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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Music
ISBN : NYPL:33433056709516
Author : Diagram Group
Publisher : Omnibus Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Music
ISBN : 0806998474
"One of the nicest things.is that you don't have to be a musician to love it. It's a browser's delight."--The New York Times It's the best-looking musical encyclopedia ever! Using a completely visual approach, this ultimate reference has over 4,000 drawings showcasing the evolution of instruments--and music--from primitive whistles to electric guitars (complete with fuzz box and pedal). Exquisite illustrations accompany each entry, with painstaking detail and attention to structure, function, and decoration. Most extraordinary is the range of instruments included: orchestral, popular, classical, ancient, and folk. Classed by family groups, they are cross-referenced with material on geographical distribution and historical periods. Plus scores, diagrams of correct playing techniques, major figures, and other fascinating information provided by over forty researchers, writers, and illustrators, in cooperation with 200 scholars from 20 countries!
Author : George Martin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Music
ISBN : 1904041701
This title is written by a distinguished team of music journalists, musicologists, and musicians. Because it covers so much ground, with great accessibility, while conveying the spirit and the passion of almost every type of music, the book will appeal to every family, every library, and every school.
Author : Bozhidar Abrashev,Anton Radevsky
Publisher : Konemann
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02
Category : Musical instruments
ISBN : 0841602689
This book is directed towards a wide audience including not only the relative newcomer to the wonders of music but also those presently engaged in the study of an instrument or pursuing music as a profession, musical instrument dealers and collectors.
Author : Neil Ardley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1986-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0816015430
Includes information on instruments, opera, ballet, popular and classical music, and music history and mechanics.
Author : Max Wade-Matthews,Wendy Thompson
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Composers
ISBN : 0754812359
Spanning the musical world from the Middle Ages to the present, this authoritative guide features a history of musicmaking and the orchestra.
Author : Paul Du Noyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780823078691
Containing more than twelve thousand artists from every genre, this comprehensive musical reference furnishes valuable information on each musical form, as well as profiles of musicians, an instrument glossary, a detailed bibliography, and a tutorial on the fundamentals of reading music.
Author : Peter Gammond
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Music
ISBN : 0517142910
Classical music reference book arranged in nine subjects, including the orchestra, opera, and chamber music; with information on instruments and noted composers.
Author : Teja Gerken,Dave Hunter,Mikael Jasson,Richard Johnston,John Morrish,Michael Simmons
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-13
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780760363607
Electric Guitars: The Illustrated Encyclopedia is a tour through pop-music’s most celebrated musical instrument. Covering several decades of iconic pieces, this guide describes electric guitars produced by every significant manufacturer from Alembic to Zemaitis. Alongside every model is detailed information and a host of action pictures of key players, from Chet Atkins to Joey Z. 1,200 photographs really bring each guitar to life. With 800 classic, rare and unusual instruments from all major manufacturers in studio-quality photographs, plus illustrations of key players, original ads, and memorabilia, it’s easy to get lost within these pages. Comprehensive and informative text with a unique A-to-Z guitar directory covers makers’ histories, great guitarists, and musical trends. This is the definitive guide to the electric guitar, written and researched by the world’s leading authorities on the instrument that has shaped over 50 years of popular music. In words and pictures, detailed descriptions of just why the electric guitar is the most exciting icon of modern pop music.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : OCLC:1391556928
Author : David Day
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Fantasy fiction, English
ISBN : 9780684839790
The first encyclopedic illustrated guide to the world of Middle Earth and the Undying Lands, this book brings together every important aspect of Tolkien's vast cosmology. More than five hundred alphabetical entries cover five major subject areas: history, geography, sociology, natural history and biography. The maps, genealogies and time-charts, together with the illustrations of characters, places adn events, reveal to the reader the full dramatic sweep and splendor of Tolkien's world.
Author : Laura Diane Kuhn
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Composers
ISBN : PSU:000043984701
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of music, covering musicians, composers, compositions, instruments, musical terms, facts, and anecdotes; and includes illustrations and an index.
Author : Max Wade-Matthews
Publisher : Southwater
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Musical instruments
ISBN : 1846814758
The art of music-making has existed for thousands of years. This fascinating book begins with a history of music-making, posing the questions What is music? and What is a musical instrument? . A visual directory is organized according to families of instruments: strings, woodwind and brass, percussion and keyboards, as well as a section on the voice. Comprehensively written and beautifully illustrated with over 450 photographs, the book covers a wide range of instruments and their historical relatives. It also provides a complete history of music-making and the orchestra, making it an indispensable reference for music lovers everywhere.
Author : David Alderton
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Birds
ISBN : 0754821668
Presents entries on bird species and families from around the world, with information on the physical characteristics, migration pattern, behavior, distribution, habitat, nest, eggs, and diet.
Author : Alison Arnold
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1126 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781351544382
In this volume, sixty-eight of the world's leading authorities explore and describe the wide range of musics of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Nepal and Afghanistan. Important information about history, religion, dance, theater, the visual arts and philosophy as well as their relationship to music is highlighted in seventy-six in-depth articles.