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Appreciation
Dr. Peter LaRue
"Designed for the Betterment of 8:00 Scholars Everywhere"
(Mr. Tchaikovsky)
Bibliography
There
follows a very brief listing of other references or books which you
might find to be both enjoyable and educational. Obviously hundreds of
books have been written on the topic of "music" - what follows
is just a brief overview of some of the offerings. Also, there are many
sources available via the computer network - as with all "web"
searches, however, one does have to be careful about the validity of the
information obtained. None-the-less please always check for useful
information "on-line" - you might pick up some real gems.
Arnold, Denis (ed.). The New Oxford Companion to Music, 2 vols. New York: Oxford Press, 1983.
Lang, Paul Henry. Music in Western Civilization. New York: W.W. Norton, 1940.
Randel,
Don (ed.). The New Harvard Dictionary of Music. Cambridge:
Harvard
Sachs,
Curt. History of Musical instruments. New York: W.W. Norton, 1940.
Sadie,
Stanley (ed.). The New Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians,
20 vols. Washington DC: Grove's Dictionaries of Music, 1980.
Slonimsky,
Nicolas (ed.). Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 7th
ed. New York: Schirmer, 1984
Weiss,
Piero and Richard Taruskin (ed.). Music in the Western World: A History
in Documents.
Westrup,
J.A. and F. L. Harrison. The New College Encyclopedia of Music,
rev. Conrad Wilson. New York: W.W.
Norton, 1976.