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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819881203321

Autore

Swain Joseph Peter

Titolo

Historical dictionary of sacred music / / Joseph P. Swain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4422-6463-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (403 p.)

Collana

Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts

Disciplina

781.7003

Soggetti

Church music

Synagogue music

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Sacred Music contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and a bibliography. The dictionary section has over 800 cross-referenced entries on major types of music, composers, key religious figures, and specialized positions, genres of composition, technical terms, and instruments.