Jeremy Montagu

Origins and Development of Musical Instruments

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Produktbeschreibung

A survey of the origins and development of musical instruments world-wide from Paleolithic times to the present day. Illustrated with pictures of several hundred instruments from all over the world on 120 plates, with five maps for ease of reference to exotic places.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 971g
• ISBN-13: 9780810856578
• ISBN-10: 0810856573
• Artikelnr.: 22872106

Autorenporträt

Jeremy Montagu, now retired, was the curator of the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments and lecturer in the Faculty of Music at University of Oxford. He has authored several books on musical instruments, including Timpani & Percussion (2002), Reed Instruments: An Annotated Catalogue (Scarecrow Press, 2001), and Musical Instruments of the Bible (Scarecrow Press, 2002).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 List of Illustrations Part 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Explanations and
Definitions Part 4 Abbreviations Part 5 Maps Chapter 6 1. Origins Chapter 7
2. Drums Chapter 8 3. Flutes and Recorders Chapter 9 4. Reeds Chapter 10 5.
"Brass" Instruments: Trumpets and Horns Chapter 11 6. String Instruments
Chapter 12 7. Pipe Organs Chapter 13 8. Electrophones Part 14 Afterword:
Archaeology and Other -ologies Chapter 15 Classification of Instruments
Chapter 16 Scales and Music Chapter 17 The Sounds of Science Part 18
Bibliography Part 19 Index of Instruments and Accessories Part 20 Index of
Places and Peoples Part 21 General Index Part 22 About the Author