The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments

Author: Bozhidar Abrashev
Publisher: Konemann
ISBN: 9780841602687
Category : Musical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
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 World Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments

Author: Max Wade-Matthews
Publisher: 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 Complete Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments

Author: Bert Oling
Publisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9780785818700
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
A reference guide to musical instruments.

Those Amazing Musical Instruments!

Author: Genevieve Helsby
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402208251
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
"Your guide to the orchestra through sounds and stories." front cover.

Music around the World [3 volumes]

Author: Andrew R. Martin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1610694996
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1047

Book Description
With 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.

The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: Africa ; South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean ; The United States and Canada ; Europe ; Oceania

Author: Ellen Koskoff
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415994039
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 786

Book Description
The 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.

The Organ

Author: Douglas Earl Bush
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0415941741
Category : Organ (Musical instrument)
Languages : en
Pages : 696

Book Description
Organ, 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.

The World Atlas of Musical Instruments

Author: Bozhidar Abrashev
Publisher: H.F.Ullmann Publishing
ISBN: 9783848000517
Category : Musical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
With more than 1,000 detailed illustrations this comprehensive encyclopedia presents the entire history of music instruments, organized according to geographical regions and time periods.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

Author: Robert C. Provine
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351544292
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 2195

Book Description
This volume explores not only the close ties that link the cultures and musics of East and Northeast Asia, but also the distinctive features that separate them.

The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music

Author: Alison Arnold
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351544381
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1126

Book Description
In this volume, sixty-eight of the world's leading authorities explore and describe the wide range of musics of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Nepal and Afghanistan. Important information about history, religion, dance, theater, the visual arts and philosophy as well as their relationship to music is highlighted in seventy-six in-depth articles.