THE LAROUSSE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSIC RATHER WORN COPY WITH IN SOUTH AFRICA

Magnificent pictures; well-researched, readable, thorough text (only one volume, too). Contains good bibliography. Larousse encyclopedia of music / editor Geoffrey Hindley with special contributions by Benny Green, Everett Helm, Donald Paine, Roger Smalley and Stephen Walsh; introduction by Antony Hopkins The Larousse Encyclopedia of MUSIC - Edited by Geoffrey Hindley - Hamlyn - pp, indexed, black and white & colour illustrations - Hard soft cover in quite poor condition though internally fine. The development of music composition, performance, and appreciation is surveyed both chronologically and regionally - Tells the why, how and when of music. Buy this book if you want to know about music, not if you want a smart book.