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In the Music Museum : Seeing, Hearing, and Understanding Historical Instruments.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Adelson, Robert.
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 online resource (433 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2026.
Summary:
In the Music Museum presents an alternative view of Western classical music, as heard through historical instruments. It provides a fascinating guide to one hundred and fifty instruments preserved in eighty collections around the world. The book gives readers the analytical tools to look at, listen to, and think about historical instruments and to understand how this knowledge can in turn help us better appreciate music. The companion website has recordings and videos that showcase many of the instruments that are illustrated and discussed in the book.
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Editorial Notes
About the Companion Website
1 Introduction
2 Keyboards
3 Harpsichords
4 Organs
5 Clavichords
6 Pianos
7 Harps and Lyres
8 Lutes and Guitars
9 Viols and Violins
10 Flutes
11 Single-Reed Instruments
12 Double-Reed Instruments
13 High Brass Instruments
14 Horns
15 Low Brass Instruments
16 Percussion
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index of Museums and Collections
General Index.
Notes:
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Other Format:
Print version: Adelson, Robert In the Music Museum
ISBN:
9780197804698
OCLC:
1582417963

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