Musical Instruments: History, Technology, and Performance of Instruments of Western Music

by Murray Campbell, Clive Greated, Arnold Myers

Overview

Musical Instruments presents the first comprehensive survey to explain how Western musical instruments work, how they developed historically, how they are manufactured, and how they are used to make music. A full glossary and index also contain definitions of technical terms and notes on instruments not included in the text, making this the essential reference for everyone researching and working with musical instruments and performance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198165040
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/09/2004
Pages:	520
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh University Collection of Historic Musical Instruments

Table of Contents

1. Sounds and Sweet Airs2. Family Relationships3. Woodwind Instruments with Reeds4. The Flute Family5. Bugles and Horns6. Trumpets and Trombones7. Percussion Instruments8. Stringed Instruments Played with a Bow9. Plucked and Hammered Stringed Instruments10. Clavichord and Harpsichord11. The Pianoforte12. The Pipe Organ13. Electroacoustic, Electromechanical and Electronic Instruments

Editorial Reviews

"...impressive text...the writing is fluent and quiet, making this a book that serious readers should benefit from and also greatly respect." —CHOICE

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