Dictionary of Musical Terms by Theo. Baker PhD - 1923: with a Supplement Containing an English-Italian Vocabulary for Composers

New York London: G. Schirmer, 1895. Hard Back. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 5 1/2" x 7 1/4. 258 Pages. There is a 28 Page Appendix of Additions and Corrections. This is an 1895 Copyright that was renewed in 1923. No print date given. Maroon boards with silver lettering to the spine and front. Top and bottom spine areas show minor wear. Interior text pages are flawless and white. Carefully defined, and with the accent of the foreign words marked and preceded by rules for the pronunciation of Italian, German, and French. The purpose of this book is to furnish an accurate and concise explanation of any technical word or phrase which the student is apt to meet with. The English vocabulary will be found practically exhaustive. The scope of this work is a dictionary rather than a lexicon. Most of the material has been gleaned from numerous standard works of reference, such as those of Grove (Dictionary), Riemann (Musik-Lexikon), Gevaert (Instrumentation), Weitzmann (History of Pianoforte-Playing),… Read More