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ID:
008542
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1999
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Great Britain, Carlton Books Limited, 1996.
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240pDark Blue Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
This encyclopedia explores the uses and place of different musical instruments in history, their characteristics and the major works written for them.
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Acknowledgements
Preface\
How music began
The making of the instruments
Pre-Christian instruments
Instruments and society
Dissemination and Experimetation
Woodwind and brass instruments
Stringed instruments
Percussion instruments
Keyboard instruments
Electronic instruments
Ensembles
The Authentic revival
Non-western and Obsolete instruments
Index
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185868627X Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
008903 | 784.19/DEA | Main | On Shelf | Reference books | Reference |
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ID:
017731
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Wiltshire, Young Library, 1994.
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Description |
45pBeige Spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Presents a great variety of instruments from all over the world, and explore how they produce their sounds.
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Standard Number |
1854290363 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
017029 | 784.19/ZAL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
008570
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London, Flame Tree Publishing, 2006.
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Description |
416pLight blue spine
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Summary/Abstract |
This full-colour comprehensive guide provides the ideal way to discover more about the world of instruments, from their origins to how they are played and what they sound like. Organised alphabetically, it allows the reader to learn about instruments from all over the globe and from throughout history to today's most modern electronic equipment.
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A-Z of instruments
Section One: The Instruments
Percussion
Introduction
Drums and Cymbals
Tuned Idiophones
Untuned Idiophones
Brass
Introduction
Non-valved instruments
Valved instruments
Woodwind
Introduction
Flutes and whistles
Single-reed instruments
Double-reed instruments
Free-reed instruments
Stringed instrumentd
Introduction
Plucked and struck instruments
Bowed instruments
Keyboards
Introduction
Early keyboards
Pianos
Organs
Electric and Electronic
Introduction
Keyboards
Percussion
Strings
Other electronic instruments
Section Two: Reference
Chronological overview
Ensembles
Decibels
Pitch ranges
Glossary
Contributor biographies
Picture credits
Further reading and useful websites
Index
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1844515206 Pb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
008951 | 784.19/JEN | Main | On Shelf | General | Reference |
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ID:
002185
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Great Britain, Hodder Wayland, 2001.
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Description |
48pWhite spine
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Series |
Traditions Around the World
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Summary/Abstract |
Features musical instruments and the making of music all around the world, such as gamelan orchestras from Indonesia and the talking drums of West Africa. Describes the occasions when music is played and includes traditional music making such as bamboo stamping tubes from the Pacific.
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750238321 Pb.
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002828 | 784.19/TYT | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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ID:
021652
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London, Capstone Global Library Limited, 2011.
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Description |
32pCream spine
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Series |
Culture in action
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Summary/Abstract |
Thiis title introduces readers to a variety of unusual and curious musical instruments!
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9781406216967 Hb.
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Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
020229 | 784.19/MIL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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