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Don Michael Randel

    Don Michael Randel è un eminente musicologo americano, noto per le sue profonde esplorazioni nella musica e nel suo significato all'interno della cultura umana. Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da rigore accademico e dalla ricerca di comprendere la musica come un linguaggio universale. L'esperienza di Randel abbraccia epoche storiche e generi musicali, offrendo ai lettori nuove prospettive sulla ricchezza del mondo musicale. Il suo approccio alla musica è sia analitico che evocativo, attirando sia studiosi che ascoltatori in generale.

    The New Harvard Dictionary of Music
    • 1986

      THIS EDITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A NEWER 2003 EDITION This classic reference work is simply the best one-volume music dictionary available today. Its nearly 6,000 entries, written by more than 70 top musicologists, are consistently lucid and based on recent scholarship. The New Harvard Dictionary of Music contains among its riches superb articles on music of the 20th century, including jazz, rock, and mixed media as well as twelve-tone, serial, and aleatory music; comprehensive articles on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near East; entries on all the styles and forms in Western art music; and descriptions of instruments enriched by historical background. Short entries for quick reference--definitions and identifications--alternate with encyclopedia-length articles written by experts in each field. More than 220 drawings and 250 musical examples enhance the text. Combining authoritative scholarship with concise, lively prose, The New Harvard Dictionary of Music is the essential guide for musicians, students, and everyone who listens to music.

      The New Harvard Dictionary of Music