Music Dictionaries

Extensively revised and expanded for this new edition, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Fourth Edition is a rich mine of information for lovers of music of all periods and styles, providing over 10,000 entries on musical terms, works, composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras. The dictionary's coverage is exceptional, providing comprehensive work-lists for major composers, detailed entries on living composers and performers, important ballets and operas, as well as descriptions of musical instruments and their histories.

Extensively revised and expanded, this new edition of The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music is a rich mine of information for lovers of music of all periods and styles, providing over 10,000 entries on musical terms, works, composers, musicians, singers and orchestras. Written to appeal to general readers, this volume is an indispensable addition to the reference shelf of any music lover.

ALTERNATE TUNING CHORD DICTIONARY
A Complete Reference to Over 7,000 Chords
$19.95
An alternate tuning is created when one or more strings of the guitar are tuned to notes that differ from standard tuning. This book is designed to familiarize you with chord shapes while playing in some of the most common alternate tunings, such as: Open D, Open G, Open Gm, Open A, Open E, Open Em, Open C, Drop D, Double Drop D, Dsus4 and more. Includes info on chord construction, and easy-to-read diagrams.

SAMMY CAHN'S RHYMING DICTIONARY
$19.95
Cahn felt strongly that it didn't matter what a lyric looked like on paper; what mattered was how it sounded when it was sung. As a result, this book was put together with the songwriter's needs in mind. It contains 50,000 words that are arranged phonetically, according to vowel sounds, rather than alphabetically. This invaluable reference tool also includes a 32-page introduction by Cahn, in which he relates stories from his work with notable composers and partners Jule Styne and Jimmy Van Heusen. For any lyricist with a song in their heart but a block in their brain, there is no better muse than The Sammy Cahn Rhyming Dictionary.

CHORD DICTIONARY FOR KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS
$9.95
Contains 1,023 illustrated keyboard charts with correct spellings. Chords are shown in their various positions. Instruction is given in construction of Ninth, Eleventh and Thirteenth chords. Contents include chord synonyms and keyboard scales. Chords are grouped according to the species (major, minor, seventh, etc.).