The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Classical Music
Contributors: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Foreword, Editor); Stanley Sadie (Editor)
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
Published: September 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780823076987
Subjects: Music/Songbooks; Music; Music History And Criticism +; Reference; Genres & Styles - Classical; History & Criticism - General; Encyclopedias; Bio-bibliography; History and criticism
First sentence: Music was closely bound to the myth and beliefs of ancient cultures.