Musical Instrument Design

Author: Bart Hopkin
Publisher: See Sharp Press
ISBN: 1884365833
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 589

Book Description
This is an encyclopedic, large-format book containing hundreds of illustrations. While not geared toward making conventional instruments, Musical Instrument Design provides all the information that anyone (amateur or professional) should ever need to construct an amazingly wide variety of percussion, string, and wind instruments. Includes many designs along with parts lists and detailed construction instructions.

Sound Designs

Author: Reinhold Banek
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
This text has plans for 50 musical instruments, including over 100 drawings and photographs. It teaches the reader how to build their own musical instruments, using knowledge of a variety of diverse cultures from around the world. It includes instruments such as: oil drum gongs, thumb pianos, cowbells, tube drums and willow whistles. All necessary materials can either be purchased or found in nature or a junkyard.

New Digital Musical Instruments

Author: Eduardo Reck Miranda
Publisher: A-R Editions, Inc.
ISBN: 089579585X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 323

Book Description
xxii + 286 pp.Includes a Foreword by Ross Kirk

Air Columns and Toneholes

Author: Bart Hopkin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wind instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 50

Book Description

Push Turn Move

Author: Kim Bjørn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788799999507
Category : Electronic musical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 351

Book Description

Musical Instruments in the 21st Century

Author: Till Bovermann
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811029512
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 406

Book Description
By exploring the many different types and forms of contemporary musical instruments, this book contributes to a better understanding of the conditions of instrumentality in the 21st century. Providing insights from science, humanities and the arts, authors from a wide range of disciplines discuss the following questions: · What are the conditions under which an object is recognized as a musical instrument? · What are the actions and procedures typically associated with musical instruments? · What kind of (mental and physical) knowledge do we access in order to recognize or use something as a musical instrument? · How is this knowledge being shaped by cultural conventions and temporal conditions? · How do algorithmic processes 'change the game' of musical performance, and as a result, how do they affect notions of instrumentality? · How do we address the question of instrumental identity within an instrument's design process? · What properties can be used to differentiate successful and unsuccessful instruments? Do these properties also contribute to the instrumentality of an object in general? What does success mean within an artistic, commercial, technological, or scientific context?

Making Simple Musical Instruments

Author: Bart Hopkin
Publisher: Lark Books (NC)
ISBN: 9781579900489
Category : Musical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Using everyday items, a melodious collection of strings, winds, drums & more. Illus.

Sound Inventions

Author: Bart Hopkin
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000360652
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 452

Book Description
Sound Inventions is a collection of 34 articles taken from Experimental Musical Instruments, the seminal journal published from 1984 through 1999. In addition to the selected articles, the editors have contributed introductory essays, placing the material in cultural and temporal context, providing an overview of the field both before and after the time of original publication. The Experimental Musical Instruments journal contributed extensively to a number of sub-fields, including sound sculpture and sound art, sound design, tuning theory, musical instrument acoustics, timbre and timbral perception, musical instrument construction and materials, pedagogy, and contemporary performance and composition. This book provides a picture of this important early period, presenting a wealth of material that is as valuable and relevant today as it was when first published, making it essential reading for anyone researching, working with or studying sound.

Musical Instruments

Author: J. Kenneth Moore
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588395626
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
This insightful appreciation of musical instruments features more than one hundred extraordinary pieces from the Metropolitan Museum’s collection. Whether created to entertain a royal court, provide personal solace, or aid in rites and rituals, these instruments fully demonstrate music’s universal resonance and the ingenuity various cultures have deployed for musical expression. The results are astoundingly diverse: from Bronze Age cymbals and sistra to violins made by Stradivari, monumental slit drums from Oceania, and iconic twentieth-century American guitars. Stunning new photographs and a lively text reveal these objects to be works of both musical and visual art, as well as marvels of technology and masterpieces of design. Depictions of instruments and music making—paintings, statues, and pottery—further illuminate the narrative, providing a vivid counterpoint to these remarkable objects.

Making Musical Instruments with Kids

Author: Bart Hopkin
Publisher: See Sharp Press
ISBN: 1937276023
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
Written for adults, this hands-on guide demonstrates how to make easy musical instruments with children. Detailed instructions are included for making more than 60 unique instruments that are suitable for children as young as five years. Serving as a resource in the classroom or home, this manual is extensively illustrated with drawings and photographs along with an audio sample of the instruments in lively solo and ensemble pieces.