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Music Performance: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Dictionaries and encyclopedias that contain entries on conducting and repertoire, as well as biographical entries about composers. Entries may include images, musical examples, and bibliographies of scholarly sources for further reading.
- Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of MusiciansCovers all musical genres, with new entries written by a distinguished group of area specialists as well as the original articles by Nicolas Slonimsky. This work continues the tradition of offering the most comprehensive and authoritative information on musicians, along with interesting and insightful evaluations of their contributions to the musical world.
- Oxford Music OnlineMusic reference works, including Grove Music Online, biographies, and encyclopedias
The Harvard Dictionary of Music by Call Number: ML100 .H37 2003
