The History of Musical Instruments

The History of Musical Instruments

Author: Curt Sachs

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-09-19

Total Pages: 562

ISBN-13: 0486171515

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Written by a distinguished musicologist, this comprehensive history of musical instruments traces their evolution from prehistoric times in a fusion of music, anthropology, and fine arts. Includes 24 plates and 167 illustrations.


Musical Instruments

Musical Instruments

Author:

Publisher: Auzou

Published: 2014-06-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9782733827154

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An interactive way to discover the different sounds of five musical intruments!


Musical Instruments

Musical Instruments

Author: Murray Campbell

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780198165040

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A reference guide to musical instruments.


The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments

Author: Bozhidar Abrashev

Publisher: Konemann

Published: 2008-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780841602687

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This book is directed towards a wide audience including not only the relative newcomer to the wonders of music but also those presently engaged in the study of an instrument or pursuing music as a profession, musical instrument dealers and collectors.


The Musical Instrument Desk Reference

The Musical Instrument Desk Reference

Author: Michael J. Pagliaro

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2012-08-16

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 081088271X

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In The Musical Instrument Desk Reference, Michael Pagliaro, musical instrument authority extraordinaire, provides the one-stop shop for those in need of a quick, visually-rich reference guide to band and orchestral instruments. Descriptions and illustrations of everything from the physics of sound to detailed discussions of each orchestra and band instrument make this work the ideal desktop reference tool for the working musician. Through its Quick Start and In Depth features, readers can quickly decide how deeply they want to delve into the instrument at hand. Following a contemporary format designed to facilitate what any musician or music instructor needs to know, The Musical Instrument Desk Reference eliminates the need to leaf through multiple method books or trawl through websites to find information. The Musical Instrument Desk Reference includes general information on fingering, the anatomy of musical instruments, sound production, amplification, and control, as well as the science of sound. Readers will find individual chapters on woodwinds, brass instruments, non-fretted string instruments, and percussion instruments. In each category, Pagliaro delves deeper, describing for woodwinds such things as tuning, key systems, fingerings, sound production, tone holes, assembly, materials, embouchures, and reed use; for brass instruments such matters as valve systems, fingering patterns, French horn types, mouthpiece selection, and intonation; for non-fretted string instruments such issues as tuning and fingering, playing position, bowing technique, instrument parts, and materials; and for percussion instruments such elements as instrument types and their classifications, tuning procedures, and accessories. The Musical Instrument Desk Reference is the perfect guide for anyone interested in or responsible for working with varieties of instruments and their players. Teachers, students, teachers in training, music instructors, instrument technicians, and musicians can quickly locate any specific detail related to any band or orchestral instrument.


The Library of Musical Instruments

The Library of Musical Instruments

Author: Kim Jung-hyuk

Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing

Published: 2016-11-23

Total Pages: 122

ISBN-13: 1628971959

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The second short-story collection by Kim Jung-hyuk, the author of Penguin News, features a total of eight short stories, including “Syncopation D” which won the 2nd Kim You-jeong Literary Award in 2008. They represent the many sounds sampled by the author when he recorded over 600 kinds of musical instruments. Like instruments coming together in a symphony, the stories combine to make an opus consisting of variations on a theme. While the stories begin in an upbeat fashion and work to a crescendo, they end with notes in a minor key filling the vacuum. The Library of Musical Instruments is a collection to contemplate on more than one occasion.


Brass Instruments

Brass Instruments

Author: Anthony Baines

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0486275744

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Evolution of trumpets, trombones, bugles, cornets, French horns, tubas, and other brass wind instruments. Indispensable resource for any brass player or music historian. Over 140 illustrations and 48 music examples.


The Physics of Musical Instruments

The Physics of Musical Instruments

Author: Neville H. Fletcher

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-11-09

Total Pages: 763

ISBN-13: 0387216030

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While the history of musical instruments is nearly as old as civilisation itself, the science of acoustics is quite recent. By understanding the physical basis of how instruments are used to make music, one hopes ultimately to be able to give physical criteria to distinguish a fine instrument from a mediocre one. At that point science may be able to come to the aid of art in improving the design and performance of musical instruments. As yet, many of the subtleties in musical sounds of which instrument makers and musicians are aware remain beyond the reach of modern acoustic measurements. This book describes the results of such acoustical investigations - fascinating intellectual and practical exercises. Addressed to readers with a reasonable grasp of physics who are not put off by a little mathematics, this book discusses most of the traditional instruments currently in use in Western music. A guide for all who have an interest in music and how it is produced, as well as serving as a comprehensive reference for those undertaking research in the field.