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This Convenient And Attractive Guide Lists Ancient To Contemporary Musical Instruments And Gives Both History And Technical Information. Many Illustrations, Both Drawings And Photographs Help To Clarify The Text. Coverage Is International; It Includes Not Only Instruments Limited To One Region, But Also Has Longer Articles For Countries/continents, Which Discuss The Kind Of Instruments Developed There. Instrument Makers Appear In An Appendix. Highly Recommended For Secondary Collections. The Companion -- App. : Makers Of Instruments -- Works Cited. Written And Edited By Anthony Baines. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [397]-404). Examines in one alphabetical sequence the astonishing variety of Western and non-Western acoustic musical instruments. Entries feature a concise description, details of construction, playing techniques and developments in history, as well as sound and characteristic uses.

Author

ANTHONY BAINES, written and edited by Anthony Baines, Baines, Anthony

Publisher

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780193113343

Subjects

Music, Arts