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Author: Bozhidar Abrashev
Publisher: Konemann
Published: 2008-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780841602687
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Author: Max Wade-Matthews
Publisher: Lorenz Books
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780754805700
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive encyclopedia of musical instruments, covering all sections of the orchestra: strings, woodwind and brass, percussion, keyboard and the voice, as well as historical, rare and non-western instruments. An illustrated guide to instruments and their historical relatives, with specially commissioned photographs of all the modern instruments. Famous players, orchestras and concert halls, and the role of the composer and the conductor. A history of music-making, beginning with man's first discovery of music and its development in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, India, China and Japan, charting key turning points such as the invention of the bow and valves, and ending with the modern instruments of the twentieth century. Includes information on the evolution of the orchestra -- from medieval consorts, baroque and classical orchestras, through to the modern symphony orchestra we know today. Explores other forms such as folk music, brass and military bands, country music, jazz bands, big bands and pop groups.
Author: Bert Oling
Publisher: Booksales
Published: 2004-02
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780785818700
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA reference guide to musical instruments.
Author: Andrew R. Martin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2020-09-08
Total Pages: 1047
ISBN-13: 1610694996
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith entries on topics ranging from non-Western instruments to distinctive rhythms of music from various countries, this one-stop resource on global music also promotes appreciation of other countries and cultural groups. A perfect resource for students and music enthusiasts alike, this expansive three-volume set provides readers with multidisciplinary perspectives on the music of countries and ethnic groups from around the globe. Students will find Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia accessible and useful in their research, not only for music history and music appreciation classes but also for geography, social studies, language studies, and anthropology. Additionally, general readers will find the books appealing and an invaluable general reference on world music. The volumes cover all world regions, including the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and Asia and the Pacific, promoting a geographic understanding and appreciation of global music. Entries are arranged alphabetically. A preface explains the scope of the set as well as how to use the encyclopedia, followed by a brief history of traditional music and important current influences of music in each particular world region.
Author: John Marshall
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780739033234
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExotic rhythms from around the world are used in over 400 examples for guitar, with strumming, single-line, and fingerstyle variations of every beat pattern. Features rhythms of West Africa, North Africa, the Caribbean, India, Latin America and beyond, all in standard music notation and TAB. 96 pages.
Author: Douglas Earl Bush
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 696
ISBN-13: 0415941741
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOrgan, Volume 3 of the Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments, includes articles on the organ family of instruments, including famous players, composers, instrument builders, the construction of the instruments and related terminology. It is the first complete reference on this important family of keyboard instruments that predated the piano. The contributors include major scholars of music and musical instruments from around the world.
Author: Max Wade-Matthews
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
Published: 2009-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781844768929
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comprehensive encyclopedia gives an overview of the way music has developed, beginning with ancient civilizations through to the present day. The section on music-making shows how instruments, ensembles and orchestras evolved and all the elements that co-ordinate to make them function. The book then provides an illustrated guide to the most influential composers: those who have defined or developed particular styles of composition, and who have created for themselves a significant place in music history. Over 100 composers are featured, including the pre-eminent Bach, Mozart and Beethoven, other greats such as Vivaldi, Schubert and Tchaikovsky, and modern composers such as Carter, Boulez and Stockhausen.
Author: Laura Diane Kuhn
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 720
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of music, covering musicians, composers, compositions, instruments, musical terms, facts, and anecdotes; and includes illustrations and an index.
Author: Bozhidar Abrashev
Publisher: H.F.Ullmann Publishing
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783848000517
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith more than 1,000 detailed illustrations this comprehensive encyclopedia presents the entire history of music instruments, organized according to geographical regions and time periods.
Author: Ellen Koskoff
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 786
ISBN-13: 0415994039
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe critical importance of past for the present--of music histories in local and global forms--asserts itself. The history of world music, as each chapter makes clear, is one of critical moments and paradigm shifts.
