Music
By: written by Neil Ardley ; [special photography, Dave King, Philip Dowell, Mike Dunning]
Contributors: King, Dave, ill; Dowell, Philip, ill; Dunning, Mike, ill
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: Eyewitness books
Publisher: Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9780394822594; 9780394922591
Subjects: Musical instruments; Juvenile literature
Description: Text and pictures introduce musical instruments from early times to the present--from pipes and flutes to electronic synthesizers.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Seeing sound; title: Wind tunnels; title: Pipes and flutes; title: Vibrating reeds; title: Long-lasting hybrids; title: Bags of sound; title: Piped music; title: Beginning of brass; title: Blazing brass; title: Curly horns and big tubas; title: Breaking the silence; title: Early and unusual strings; title: Violin family; title: Making a violin; title: Harps and lyres; title: From pears to whole fishes; title: From gourd to board; title: Indian string; title: Creating a guitar; title: Keynotes; title: Grand and upright; title: Musical impact; title: Rhythm and ritual; title: On the beat; title: Appeal of percussion; title: Clang, crash, bang; title: Electrifying music; title: Rock guitars; title: Machine music.