The Oxford Companion to Music, like every edition before it, will immediately become an indispensable resource for all who wish to enrich their love and knowledge of music.Latham, Alison is the author of 'Oxford Companion to Music' with ISBN 9780198662129 and ISBN 0198662122.