Author: Q. David BowersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments
Author: Q. David BowersEncyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments
Author: Q. David BowersEncyclopedia of Automatic Musical Inst
Author: Q. David BowersPublisher:
ISBN: 9780911572650
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1008
Book Description
The Complete Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments
Author: Bert OlingPublisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9780785818700
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A reference guide to musical instruments.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments
Author: Robert DearlingPublisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Traces the evolution of the traditional instrument families of woodwind and brass, strings, percussion, and keyboard, from ancient times, and offers examples of unfamiliar instruments. Entries on individual instruments provide background on their history, use, construction, and associated music, and discuss personalities and technologies that have influenced its development. Contains sections on the traditional instruments, electronic instruments, ensembles, the authentic revival, and non-Western and obsolete instruments, with color and bandw photos and illustrations on every page. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE WORLD
Author: The Golden Age of Automatic Musical Instruments
Author: Arthur A. ReblitzPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Image from the collections of Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village used on p. 14;neg. no. P.833.95043.2 Acc 1660.
The World Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments
Author: Max Wade-MatthewsPublisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754805700
Category : Musical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A 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.
The Reblitz-Bowers Encyclopedia of American Coin-operated Pianos and Orchestrions and Related Instruments
Author: Arthur A. ReblitzPublisher:
ISBN: 9780988011632
Category : Mechanical organs
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
"...Written by the most revered authors of mechanical music, this entirely new hardcover book... contains over 900 pages packed with the history of every major American builder of coin pianos and orchestrions, plus pictures of every known model." -- adapted from Amica.org.
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 2
Author: John ShepherdPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1847144721
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 713
Book Description
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 1 provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music. In 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world, the volume explores the topic in two parts: Part I: Social and Cultural Dimensions, covers the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music and Part II: The Industry, covers all aspects of the popular music industry, such as copyright, instrumental manufacture, management and marketing, record corporations, studios, companies, and labels. Entries include bibliographies, discographies and filmographies, and an extensive index is provided.