Research Guides: Bassoon: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias of Terms Related to the Bassoon

The following music dictionaries and encyclopedias provide entries on the history, development, and repertoire of the bassoon. Entries may include images, musical examples, and bibliographies of scholarly sources for further reading.

Musical Instruments of the World by Diagram Group
Call Number: Music Ref ML102.I5 M88 1997
Publication Date: 1997
The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, 2nd ed. by Laurence Libin (Editor-In-Chief); Anne Beetem Acker; Carolyn Bryant; J. Richard Haefer; James B. Kopp; Jeremy Montagu
Call Number: MUSIC REF ML102.I5 N48 2014
Publication Date: 2014
Newly revised and expanded into 5 volumes, features in-depth scholarly entries on musical instruments from all over the world, with images. Some of the new content is not yet available in Oxford Music Online.
An Early Music Dictionary by Graham Strahle (Editor)
Call Number: MUSIC REF ML108 .S88 1995
Publication Date: 1995

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