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Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760–1850

Christopher John Murray (ed.)
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Christopher John Murray (ed.). Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760–1850. New York / London: Fitzroy Dearborn / Routledge, 2004.
Title
Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760–1850
Author
Christopher John Murray (ed.)
Publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn / Routledge
Place
New York / London
Year
2004
Extent
2 volumes
Language
English
Type
Interdisciplinary encyclopedia / Romantic era

SCOPE & CONTENT

Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760–1850 is treated here as a major reference work for Classical Archive. Its value lies in structured consultation rather than continuous reading: it supports identification of people, works, terminology, genres, instruments, institutions, repertory or recordings according to the scope of the publication. The dossier records the edition represented and places the work within the wider history of musical reference literature.

RESEARCH VALUE

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REFERENCE SCOPE

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