Publisher's Synopsis
The literature of music is vast. There is the music itself; world production runs into millions of compositions - not all available in print. Then there is recorded music - which generates a vast corpus of material - and information about live performance and past performance practice. Musicology (the historical study of musical composition and performance) is a distinct subject, as are the composition and performance of music. There are many reference works relating to music and music-making, covering all aspects of the subject. There are major indexes or catalogues of music, dictionaries and encyclopaedias, bibliographies, bibliographies of bibliographies, and indexing and abstracting services.;There are also guides to the literature of music. Despite - or perhaps because of - the vastness of music literature, there are few up-to-date comprehensive general bibliographical guides to the subject. This book aims to provide such a guide for musicians, students and, teachers, librarians and members of the general, music-loving public. It covers printed music, recorded music, musical and musicological literature and general information for the study, research and appreciation of music. All major sources relating to classical, non-western, popular music and jazz are encompassed, and the book guides readers to sources appropriate to their information needs.
