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Valved brasses : the history of an invention / by Christian Ahrens ; translated by Steven Plank.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML933 .A3713 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ahrens, Christian.
- Series:
- Bucina ; no. 7.
- Bucina ; no. 7
- Standardized Title:
- Erfindung und ihre Folgen. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Brass instruments.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 135 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Hillsdale, NY : Pendragon Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- The history of valves
- Valved instruments in the judgement of the musicians
- Valved instruments in art music
- The horn
- The trumpet
- The bass instruments
- Valved instruments in military music
- Valved instruments in Volksmusik
- Social aspects of the use of valved instruments
- Economic aspects of the use of valved instruments
- Improvements to other instruments and their evaluation.
- Notes:
- "Originally published as Eine Erfindung und ihre Folgen : Blech blasinstrumente mit Ventilen (1986)."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-130) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781576471371
- 1576471373
- OCLC:
- 213846139
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