The encyclopedia of music
Subtitle: musical instruments and the art of music-making
By: Max Wade-Matthews & Wendy Thompson
Contributors: Thompson, Wendy, 1952-
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780760762431
Subjects: Musical instruments; Encyclopedias; History; Instrumental music; History and criticism; Composition (Music); Composers; Biography; Musicians
Description: A comprehensive encyclopedia of musical instruments, covering all sections of the orchestra; and an authoritative guide to over 100 famous classical composers.
Notes: Previously published as "The encyclopedia of music : instruments of the orchestra and the great composers."

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: History of music-making and the orchestra; title: Encyclopedia of musical instruments; title: Composition through the ages; title: Lives and works of the great composers.