The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians

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The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians is written by Don Michael Randel and published by Harvard University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0674255720 (ISBN 10) and 9780674255722 (ISBN 13).

This compact guide to the history and performance of music offers definitions of musical terms; characterizations of forms of musical composition; entries that identify operas, oratorios, symphonic poems, and other works; illustrated descriptions of instruments; and capsule summaries of the lives and careers of composers, performers, and theorists.