The Guinness book of music facts and feats / by Robert and Celia Dearling with Brian Rust.
| Author/creator | Dearling, Robert, 1933- |
| Other author | Dearling, Celia. |
| Other author | Rust, Brian, 1922-2011. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Enfield [Eng.] : Guinness Superlatives, ©1976. |
| Description | 278 pages, 10 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Musical instruments. Primitive, ancient, and obsolete ; Orchestral instruments today ; Instruments of unusual interest -- Composers -- Orchestral and instrumental repertoire -- Opera, choral and vocal -- Orchestras and concerts -- Music literature -- The 20th century scene -- Mechanical music making. |
| Abstract | This is a book for those interested in the most entertaining aspects of the ever fascinating subject of music. The more unusual features of this enormous field are spiced up by the less well-known facts of music and the people who make it. This is thus both a book for the general reader as well as the specialist, for some subjects are discussed here for the first time outside of the sober covers of musicological publications. The contents of this book will provide entertaining matter for the concert-goer and the record collector, facts for the seeker after musical curiosities, and much material for musical quizzes. |
| General note | Revised edition published as: Guinness book of music. Second edition 1981. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (page 279) and index. |
| LCCN | 76383609 |
| ISBN | 090042463X : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML160 .D27 1976 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |