The Encyclopedia of Music Musical instruments and the art of music-making,9780754824435

The Encyclopedia of Music Musical instruments and the art of music-making

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ISBN13: 9780754824435
ISBN10: 0754824438
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2011-10-16
Publisher(s): Lorenz Books
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Summary

A comprehensive encyclopedia of musical instruments, covering all sections of tire orchestra: strings, woodwind and brass, percussion, keyboards and the voice, as well as historical, rare and non-Western instruments

Table of Contents

Prefacep. 6
History of Music-making and the Orchestrap. 8
Introductionp. 10
What is Music?p. 12
What is a Musical Instrument?p. 14
Music of Ancient Civilizationsp. 16
European Music in the First Millenniump. 26
Structuring Musicp. 28
Stringsp. 30
Bowsp. 32
Reedsp. 34
Valvesp. 36
Drum Heads and Sticksp. 38
Keyboard Keys and Hammersp. 40
Evolution of the Orchestrap. 42
Baroque Orchestra (1600-1750)p. 44
Classical Orchestra (1750-1830)p. 46
Romantic Orchestra (1830-1910)p. 48
Modern Symphony Orchestrap. 50
Authentic Musicp. 52
Chamber Musicp. 54
European National Musicp. 58
Folk Musicp. 60
Revolutionary Music of the 20th Centuryp. 62
Brass Bandsp. 64
Military Bandsp. 66
Country Musicp. 70
Jazzp. 72
Big Bandsp. 74
Rock and Popp. 76
Famous String Playersp. 78
Famous Woodwind and Brass Playersp. 80
Famous Keyboard and Percussion Playersp. 82
Court Composersp. 84
Modern Composersp. 86
Role of the Conductorp. 88
Famous Conductorsp. 90
Famous Concert Halls and Orchestrasp. 92
Encyclopedia of Musical Instrumentsp. 94
Introductionp. 96
Stringsp. 98
Woodwind and Brassp. 140
Percussionp. 186
Keyboardsp. 214
The Voicep. 242
Composition through the Agesp. 252
Music as a Languagep. 254
Emergence of Composersp. 256
Baroque Formsp. 258
Transition to Classicismp. 259
The Romantic Heydayp. 260
Dawn of a New Agep. 262
Music of the Futurep. 263
Lives and Works of the Great Composersp. 264
Introductionp. 266
The Middle Ages to the Renaissancep. 268
The Baroque Erap. 286
The Classical Periodp. 316
The Romantic Erap. 344
The Rise of Nationalismp. 372
The Later Romanticsp. 398
The Early Twentieth Centuryp. 430
Music since World War IIp. 476
Glossaryp. 500
Acknowledgementsp. 504
Indexp. 506
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