The Oxford Companion To Australian Music

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 1997
Edition: First Edition

Description: 608 pages. Ex-Library. (only one small stamp on inside page). Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Australias musical life has been remarkably diverse. This companion, the most complete reference to Australian music ever, ranges across a wide spectrum, from ancient Aboriginal traditions and European-derived orchestral, operatic, and concert music, to Australian folk, jazz, country, rock,and experimental music. The books alphabetical entries include biographies of key figures and groups, major musical organizations and companies, musical works, genres, instruments, terms, and some of the historical and cultural contexts within which Australian music can be placed.

ISBN: 9780195534320