General Instruments category: 2949 books

Musical-instrument manufacturing was one of the few areas in which Canada was able to compete with the United States and England in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This book describes one of the leading firms in the music industry in Canada at that time. The Toronto business that was conducted...

The guitar is perhaps the most popular of all musical instruments. It has many variations from the traditional Spanish and Hawaiian guitars to the acoustic and electric instruments with their powerful sounds. While much of the joy of guitar playing comes

A clarinet is a woodwind instrument with a beautiful, round sound. Clarinets have the one of the largest ranges of pitch of all musical instruments, which makes it one of the most interesting and challenging instruments to play. Most schools have bands that allow willing students to learn how to...

Twenty Christmas Sheet Music Solos For Tuba. This book contains twenty favourite Christmas carol sheet music arrangements for solo Tuba. Skill Level: Grade1 to Grade 3. Contents: I Saw Three Ships Angels From The Realms Of Glory Angels We Have Heard On High Away In A Manger Come,...

Twenty Christmas Sheet Music Solos For French Horn. This book contains twenty favourite Christmas carol sheet music arrangements for solo French Horn. Skill Level: Grade1 to Grade 3. Contents: I Saw Three Ships Angels From The Realms Of Glory Angels We Have Heard On High Away In...

Making your own primitive instruments from simple materials such as coffee cans and flower pots. Includes 121 figures.

Instruments tell stories through their appearance as much as through their sound. Pat Graham's photographs capture the intimate relationship between musician and instrument told by the signs of wear of fingers on frets or keys, chips, scratches, and modifications by the artists who have played,...

In the first major book devoted to the trumpet in more than two decades, John Wallace and Alexander McGrattan trace the surprising evolution and colorful performance history of one of the world's oldest instruments. They chart the introduction of the trumpet and its family into art music, and its rise...

"For its time the most comprehensive treatment of the subject." — New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians Before the 17th century, composers seldom indicated in their music whether the composition was to be performed by a particular combination of voices or instruments. Then in 1607...

First published in 2001 and now updated and expanded, History of the American Guitar begins in New York City in the 1830s with the arrival of Christian Martin, from Germany, to set up the Martin company. From that historic moment, the book takes readers on a fascinating and comprehensive visual tour...

Celebrate the significance, the magic, and the mojo of the world’s most seductive instrument.   An obsessive, full-color book presented in an irresistible slipcase, Guitar features 200 instruments in stunning detail. Here are icons, like Prince’s Yellow Cloud, Willie Nelson’s “Trigger,”...

These Handbooks are reprints of the dissertations prefixed to the large catalogues of the chief divisions of works of art in the Museum at South Kensington; arranged and so far abridged as to bring each into a portable shape. The Lords of the Committee of Council on Education having determined on...

In compiling this landmark sourcebook, Finnish guitarists Hannu Annala and Heiki Matlik consulted more than 70 music texts as well as dozens of composer resumes acquired from the musical information centers of several countries. During the writing process, which lasted for more than three years, they...

Players of all kinds of instruments including flute, fiddle, mandolin, recorder, whistle, guitar, harp and more can use this collection of music which is popular at modern renaissance festivals. The music is presented simply, with melody lines and chord symbols, allowing for a wide range of interpretation....