Musical instruments through the ages / edited by Anthony Baines.
| Author/creator | Baines, Anthony |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Penguin Books, [1961] |
| Description | 383 pages, 32 pages of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Pelican books ; A347 Pelican books ; A347. ^A808822 |
| Contents | The primitive musical instruments / Klaus P. Wachsmann -- The organ / Cecil Clutton -- The clavichord / Thurston Dart -- The harpsichord, spinet, and virginal / Raymond Russell -- The pianoforte / Cecil Clutton -- The violin / David D. Boyden -- The viola / Kenneth Skeaping -- The violoncello / Christopher Bunting -- The double bass / Eric Halfpenny -- The lute / Michael W. Prynne -- The guitar and other fretted instruments / Albert Birch -- The viols / Thurston Dart -- The modern development of the harp / Albert Birch -- Ancient and folk backgrounds / Anthony Baines -- The woodwind / James A. MacGillivray -- The older brass instruments: cornett, trombone, and trumpet / Christopher W. Monk -- The horn, and the later brass / R. Morley Pegge -- Free-reed instruments / James Howarth -- The orchestral instruments of percussion / James Blades. |
| Abstract | "What is (or was) a crumhorn? Which comes first, the composer or the instrument he writes for? How is a drum-roll played? The answers to these and many other questions about the performance of music are to be found in this book. Today music, via the record-player, TV, and radio, is becoming more and more of a technical business. Consequently the musical instruments themselves are receiving much more attention; the acoustics of the studio and the modern concert hall demand a higher standard of instrumental perfection than was dreamt of fifty years ago. One of the ways in which this improvement in manufacturing techniques has come about has been through the historical study of old instruments--a Stradivarius violin, for example, or a primitive African drum-head. Much pioneer work here has been done by the Galpin Society, to which all the contributors to this book belong. From them we learn that the modern development of music is based on a close study of the past."--Back cover. |
| Local note | JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY--Gift plate on half-title page: "East Carolina University, Music Library. From the collection of David Serrins, East Carolina University music professor from 1962-1967" |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography. |
| LCCN | 62000826 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML460.B14 M8 1961 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |