American Musical Instruments In The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Laurence Libin
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Musical instruments
ISBN : 9780870993794

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American Musical Instruments in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Laurence Libin Pdf

Describes the museum's collection of antique instruments, traces the history of technological developments in their manufacture, and looks at music's changing role in American society.

Author : Laurence Libin
Publisher : Brigham Young Univ Creative Works
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1994-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0842523251

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Our Tuneful Heritage by Laurence Libin Pdf

This catalog highlights over sixty American musical instruments, most drawn from the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each instrument, whether toy or masterpiece, offers us much more than just sound. Through their varied forms and functions, each embodies some meaningful aspect of American life: immigration, acculturation, nationalism and warfare, handicraft and industry, entertainment and worship, tradition and innovation. These instruments have evolved to serve complex social purposes that continue to change over the years. Even when silent, their designs, materials, and decorations, reflect our multifaceted culture.

Author : Jayson Kerr Dobney,Craig J. Inciardi,Anthony DeCurtis,Alan di Perna,David Fricke,Holly George-Warren,Matthew W. Hill
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-25
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781588396662

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Play It Loud by Jayson Kerr Dobney,Craig J. Inciardi,Anthony DeCurtis,Alan di Perna,David Fricke,Holly George-Warren,Matthew W. Hill Pdf

Play It Loud celebrates the musical instruments that gave rock and roll its signature sound. Seven engrossing essays by veteran music journalists and scholars discuss the technical developments that fostered rock’s seductive riffs and driving rhythms; the evolution of the classic lineup of two guitars, bass, and drums; the thrilling innovations and expanded instrumentation musicians have explored to achieve unique effects; the powerful visual impact instruments have had; and the essential role they have played in the most memorable moments of rock and roll history. Abundant photographs depict rock’s most iconic instruments—including Jerry Lee Lewis’s baby grand piano, Chuck Berry’s Gibson ES-350T guitar, John Lennon’s twelve-string Rickenbacker 325, Keith Moon’s drum set, and the white Stratocaster Jimi Hendrix played at Woodstock—both in performance and as works of art in their own right. Produced in collaboration with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, this astounding book goes behind the music to offer a rare, in-depth look at the instruments that inspired the musicians and made possible the songs we know and love.

Author : J. Kenneth Moore,Jayson Kerr Dobney,E Bradley Strachen-Scherer
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781588395627

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Musical Instruments by J. Kenneth Moore,Jayson Kerr Dobney,E Bradley Strachen-Scherer Pdf

This insightful appreciation of musical instruments features more than one hundred extraordinary pieces from the Metropolitan Museum’s collection. Whether created to entertain a royal court, provide personal solace, or aid in rites and rituals, these instruments fully demonstrate music’s universal resonance and the ingenuity various cultures have deployed for musical expression. The results are astoundingly diverse: from Bronze Age cymbals and sistra to violins made by Stradivari, monumental slit drums from Oceania, and iconic twentieth-century American guitars. Stunning new photographs and a lively text reveal these objects to be works of both musical and visual art, as well as marvels of technology and masterpieces of design. Depictions of instruments and music making—paintings, statues, and pottery—further illuminate the narrative, providing a vivid counterpoint to these remarkable objects.

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Laurence Libin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Musical instruments
ISBN : OCLC:464213136

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Musical Instruments in the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Laurence Libin Pdf

Author : Jayson Kerr Dobney,Craig J. Inciardi
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-25
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781588396990

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Play It Loud by Jayson Kerr Dobney,Craig J. Inciardi Pdf

Play It Loud celebrates the musical instruments that gave rock and roll its signature sound. Abundant photographs depict rock’s most iconic instruments—including Jerry Lee Lewis’s baby grand piano, Chuck Berry’s Gibson ES-350T guitar, John Lennon’s twelve-string Rickenbacker 325, Clarence Clemons’s tenor saxophone, and Lady Gaga’s crystal keytar—in performance and as works of art in their own right. Quotations from and about some of rock’s most renowned personalities contextualize the more than twenty objects featured in this volume, emphasizing the art and evolution of the instruments that made possible the songs we know and love. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana}

Author : William Adams Brown,Mary Elizabeth Adams Brown
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0344583120

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Musical Instruments and Their Homes by William Adams Brown,Mary Elizabeth Adams Brown Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Martha Novak Clinkscale
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Music
ISBN : 0198166257

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Makers of the Piano: 1820-1860 by Martha Novak Clinkscale Pdf

This book continues the overview of early pianos begun in Clinkscale's Makers of the Piano 1700-1820 (OUP, 1993). Although a few of the biographies overlap, the majority of the makers are completely new. Approximately 2,400 makers and manufacturers and about 2,200 pianos are listed. Of this total, about 645 are English, the majority of whom were active in London; more than 200 of the London makers have not been discussed in previous publications.

Author : Wees, Beth Carver,Harvey, Medill Higgins
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781588394910

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Early American Silver in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Wees, Beth Carver,Harvey, Medill Higgins Pdf

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Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780300193206

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Publications of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1964-2005 by Metropolitan Museum of Art Pdf

The present volume, Publications of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1964-2005, is a successor to a volume published by the Museum in 1965 entitled Publications of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1870-1964. These two bibliographic volumes endeavor to list all the known books, pamphlets, and serial publications bearing the Museum's imprint, and issued by the institution during the first 135 years of its existence (through June 2005). The first volume was compiled by Albert TenEyck Gardner, at the time an Associate Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, and the present volume has been compiled from the Annual Reports issued by the Museum during the relevant years. Together the two volumes testify to the tremendous contributions made to knowledge by the curators and conservators of the Metropolitan and by the many other experts who have contributed to the Museum's exhibition catalogues. Various issues of the Bulletin emphasize the great sweep of the Museum's acquisitions during these years, and the exhibition catalogues--a number of them Alfred H. Barr Jr., Award or the George Wittenborn Award--testify to the continuity of the institution's dedicated program to enrich people's lives through knowledge of art. (This title was originally published in 2006.)

Author : Sally B. Brown
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781588396365

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A Gift of Sound by Sally B. Brown Pdf

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana} Published to celebrate the reopening of The Met's André Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments after a two-year renovation, this Bulletin tells the story of Mary Elizabeth Adams Brown, whose unparalleled collection formed the department’s foundation. Sally B. Brown, Mary Elizabeth’s great-granddaughter, explores how a mother of six without any musical training acquired over 3,600 musical instruments from around the world in the late nineteenth century. Mary Elizabeth also became an esteemed authority in the field, authoring the first catalogue of a musical instruments collection in the United States. This publication features works of art from her collection, roughly two-thirds of which are from non-European cultures, that attest to her groundbreaking deviation from the Western canon and exceptional ambition as a collector.

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Mary Elizabeth Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Musical instruments
ISBN : OCLC:863584995

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Catalogue of the Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments of All Nations by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),Mary Elizabeth Brown Pdf

Author : Nancy Groce
Publisher : Pendragon Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0918728975

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Musical Instrument Makers of New York by Nancy Groce Pdf

The history of any skilled urban trade is ultimately tied to the growth and development of the city in which it is located. From its humble eighteenth-century beginnings, instrument making grew to be one of New York City's most sizable and important trades. By the 1840s, the city was the largest producer of instruments in the Western Hemisphere, and, in the decades that followed, designs and innovations pioneered by New York artisans influenced and inspired instrument makers throughout the world. Although many of the these instruments survive in American museums, there existed no comprehensive guide to their makers. Nancy Groce's biographical dictionary chronicles all of these master craftsmen in colorful detail, from the obscure work of Geoffry Stafford in 1691, to the zenith of the 1890s, and on to the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Musical instruments
ISBN : OCLC:78937467

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Preliminary Catalogue of the Crosby-Brown Collection of Musical Instruments of All Nations by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) Pdf

Author : Robert Palmieri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781135949648

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The Piano by Robert Palmieri Pdf

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.