Activity # 2 Music Sources

I. Gather titles of music references from local and international libraries. Cite at least 3 of each kind.
Indicate the URL of the source.

Example:
Ammer, Christine. A to Z of Foreign Musical Terms: From Adagio to Zierlich. Boston: ECS
Publishing, 1989.
Three thousand foreign words or phrases that appear in scores, translated to English.
https://libguides.bw.edu/jones/musicresearch/general

A. Multi-volume general music encyclopedias and dictionaries

a. Larkin, C. (2011). The encyclopedia of popular music (Vol. 10). Music Sales.
b. Martin, A. (2007). Music around the world (Vol. 3). Fitzgerald Books.
c. Sandved, K. B. (1963). The World of Music: An Illustrated Encyclopedia (Vol.
4). Abradale Press.
B. Single volume general music encyclopedias and dictionaries
a. Brown, H. M., & Sadie, S. (1990). Performance practice. W.W. Norton &
Company.
b. Smith, K. L. (2008). In Encyclopedia of indie rock. Greenwood eBooks
c. Kennedy, J. B. (2016). A dictionary of opera characters. Oxford University Press.
C. General bibliographical encyclopedias and dictionaries
a. Crystal, D. (1998). In The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia. Cambridge
University Press.

D. Encyclopedias and dictionaries of musical instruments

a. Abrashev, B., Gadjev, V., & Radevsky, A. (2000). In The Illustrated
Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments: From all eras and regions of the world.
Könemann.
b. Dearling, R. (1996). In The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments.
Carlton.
c. Wade-Matthews, M. (2014). In The World Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments.
Hermes House.
E. Encyclopedias and dictionaries of opera and musical theater
a. Blumenfeld, R. (2010). Blumenfeld's dictionary of musical theater: Opera,
operetta, musical comedy. Limelight Editions.
b. Kennedy, J. B. (2016). A dictionary of opera characters. Oxford University Press.
c. Sadie, S., & Macy, L. W. (2009). The Grove Book of Operas (2nd ed.). Oxford
University Press.
F. Encyclopedias and dictionaries of performance practice
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 a. Brown, H. M., & Sadie, S. (1990). Performance practice. W.W. Norton &
Company.
b. Donington, R. (1963). The interpretation of early music. Faber & Faber (uk &
Us).
c. McPherson, G. (2022). The Oxford Handbook of Music Performance. Oxford
University Press.
G. Encyclopedias and dictionaries of Jazz, Rock, and Popular music
a. Herzhaft Gérard, Harris, P., Haussler, J., & Mikofsky, A. J. (1997). In Encyclopedia
of the blues (2nd ed.). University of Arkansas Press.
b. Kernfeld, B. (1995). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and musicians (Vol. 1). Grove.
c. Smith, K. L. (2008). In Encyclopedia of indie rock. Greenwood eBooks.

II. Definition of terms.

Using online sources, define the following terms using, music dictionary and encyclopedia and
general dictionary or encyclopedia

Definition Source: Definition Source: Definition Source:

Music encyclopedi General
dictionary a dictionary
1. Cantus The basis Free music preexistent melody, Britannica is a pre- Collins
firmus of dictionary such as a plainchant existing Dictionary
excerpt, underlying melody
polyphoni a polyphonic forming the
c musical composition basis of a
compositi (one consisting of polyphonic
ons of the several independent composition,
voices or parts). often set apart
Middle by being
Ages and played in long
Renaissan notes.
ce.
2. musicology The study Free music the scholarly and Britannica the Collins
of music dictionary scientific study scholarly Dictionary
and its of music. study of
effect on music
society
throughou
t the ages
3. DAW An Free music Digital Audio Britannica Digital Collins
abbreviati dictionary Workstation. Audio Dictionary
on of Software used Workstatio
Digital for making n
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 Audio music
Workstati
on (a
dedicated
device
that is
both a
recorder
and mixer
for
Digital
Audio).
4. Bel Canto A style of Free music style of operatic Britannica a style of Collins
singing dictionary singing that singing Dictionary
that originated in characterize
emphasiz Italian singing of d by beauty
es the polyphonic of tone
beauty of (multipart) rather than
sound music and dramatic
throughou Italian courtly power
t the solo singing
entire during the late
voice 16th century and
range. that was
developed in
Italian opera in
the 17th, 18th,
and early 19th
centuries.
5. neoclassicis a 20th Free music is a trend in New a Collins
m century dictionary which World movement Dictionary
revival of composers Encyclope of the
17th and sought to return dia 1920s,
18th to aesthetic involving
century precepts Hindemith,
forms and associated with Stravinsky,
styles the broadly etc, that
defined concept sought to
of "classicism", avoid the
namely order, emotionalis
balance, clarity, m of late
economy, and romantic
emotional music by
restraint reviving the
use of
counterpoin
t, forms
such as the
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 classical
suite, and
small
instrumenta
l ensembles
6. lieder Term Free music German song for Britannica a type of Oxford
referring dictionary single singer and German Dictionary
to a piano song,
German especially
song of of the
any era, romantic
but most period,
commonl typically
y to those for solo
of the voice with
Romantic piano
era accompani
ment.
7. chaconne An Free music is a continuous Britannica a musical Collins
ostinato dictionary variation, form Dictionary
or ground usually in triple consisting
bass meter and a of a set of
variation major key continuous
form of variations
Baroque upon a
music in ground bass
3/4 time
similar to
the
passacagli
a
8. quodlibet A Free music musical Britannica a light Collins
humorous dictionary composition in piece of Dictionary
compositi which several music
on that well-known based on
contains melodies are two or
snatches combined, either more
of popular simultaneously popular
melodies or, less tunes
and texts frequently,
presented sequentially, for
concurren humorous effect
tly or
consecuti
vely.
9. Poulenc Made and Britannica Francis Collins
important 1899–1963, Dictionary
contribution to French
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 French music composer;
decades after a member
WW1 of Les Six.
His works
include the
operas Les
Mamelles
de Tirésias
(1947) and
Dialogues
des
Carmélites
(1957), and
the ballet
Les Biches
(1924)
10. Symphonic A one- Free music lso called Tone Britannica an extended Collins
poem movemen dictionary Poem, musical orchestral Dictionary
t composition for compositio
orchestral orchestra n,
genre that inspired by an originated
develops extra-musical by Liszt,
a poetic idea, story, or based on
idea, “program,” to nonmusical
suggests a which the title material,
scene, or typically refers such as a
creates a or alludes. work of
mood. literature or
The folk tale
symphoni
c poem is
generally
associated
with the
Romantic
era.

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