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Core information on composers and comprehensive works listings from the earliest exponents of polyphony to the present day.

Recommended for the UK Open University's course A214: Understanding Music: Elements, Techniques, and Styles.

• Over 7,500 entries in straightforward, non-abbreviated language – creating an authoritative and accessible resource.
• Full coverage of technical terms, with music examples – clarifying difficult concepts.
• Complete works listing for every major composer – providing comprehensive coverage as well as enriching the biographical detail.
• Chronology of major composers and key works – placing musical events and personalities in their historical context.
• 100 illustrations.

ISBN: 1-85986-272-1
Publication date: December 1998
Length: 768 pp
Size: 198 × 129 mm (5 × 7³/₄ in)