Looks at the lives and achievements of thousands of composers and examines key topics such as music history, theory, and jargon.

Accessing the huge and often bewildering subject of Critical Theory can be an intimidating experience. This acclaimed dictionary provides the ideal introduction

A unique reference book on music incorporating terms and references from both the traditions in Indian classical musicýthe Carnatic and the Hindustani. The Pen

The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations contains over 8,000 quotations from 1914 to the present. As much a companion to the modern age as it is an enter

Provides biographical sketches for nearly 850 composers along with articles on approximately 2,000 works.