Musical Instruments presents the first comprehensive survey to explain how Western musical instruments work, how they developed historically, how they are manufactured, and how they are used to make music. A full glossary and index also contain definitions of technical terms and notes on instruments not included in the text, making this the essential reference for everyone researching and working with musical instruments and performance.
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Donald Murray Campbell is a Professor, School of Physics at University of Edinburgh. Clive Alan Greated is a Professor, School of Physics at the University of Edinburgh. Arnold Myers is at the University of Edinburgh.
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This is a book about musical instruments. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
highest open hole, air column resonances, flaring section, pallet valve, complete harmonic series, slider chest, embouchure hole, trill key, natural mode frequencies, chromatic compass, plucking point, sounding length, bowing point, bore profile, first mode frequency, flesh hoop, clarinet register, medieval fiddle, violin construction, acoustical principles, wrest plank, student flutes, keyed bugle, triple harp, valved horns Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, Hope Jones, Paris Conservatoire, Western Europe, Adolphe Sax, First Prize, Les Paul, Michael Praetorius, Richard Strauss, United States, Carleen Hutchins, Charles Nicholson, New York, Biagio Marini, John Cage New!
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This is a book about musical instruments. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
highest open hole, air column resonances, flaring section, pallet valve, complete harmonic series, slider chest, embouchure hole, trill key, natural mode frequencies, chromatic compass, plucking point, sounding length, bowing point, bore profile, first mode frequency, flesh hoop, clarinet register, medieval fiddle, violin construction, acoustical principles, wrest plank, student flutes, keyed bugle, triple harp, valved horns Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, Hope Jones, Paris Conservatoire, Western Europe, Adolphe Sax, First Prize, Les Paul, Michael Praetorius, Richard Strauss, United States, Carleen Hutchins, Charles Nicholson, New York, Biagio Marini, John Cage New!
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- Ultimate Guitar (Ultimate Guide) by Tony Bacon in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Ultimate Guitar Book by Tony Bacon in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- On Playing the Flute by Johann Joachim Quantz on page 140, and Back Matter
- Musical Wind Instruments (Dover Books on Music) by Adam Carse in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Technique and Interpretation on the Harpsichord and Clavichord (A Midland Book) by Richard Troeger in Back Matter
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