The Billboard encyclopedia of classical music
By: general editor, Stanley Sadie ; foreword by Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Contributors: Sadie, Stanley.
Publisher: Billboard Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
Subjects: Music -- Encyclopedias.
Genres: Encyclopedias.
Other titles: Encyclopedia of classical music; Billboard illustrated encyclopedia of classical music.; Billboard.; Illustrated encyclopedia of classical music
Notes: Rev. ed. of: The Billboard illustrated encyclopedia of classical music. 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 466-469) and index.
Table of contents: title: The world of music; title: The medieval era; title: The Renaissance; title: The early Baroque; title: The late Baroque; title: The classical era; title: The early Romantic; title: The late Romantic; title: The modern era; title: Contemporary music.