A Dictionary of Musical Terms - Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French, German, Italian, Latin and Greek Words and Phrases Used in the Art and Science of Music - 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), Stainer and Barrett, Ambros (Geschichte der Musik), Paul (Handlexikon), Soullier (Dictionnaire), Helmholtz (Tonemp6ndungen), Niecks, The Century Dictionary, many English, German, French, and Italian periodicals and musical journals, etc., etc. Literal quotations are duly credited to their sources; condensations and adaptations, however, are not so credited, and must, therefore, be included under this general acknowledgment. The information so gathered has been carefully sifted, and supplemented by the personal researches of over ten years.