The Billboard Illustrated Musical Instruments Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing And Using Electronic, Acoustic, And Digital Instruments - Couverture souple

Cleaton, Andrew; Charlton, Alan; Cronshaw, Andrew; Newton, Robin

 
9780823077823: The Billboard Illustrated Musical Instruments Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing And Using Electronic, Acoustic, And Digital Instruments
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ISBN 10 : 0823077829 ISBN 13 : 9780823077823
Editeur : Billboard Books, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Jenkins Lucien

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Présentation de l'éditeur

From tubas to theremins... a complete reference for musicians and music lovers

Comprehensive, authoritative, and stunningly illustrated, The Billboard Illustrated Musical Instruments Handbook is the only up-to-the-minute guide to musical instruments on the market today. Every music student and composer, every family and music store, every school and home needs this accessible book, packed with more than 400 pictures and information on a vast array of instruments. Instruments are organized by type—percussion, wind, brass, stringed, keyboards, electric and electronic, innovations and inspirations—and also include historical context. Each entry describes the personality, history, and sound of the instrument, whether it’s a violin or a steel drum, an accordion or an Ondes-Martenot. Don’t settle for a piano when a piece really cries out for a Peruvian trumpet! Find the right instrument for every score with The Billboard Illustrated Musical Instruments Handbook.

• The only up-to-the-minute encyclopedia of musical instruments

• More than 400 full-color pictures

• Great for students, composers, anyone who loves music

Biographie de l'auteur

Lucien Jenkins founded Early Music Today in 1993 and was appointed editor of Music Teacher in 1996. He was contributing writer to the Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Classical Music.

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Éditeur
Billboard Books
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0823077829
ISBN 13 
9780823077823
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
416
Éditeur
Berkley Rebecca, Jenkins Lucien
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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