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dis·cog·ra·phy

 (dĭ-skŏg′rə-fē)
n. pl. dis·cog·ra·phies
1. The study and cataloging of phonograph records.
2. A comprehensive list of the recordings made by a particular performer or of a particular composer's works.
dis·cog′ra·pher n.
dis′co·graph′i·cal (dĭs′kə-grăf′ĭ-kəl), dis′co·graph′ic (-grăf′ĭk) adj.
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discography

(dɪsˈkɒɡrəfɪ)
n
1. (Library Science & Bibliography) a classified reference list of gramophone records
2. (Music, other) another word for discology
disˈcographer n
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dis•cog•ra•phy

(dɪˈskɒg rə fi)

n., pl. -phies.
1. a selective or complete list of phonograph recordings, typically of one composer, performer, or conductor.
2. the analysis, history, or classification of phonograph recordings.
[1930–35; < French discographie. See disc, -o-, -graphy]
dis•cog′ra•pher, n.
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discography, diskography

1. a list of musical recordings, usually with commentary, often concerning one composer, performer, or performing group.
2. the analysis, history, or classification of musical recordings.
3. the methods of such analysis or classification. — discographer, diskographer, n. — discographical, diskographical, adj.
See also: Phonograph Records
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.discography - a descriptive catalog of musical recordings
catalogue, catalog - a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically; "it does not pretend to be a catalog of his achievements"
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Translations

discography

[dɪsˈkɒgrəfɪ] N → discografía f
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discography

[dɪsˈkɒgrəfi] n → discographie fdisco lights npl → éclairages mpl de discothèque
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discography

n → Diskografie f
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dis·cog·ra·phy

, diskography
n. discografía, radiografía de un disco vertebral usando un medio de contraste.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

discography

n discografía (técnica)
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Keating, Friend and Benefactor," in My Golden Age of Singing by Frieda Hempel, record collector and discographer William R.
THE MEMORIAL LIBRARY OF MUSIC AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY
(2.) After English discographer Brian Rust (19222011): Gibbs' entries differ from his primarily in the amount of information given and the arrangement of the names of personnel.
Black Recording Artists, 1877-1926: An Annotated Discography
"Lion almost threw in the towel," said Michael Cuscuna, recording executive, journalist, and now discographer of Blue Note records (Blue Note 2007).
Blue Note Records: a singular business model
In his bio on the dust jacket we learn that Sparke is a retired teacher and that, apart from some liner notes on several Kenton CDs, his only other publications are the Kenton discographies Kenton on Capitol (Tiare Pubns, 1994) and The Studio Sessions (Balboa Books, 1998), both written in conjunction with the Dutch discographer Pete Venudor.
Stan Kenton: This is an Orchestra
And in fact, it was becoming a discographer for an 80-year-old songwriting lyricist that changed Feinstein's life.
Feinstein remasters songbook
Translations in musical scores, programme notes, or on record sleeves have been omitted as more appropriate to the musicologist or discographer; but substantial anthologies of Lieder have been included and itemized.
Goethe in English: A Bibliography of the Translations in the Twentieth Century
Willems is also a collector and discographer of Baroque and Classical music.
All of me; the complete discography of Louis Armstrong
He has gained national recognition as a foremost discographer and collector of Yiddish records and books.
The life and poetry of Itzik Manger revisited
Thus, the experience of the facility and the discographer affect the safety of the procedure.[5]
The Diagnostic Value of Discography
He was also a student of phonograph recordings -- a discographer. Discographers can be described as aural historians but that does not fully capture the lure of this work; they are also aural voyeurs.
Anthology of American folk music and working-class music
It would be worth establishing a discography soon in which the discs would be arranged according to recording companies-reflecting the view-point of a discographer. (36) However, a performer's discography should evidently be arranged according to the artist and not the recording companies, as for example in the series of The German National Discography.
Musicologists and librarians working together: The "Lendulet" Archive and Research Group, Budapest
Once the Minimoog was available, the market for synthesizers grew exponentially, and so did the challenge for any writer, discographer, or researcher like myself to keep track of all of the recordings.
The sound of Moog: using vinyl recordings to reconstruct a history of the Moog Synthesizer

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