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A New Dictionary of Music

A New Dictionary of Music

Arthur Jacobs

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2008
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Historia
ISBN:
9780202361932
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What is a fugue? What is the difference between a saxophone and a saxhorn? Who besides Puccini wrote an opera called 'La Boheme'? In what year, was the National Broadcasting Company Orchestra formed under Arturo Toscanini’s direction? These and thousands of similar questions are answered in this comprehensive dictionary

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