Music in Words A Guide to Researching and Writing about Music

Name: Music in Words A Guide to Researching and Writing about Music
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ISBN: 9780195373738

ISBN-10: 0195373731

ISBN-13: 9780195373738

Edition: 2009 (Guide (Instructor's))

Authors: Trevor Herbert

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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 be done, including basic introductions to the most necessary tools for musical inquiry (with special emphasis on strategic use of the internet), and how they can be accessed and used. The second part is a compendium of information on style and…

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List price: $26.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/16/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.20" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgements


A note about academic writing conventions


Introduction






How to write: some basics for shorter writing tasks



Doing research: a basic method for longer projects



Using libraries and the Internet



Scholarly documentation: citing sources



Using illustrations: notated music, pictures, tables, and other visual representations






Language and numbers



Some musical terms and phrases



Sources and research tools



Citations I: The printed word and its electronic equivalents



Citations II: Musical sources



Citations III: Other sources


Glossary


Index