A Dictionary of Music Titles

ISBN: 9780786438907

出版年: 2008-3

页数: 304

定价: $ 45.14

内容简介

Here are histories of the creation of 3,500 titles for symphonies, operas, oratorios, ballets, orchestral works, choral works, chamber music, keyboard compositions, and songs. Titles are arranged alphabetically by most common form, English or other language, and each entry includes alternate titles and non-English language versions of the title where appropriate, the composer's name, date of composition and first performance, opus number where appropriate, a description of the work, and the origin of the title or any story behind it.