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Tadeusz Szczygielski


MUSIC
DICTIONARIES
DIVISION
GENERAL
DICTIONARIES
DICTIONARY
OF MUSICAL
TERMS
BIOGRAPHICAL
DICTIONARIES
The Concise Dictionary of Music
4,000 entries on musical terms from allegro to zingaro,
and on musical works from Aida to Tosca, as well as
musical instruments and their history, composers,
librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras. It also
boasts comprehensive works lists for major composers.
Print Publication Date:2007
Published online: 2007

The Harvard Dictionary of Music

The Harvard Dictionary of Music includes entries on all the
styles and forms in Western music; comprehensive articles
on the music of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Near
East; descriptions of instruments enriched by historical
background; and articles that reflect today's beat,
including popular music, jazz, and rock.
Encyclopedia-length articles by notable experts alternate with
short entries for quick reference, including definitions and
identifications of works and instruments. More than 220
drawings and 250 musical examples enhance the text. This is
an invaluable book that no music lover can afford to be
without.

The New Grove Dictionary of Music and
Musicians

It is an encyclopedic dictionary of music and musicians. Along
with the German-language Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart,
it is one of the largest reference works on Western music.
Originally published under the title A Dictionary of Music and
Musicians, and later as Grove's Dictionary of Music and
Musicians, it has gone through several editions since the 19th
century and is widely used. In recent years it has been made
available as an electronic resource called Grove Music Online,
which is now an important part of Oxford Music Online.
A Dictionary of Music and Musicians was first published in
four volumes (1879, 1880, 1883, 1889)
Whats interesting: In the mid-1990s, the set version, under a new
title - the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians was sold for
about $2,300. A paperback edition was reprinted in 1995 which sold
for $500. At that point, editors likely decided to concentrate on the
second edition rather than continue to correct the mistakes of the
first.
The second edition under this title (the seventh overall) was
published in 2001, in 29 volumes, 29,499 articles in total. It was also
made available by subscription on the internet in a service called
Grove Music Onlinee 1980 edition.
The print edition of the New Grove costs between $1,100 and
$1,500, while an annual subscription to Grove Music Online as of
October 23, 2009 is $295 which is kind of a costly
Contents
The 2001 edition contains:
29,499 articles in total
5,623 entirely new articles
20,374 biographies of composers, performers and writers on music
96 articles on theatre directors
1,465 articles on styles, terms and genres
283 articles on concepts
805 articles on regions, countries and cities
580 articles on ancient music and church music
1,327 articles on world musics
1,221 articles on popular music, light music, and jazz
2,261 articles on instruments and their makers, and performance practice
89 articles on acoustics
693 articles on printing and publishing
174 articles on notation
131 articles on sources
The Grove Dictionary of American Music

The Grove Dictionary of American Music, 2nd
edition is the largest, most comprehensive
reference publication on American Music.
Contains more than 9300 entries, including
4,800 new articles as well as revised articles and
bibliographies from the 1986 edition and Grove
Music Online 447 images and 137 music
examples provide dynamic context to research.

Dictionaries of Musical Terms
Here is the list of print dictionaries of carry-on size that are a kind of a
glossary of musical terms that are likely to be encountered in printed scores,
music reviews, and program notes useful in pracical performance of music

The Oxford Dictionary of Musical Terms This is a pocket-size dictionary,
perfect for a performer who needs to look up a term in the practice room.
Terms in Italian, German, French, etc. are translated/defined into English.
The Harvard Dictionary of MusicThis dictionary is aimed at all levels of
music enthusiasts. It's portable although a little heavy. It contains
substantial articles on non-Western music (Africa, East-Asia, etc.)
Dictionary of Terms in MusicThis is a English --> German | German -->
English dictionary of musical terms. Very good for a performer and
somewhat portable!
Russian-English dictionary of musical termsThis is the only Russian to
English dictionary of musical terms that I could find! It contains terms in
Cyrillic with definitions into English.
An English-Chinese Glossary of Terms Commonly Used in the Learning
and Teaching of MusicThis is a free online resource from the Hong Kong
Education Bureau. Provides definitions in Chinese to Western musical
terms.
On-line Music Dictionaries

Virginia Tech Multimedia Music
Dictionary

Dictionaries for kids
Classics for kids
Polish counterpart of Grove Dictionary is
Encyklopedia muzyczna PWM
It has been published by Polskie Wydawnictwo
Muzyczne since 1979 and consists of factual and
biographical parts.
Until 2012 it appeared in 12 volumes.
PWM published also some special volumes dedicated
to Fryderyk Chopin,Henryk Wieniawski, Henryk
Mikoaj Grecki.
The encyclopedia altogether comprises over 9700
entries on 6000 pages.


A mini version of it is Sowniczek Muzyczny
of Jerzy Habela
It comprises 2000 entries concerning the
theory of music, musical notation, acoustics,
study of instruments or musical forms.
Each entry consists of a short definition,
description, frequently a historical notion and
some information about how to apply a term
in music.



When it comes to glossaries, what
we find in polish booshops are:

Danuta Gwizdalanka - Sowniczek oznacze i
skrtw muzycznych, elaborated for student, teachers,
musicians that struggle with translation of foreign terms
concerning the interpretation and performance of terms
present in the notes

Aleksandra Rycka sownik muzyczny wosko
polski - glossary for vocalists, instrumentalists, students
and music lovers. It is a kind of a mix of glossary and
encyclopedia. Comprises terms concerning language of
the scores, theory of music, musical techniques,
instruments and even some parts of librettos
Sowniczek muzyczny - Liliana Zganiacz Mazur

Siedmiojzyczny sownik terminw muzycznych wosko-
francusko-angielsko-niemiecko-rosyjsko-czesko-polski by
Grzegorz Dbkowski

And to finish

Sownik terminw muzyki rozrywkowej by Adam Wolaski

The first linguistic dictionary in Poland that comprises vocabulary
concering popular music. We can find the definitions, etymology,
pronunciation and contexts of use in it