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Text and pictures introduce musical instruments from early times to the present--from pipes and flutes to electronic synthesizers.
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1989, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
in English
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Seeing sound
Wind tunnels
Pipes and flutes
Vibrating reeds
Long-lasting hybrids
Bags of sound
Piped music
Beginning of brass
Blazing brass
Curly horns and big tubas
Breaking the silence
Early and unusual strings
Violin family
Making a violin
Harps and lyres
From pears to whole fishes
From gourd to board
Indian string
Creating a guitar
Keynotes
Grand and upright
Musical impact
Rhythm and ritual
On the beat
Appeal of percussion
Clang, crash, bang
Electrifying music
Rock guitars
Machine music.
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Includes index.
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