Titles in Dictionaries for the Modern Musician‎:‎ A Scarecrow Press Music Series offer both the novice and the advanced artist key information designed to convey the field of study and performance for a major instrument or instrument class‎,‎ as well as the workings of musicians in areas from conducting to composing‎.‎ Unlike other encyclopedic works‎,‎ contributions to this series focus primarily on the knowledge required by the contemporary musical student or performer‎.‎ Each dictionary covers topics from instrument parts to playing technique‎,‎ major works to key figures‎.‎ A must‎-have for any musician‎'‎s personal library‎!‎ Filling a vital need in the rapidly changing and complex field of conducting‎,‎ A Dictionary for the Modern Conductor is a concise one‎-volume reference tool that brings together for the first time information covering a broad array of topics essential for today‎'‎s conductor to know‎.‎ Author and conductor Emily Freeman Brown offers easy‎-to‎-read definitions of key musical terms‎,‎ translated foreign terms‎,‎ examples of usage‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎