Elson, Louis Charles. Elson’s music dictionary. $1. Ditson.
A valuable book of reference for musicians, containing the definition and pronunciation of such terms and signs as are used in modern music, together with a list of foreign composers and artists, with pronunciation of their names, a list of popular errors in music, rules for pronouncing foreign words, and a short English-Italian vocabulary of musical words and expressions.
“For the most part, however, this handy dictionary deserves commendation.”
+ + – Ath. 1906. 1: 807. Je. 30. 190w.
“We can cordially commend this book to students and teachers alike.”
+ + Dial. 40: 333. My. 16, ’06. 70w.
“A marvel of lucid condensation.”
+ + – Nation. 82: 413. My. 17, ’06. 170w.
“Is rather more inclusive than most books of its class. We cannot quite understand why its list of composers and other musical artists should not include Americans.”