The makers of this dictionary have approached the leading opera historians and critics throughout the world and aim to choose the best writer on each and every topic: scholars who have worked on the composers they are treating and critics who know the works and the artists they are discussing through actual experience in the opera house. The book includes: more than 1800 entries on individual operas of up to 3000 words in length each, 2500 entries on singers and performers, entries for over 3000 composers who have made a ...
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The makers of this dictionary have approached the leading opera historians and critics throughout the world and aim to choose the best writer on each and every topic: scholars who have worked on the composers they are treating and critics who know the works and the artists they are discussing through actual experience in the opera house. The book includes: more than 1800 entries on individual operas of up to 3000 words in length each, 2500 entries on singers and performers, entries for over 3000 composers who have made a contribution of any significance to the literature of opera, articles of all the great opera houses of the world, a series of articles on producers, directors and designers, entries on librettists, and articles on the history and terminology of opera, voice types and vocal terms. By the author of "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians".
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Very Good. 2004. Paperback. Complete set, 4 of 4 volumes. Some shelf-wear. Spines beginning to sag inward as large pbks are wont to do, but overall set is quite sound with firm binding. Each volume has bright, clean internals. Very Good. (Subject: Music).
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Ex-Library. Four volume complete set! First paperback printing, 1998, large octavos, 1296pp., 1315pp., 1371pp., and 1342pp., illustrated in b&w. Books ex-library with blacked out stickers to front panels and spines, plastic cling protectors covering wraps, blindstamps and numbers to front endpapers, stamps to top edges of text blocks; otherwise clean bright and unmarked. No DJs. THIS LARGE, HEAVY SET WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.
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Very Good+ 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. Burgundy soft covers with gold lettering and blue trim on front covers and spines, covers show light creasing and edge wear. Bindings tight, corners curl a bit, text pages very clean, no markings. Slip case is also Very Good+ with light edge wear. Packaged carefully for shipment in cardboard with U. S. tracking. This set will require extra postage for priority or international shipment.
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Very Good- 0333734327. 4 volume set; books have mild shelfwear, slight toning, vol. 3 and 4 have slight separation at bottom corner of front cover, vol. 4 has light moisture mark around edges of last 20 pages w/some light wrinkling, otherwise this is a clean set; 5323 pages.
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