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In the Music Museum : Seeing, Hearing, and Understanding Historical Instruments.
- 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:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Adelson, Robert In the Music Museum
- ISBN:
- 9780197804698
- OCLC:
- 1582417963
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