description: Examines the history and mechanical structure of wind, percussion, string, and electronic instruments, discusses ancient and foreign instruments, and offers brief profiles of composers, performers and inventors responsible for new developments
language: English
title: Musical Instruments of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
titlecomplete: Musical Instruments of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Music
ratings_count: 33
publisher: Facts on File