Music in Words: A Guide to Researching and Writing about Music

by Trevor Herbert

Book Overview

Music in Words is a compact guide to researching and writing about music, addressing all the issues that anyone who writes about music--from students to professional musicians and critics--may confront when putting together anything from brief program notes to a lengthy thesis. The book is a writing guide and a reference manual in one: the first part, a "how to" section, offers a clear explanation of the purpose of music research and how it is to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195373731
• ISBN13: 9780195373738
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.1"