Instruments category: 8353 books

Cover of Instruments de musique égyptiens
by Moustafa Gadalla
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018

Ce livre présente les principaux instruments de musique de l’ancienne Égypte, leurs gammes ainsi que les techniques de jeu. Ce livre se compose de cinq chapitres: Le chapitre 1: La richesse des instruments présentera les caractéristiques générales des instruments égyptiens ainsi que...
Cover of Origins and Development of Musical Instruments
by Jeremy Montagu
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2007

Origins and Development of Musical Instruments describes the creation, use, and development of musical instruments from the Old Stone Age to the present day. Musical instruments, from the simplest whistles to the most complex organs, conch trumpets to sousaphones, archers' and musical bows to violins...
Cover of Egyptian Musical Instruments
by Moustafa Gadalla
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017

This book consists of five chapters: Chapter 1: The Wealth of Instruments will cover the general characteristics of Egyptian instruments as well the major components of the musical orchestra Chapter 2: Stringed Instruments will cover various Ancient Egyptian stringed instruments such...
Cover of The Musical Instrument Desk Reference

The Musical Instrument Desk Reference

A Guide to How Band and Orchestral Instruments Work

by Michael J. Pagliaro
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012

In The Musical Instrument Desk Reference, Michael Pagliaro, musical instrument authority extraordinaire, provides the one-stop shop for those in need of a quick, visually-rich reference guide to band and orchestral instruments. Descriptions and illustrations of everything from the physics of sound...
Cover of Musical Instruments of the Bible
by Jeremy Montagu
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2002

For everyone who's read the Bible and wondered what David's harp, or Nebuchadnezzar's sackbut and cornett really were, Jeremy Montagu, retired curator of Oxford's Bate Collection of Historical Instruments, has composed an astoundingly thorough investigation and explanation of the musical instruments...
Cover of GUITAR Mechanics
by Terry Relph-Knight
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011

If you have ever wondered why music is constructed the way it is, or why the guitar and other stringed instruments are made the way they are, then GUITAR Mechanics is the book is for you. Packed with facts and little known information, in addition to the specifically guitar related information, the book...
Cover of Composing for Japanese Instruments
by Minoru Miki, Marty Regan, Philip Flavin
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015

The unique sounds of the biwa, shamisen, and other traditional instruments from Japan are heard more and more often in works for the concert hall and opera house. Composing for Japanese Instruments is a practical orchestration and instrumentation manual with contextual and relevant historical information...
Cover of Rondalla and Stringed Instruments
by Vicente Guanzon Jr
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014

If you think you know how to play the guitar or the bass, or one of these stringed instruments: Banduria, Laud and Octavina, then this book will tell you how much of the "basics" in playing these instruments you have missed. This ebook is for you and for those who love to play stringed instruments....
Cover of Japanese Music & Musical Instruments
by William P. Malm
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 1990

This interesting and authoritative book includes essential facts about the various forms of Japanese music and musical instruments and their place in the overall history of Japan. Japanese Music and Musical Instruments has three main orientations: The history of Japanese music Construction...
Cover of Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer

Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer

The Memoirs of Norman Harris

by Norman Harris
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016

In Confessions of a Vintage Guitar Dealer, Norman Harris tells how he became the world's leading seller of vintage guitars. As founder and owner of the legendary store Norman's Rare Guitars, he has sold some of the finest fretted sting instruments to the biggest stars in the world, including George...
Cover of Dictionnaire des Instruments de musique

Dictionnaire des Instruments de musique

(Les Dictionnaires d'Universalis)

by Encyclopaedia Universalis
Language: French
Release Date: October 27, 2015

Extrait du Dictionnaire des Musiques, précédemment paru dans la même collection, le Dictionnaire des Instruments de musique est dédié à tous les instruments, passés ou présents, proches ou lointains, par lesquels s’exprime la musique. Le sommaire comprend quelque 200  articles, d’ACCORDÉON...
Cover of Stradivari's Genius

Stradivari's Genius

Five Violins, One Cello, and Three Centuries of Enduring Perfection

by Toby Faber
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2012

“’Tis God gives skill, but not without men’s hands: He could not make Antonio Stradivari’s violins without Antonio.” –George Eliot Antonio Stradivari (1644—1737) was a perfectionist whose single-minded pursuit of excellence changed the world of music. In the course of his long...
Cover of A Dictionary for the Modern Trumpet Player
by Elisa Koehler
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2015

Titles in Dictionaries for the Modern Musician series offer both the novice and the advanced artist key information designed to convey the field of study and performance for a major instrument or instrument class, as well as the workings of musicians in areas from conducting to composing. Unlike other...
Cover of The Cambridge Companion to Brass Instruments
by
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 1997

This Companion covers many diverse aspects of brass instruments and in such detail. It provides an overview of the history of brass instruments, and their technical and musical development. Although the greatest part of the volume is devoted to the western art music tradition, with chapters covering...
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