The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments Hardcover - 1992
by Anthony Baines
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Musical instruments, from the simplest pipes and drums to those of the utmost complexity, have formed an integral part of the cultures of all peoples of the world from the beginning of time. Their range and diversity have inspired the skill and genius of maker, composer, and player. This book is a celebration of that achievement, examining in one alphabetical sequence the astonishing variety of Western and non-Western acoustic musical instruments. Individual entries encapsulate the essential information about the instrument considered. Each entry offers a concise description and, with the aid of numerous line drawings, illustrates details of its construction. Playing techniques are also discussed and major entries draw attention to significant developments in the history of the instrument. Dr Baines also deftly conveys the sound of the instrument and highlights characteristic examples of its use within the orchestral repertoire or, for ethnomusicological instruments, within rites of passage. Musical examples elucidate these points and the whole text is beautifully illustrated with over one hundred photographs. There are general articles on the instruments of specific periods, such as the Renaissance or Baroque, and the instruments of individual continents are considered as an entity. Instruments are also treated by family (woodwind, etc.) and by other common groupings, such as orchestra, brass band. In addition the book deals with a whole range of related subjects, for example acoustics, pitch, chord symbols; methods of playing, such as harmonics, circular breathing; and also such topics as fakes and forgeries and oddities like walking-stick instruments. There is an Appendix of makersmentioned within the text and full bibliographical details are provided for the books and other sources cited. In all, this book bears witness to the author's lifelong passion for musical instruments in all their splendid variety and is distinguished by his elegant prose and scholarship.
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- Title The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments
- Author Anthony Baines
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford
- Date 1992-11-12
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- ISBN 9780193113343 / 0193113341
- Weight 1.62 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 9.4 x 6.56 x 1.21 in (23.88 x 16.66 x 3.07 cm)
- Ages 12 to 17 years
- Grade levels 7 - 12
- Library of Congress subjects Musical instruments - Dictionaries
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 92008635
- Dewey Decimal Code 784.190
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Citations
- Booklist, 03/15/1993, Page 1378
- School Library Journal, 11/01/1993, Page 140
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