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The world encyclopedia of musical instruments / Max Wade-Matthews ; consultant, William Mival.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML102.I5 W3 2000
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wade-Matthews, Max.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Musical instruments--Encyclopedias.
- Musical instruments.
- Musical instruments--History.
- History.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Physical Description:
- 256 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 31 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Lorenz, 2000.
- Summary:
- This is a comprehensive encyclopedia of musical instruments covering all sections of the orchestra: strings, woodwind and brass, percussion, keyboard and the voice, as well as rare and non-Western instruments. Including a history of music-making, beginning with the first discovery of music and its development in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, India, China and Japan, the book charts key points such as the invention of the bow and valves, and follows the evolution of the orchestra through to modern times.
- Notes:
- Includes glossary and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0754805700 :
- OCLC:
- 59579760
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