The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music

Intended to be comprehensive, jargon-free, and up-to-date. Explaining not just the standard terms but also the latest developments. With illustrations and tables. The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music, in 7,500 entries, retains the breadth of coverage, clarity, and accessibility of the highly acclaimed Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Music, from which it is derived. Tracing its lineage to the Everyman Dictionary of Music, now out of print, it boasts a distinguished heritage of the finest musical scholarship. The Concise Dictionary of Music provides comprehensive coverage of theoretical and technical music terminology, embracing the many genres and forms of classical music, clearly illustrated with examples. It also provides core information on composers and comprehensive lists of works from the earliest exponents of polyphony to present-day composers. (source: Google Books) The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Music , in 7,500 entries, retains the breadth of coverage, clarity, and accessibility of the highly acclaimed Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Music, from which it is derived. Tracing its lineage to the Everyman Dictionary of Music, now out of print, it boasts a distinguished heritage of the finest musical scholarship. This book provides comprehensive coverage of theoretical and technical music terminology, embracing the many genres and forms of classical music, clearly illustrated with examples. It also provides core information on composers and comprehensive lists of works from the earliest exponents of polyphony to present-day composers. Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 8 A......Page 14 B......Page 52 C......Page 115 D......Page 169 E......Page 201 F......Page 217 G......Page 249 H......Page 287 I......Page 321 J......Page 333 K......Page 342 L......Page 364 M......Page 397 N......Page 456 O......Page 471 P......Page 485 Q......Page 535 R......Page 540 S......Page 578 T......Page 663 U......Page 701 V......Page 705 W......Page 725 X......Page 750 Y......Page 751 Z......Page 753 Note names and harmonies......Page 760 Time signatures......Page 761 Chronology......Page 762 popular passage... (source: Google Books) ... attempt to make Henry Tudor king, and in 1497 he helped in the suppression of the Cornish rebellion against the then Henry VII in support of the pretender Perkin Warbeck. He served the next Tudor monarch, Henry VIII, in various military and diplomatic capacities, including the post of deputy at Calais, and was present at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. In 1516 he became Chancellor of the Exchequer; Holbein painted him in the robes of that office. As a translator he favoured the works of medieval...‎ (page 373) First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.