The A to Z of sacred music
By: Joseph P. Swain
Series: A to Z guide series -- no. 193; A to Z guides -- 193.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780810876217
Copyright date: 2006
Subjects: Church music; Dictionaries; Synagogue music
Other titles: Sacred music
Work titles: Historical dictionary of sacred music
Notes: "Provides useful information on all significant traditions: a chronology, an introductory essay ... and ... dictionary entries on major types of music, composers, key religious figures, specialized positions, genres of composition, technical terms, instruments, fundamental documents and sources, significant places, and important musical compositions"--Cover, p. [4].

Originally published in hardback as: Historical dictionary of sacred music. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-298) and web resources (p. 298).
Table of contents: title: Chronology; title: Introduction; title: The dictionary; title: App. A. Texts of the Roman Catholic rites [in Latin and English]; title: App. B. Shema and Kaddish.