The Facts on File Dictionary of Music

by Christine Ammer, Carmela M. Ciampa (Illustrator), Kenneth L. Donlon (Illustrator)

Features over three thousand musical terms covering major subjects including techniques, styles, instruments, and notation.

Genres: Music

496 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1972

About the author

Christine Ammer is the author of more than three dozen reference books, on subjects ranging from classical music to women's health. Her books on words and phrases include Facts on File Dictionary of Clichés; Seeing Red or Tickled Pink; Fighting Words from War, Rebellion, and Other Combative Capers; Southpaws and Sunday Punches; Cool Cats and Top Dogs; and Fruitcakes and Couch Potatoes. She lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.