Musical instruments of the world
Subtitle: an illustrated encyclopedia
By: by the Diagram Group
Publisher: Sterling Pub. Co.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780806998473
Subjects: Musical instruments; Dictionaries; Instrumentos musicales; Enciclopedias
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.
Notes: Originally published: Great Britain : Paddington Press, c1976.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 314) and index.