IMOGEN HOLST - AN ABC OF MUSIC - A Short Practical Guide to the Basic Essentials of Rudiments, Harmony, and Form

by Imogen Holst, Benjamin Britten (Forward)

Imogen Holst's brilliantly lucid book introduces the reader to the language of musical terms, highlighting and analysing the historical development of music's texture, harmony, and form. The perfect complement to The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, it can be read by anyone - absolute beginners and those who wish to consolidate and extend what they already know. But it not only ultimately, for performers and listeners alike it encourages livelier participation.

Genres: Music

Paperback

First published December 31, 1963

About the author

Imogen Clare Holst CBE (12 April 1907 – 9 March 1984) was a British composer, arranger, conductor, teacher, musicologist and festival administrator; and the only child of the composer Gustav Holst.

She is particularly known for her educational work at Dartington Hall in the 1940s, and for her 20 years as joint artistic director of the Aldeburgh Festival.

In addition to composing music, she wrote composer biographies, much educational material and several books on the life and works of her father.

Reviews

[Kevin de Ataíde]

I don't know if I understood more than half of this book, but it looks like a decent and very comprehensive (if short, and rather clipped in its manner) reference for every type of musical term.