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Offline sof

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music term dictionary
on: April 23, 2006, 10:49:15 PM
hello all,

I want to purchase a music term dictionary, but I'm not quite sure which edition/publication is good. any suggestions?

thanks.
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Offline prometheus

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Re: music term dictionary
Reply #1 on: April 23, 2006, 11:31:06 PM
Until you decide you may want to use https://www.music.vt.edu/musicdictionary/


Looking through the amazon.com reviews is often helpful when deciding what book to buy.
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Offline allchopin

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Re: music term dictionary
Reply #2 on: June 01, 2006, 02:55:16 AM
Randel, Don, ed. New Harvard Dictionary of Music, 4th Ed. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003, probably your best bet.  Typically the New Grove isn't accurate and widely agreed upon.
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