Elson's Pocket Music Dictionary: The Important Terms Used in Music (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Elson's Pocket Music Dictionary: The Important Terms Used in MusicEighth Eighth Sixteenth Sixteenth Note Rest Rest Thirty Thirty second second Note Rest the scale.The Scale (or ladder) is a direct succession of notes or tones. The difference between these consecutive notes is measured by Steps and Half-steps. Scales are classified as Major, Minor, Chromatic or Whole tone according to their content of Steps and Half steps. There are two forms of the Minor Scale in common use, called Harmonic and Melodic; in the latter, the notes chromatically raised in ascent are restored to their original pitch in descent.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

<p>In the age of the Internet, Elson’s Pocket Music Dictionary remained a staple reference for musicians of all kinds with its compact size, exhaustive range of definitions and composer listings. Theodore Presser Company is pleased to present the New Elson’s Pocket Music Dictionary (417-41039 $5.95), edited by composer and educator Matthew Herman and updated to reflect the technologies and theories of 20th- and 21st-century music, along with an augmented composer list and the inclusion of jazz and contemporary music definitions. The New Elson’s Pocket Music Dictionary provides more than double the number of definitions than any other pocket dictionary, and at a lower price! Now more relevant than ever, the New Elson’s Pocket Music Dictionary will remain essential as a trusted and efficient resource for musicians.</p>

The New Elson’s Pocket Dictionary

Edited by Matthew Hermann

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Theodore Presser Co.

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