| Publication |
Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 1999.
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| Description |
32pYellow Spine
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| Series |
Instruments in music
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| Summary/Abstract |
Looks at different types of musical instruments used in different types of music and different countires.
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| Contents |
Introduction
India: the sitar and the tabla
Native American: drums
Australia: the didgeridoo and stamping sticks
Spain: the flamenco guitar and castanets
The Middle East: the oud and darabouka
South America: pan-pipes and vihuela
Trinidad: steel pans
Africa: the sansa and kora
Japan: the shakuhachi and koto
China: the pi-pa and sheng
Indonesia: the gamelan orchestra
Singing in world music
Glossary
Further reading
Index
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| Standard Number |
0431088160 Pb.
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