The history of music in fifty instruments
By: written by Philip Wilkinson
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781770854284
Subjects: History; Musical instruments; Music; History and criticism
Description: Profiling one at a time the instruments that have joined the orchestra from the Baroque era of the 1600s up to the modern age, the author describes the history of music since orchestras first took the formal shape familiar to us today. The origin and development of each instrument is describe, along with brief information on the instrument makers, composers, and musicians who have made them famous.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219), web resources (page 219), and index.
Table of contents: title: Lute; title: Organ; title: Guitar; title: Harpsichord; title: Serpent; title: Trombone; title: Violin; title: Oboe; title: Bassoon; title: Double bass; title: Cymbals; title: Cello; title: Clarinet; title: Piano; title: Trumpet; title: Contrabassoon; title: Flute; title: English horn; title: Piccolo; title: Glass armonica; title: Snare drum; title: French horn; title: Viola; title: Baryton; title: Tambourine; title: Tenor drum; title: Glockenspiel; title: Tam-tam; title: Harp; title: Timpani; title: Bass drum; title: Baton; title: Cornet; title: Flugelhorn; title: Tuba; title: Bass clarinet; title: Harmonium; title: Castanets; title: Saxophone; title: Triangle; title: Xylophone; title: Wagner tuba; title: Chimes; title: Celesta; title: Heckelphone; title: Vibraphone; title: Wood block; title: Microphone; title: Ondes Martenot; title: Synthesizer.