音樂評論據《牛津音樂伴書(英语:The Oxford Companion to Music)》(The Oxford Companion to Music)定義,音樂評論是「對個別作品、團體,甚至曲類,其價值與取徑,所行的智識判斷」,可以說是音樂美學(英语:Aesthetics of music
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號 (樂器)horn)、巴塞管(basset horn)。 Montagu, Jeremy. horn. The Oxford Companion to Music. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 2011-01-01 [2020-11-01]. ISBN 978-0-19-957903-7
香颂In Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Dobbins, Frank. "Chanson." In The Oxford Companion to Music, edited by Alison Latham. Oxford Music Online.
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