The encyclopedia of music
Subtitle: instruments of the orchestra and the great composers
By: Max Wade-Matthews & Wendy Thompson
Contributors: Thompson, Wendy, 1952-
Publisher: Anness
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9781844771905
Subjects: Musical instruments; History; Music; Encyclopedias; Composers; Biography
Other titles: Instruments of the orchestra and the great composers
Notes: "Features strings, woodwind and brass, percussion and keyboards. Famous composers, including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and many more"--Cover.

Includes index.

Previously published as separate volumes, "The world encyclopedia of musical instruments" and "The great composers."