- Paperback: 212 pages
- Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks (26 Mar 1963)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0193171031
- ISBN-13: 978-0193171039
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.7 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 272,700 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Imogen Holst's brilliantly lucid book introduces the reader to the language of musical terms, highlighting and analysing the historical development of music's texture, harmony, and form. The perfect complement to The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, it can be read by anyone - absolute beginners and those who wish to consolidate and extend what they already know. But it not only informs: ultimately, for performers and listeners alike it encourages livelier participation.
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Imogen Holst (d. 1984), daughter of Gustav Holst, was a composer, musical assistant to Benjamin Britten and director of the Aldeburgh Festival for many years.
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SOUND is everything that we hear : a clock ticking, a door slamming, a dog barking, a car changing gcar on the hill, the wind in the tress, a voice speaking in the next room and another voice singing in the house across the road. Read the first page
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SOUND is everything that we hear : a clock ticking, a door slamming, a dog barking, a car changing gcar on the hill, the wind in the tress, a voice speaking in the next room and another voice singing in the house across the road. Read the first page
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The Oxford ABC of Music is an excellent small reference book for both proficient musicians and beginners alike. The book covers most aspects of music and is written in an understandable manner. Everything you need to know about music in a compact and interesting reference book. A 'must-have' for music lovers.
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It was a requested present, I looked through it first, I was informative , clear and well layed out.
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5 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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This is a gloss that moves very quickly from elementary notation to dodecaphony. It is moderately pleasant to read and fairly clear for the novice. But beware: It is British, so it speaks of crotchets and quavers, rather than of quarter notes and eighth notes. It discusses dissonance in terms of Helmholtz's discredited beat theory.
Also recommended (very much): PENTATONIC SCALES FOR THE JAZZ-ROCK KEYBOARDIST by Jeff Burns.
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