An edition of The history of music in fifty instruments
(2014)
The history of music in fifty instruments
First edition.
by Philip Wilkinson
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Profiling one at a time the instruments that have joined the orchestra from the Baroque era of the 1600s up to the modern age, the author describes the history of music since orchestras first took the formal shape familiar to us today. The origin and development of each instrument is describe, along with brief information on the instrument makers, composers, and musicians who have made them famous.
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Table of Contents
Lute
Organ
Guitar
Harpsichord
Serpent
Trombone
Violin
Oboe
Bassoon
Double bass
Cymbals
Cello
Clarinet
Piano
Trumpet
Contrabassoon
Flute
English horn
Piccolo
Glass armonica
Snare drum
French horn
Viola
Baryton
Tambourine
Tenor drum
Glockenspiel
Tam-tam
Harp
Timpani
Bass drum
Baton
Cornet
Flugelhorn
Tuba
Bass clarinet
Harmonium
Castanets
Saxophone
Triangle
Xylophone
Wagner tuba
Chimes
Celesta
Heckelphone
Vibraphone
Wood block
Microphone
Ondes Martenot
Synthesizer.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219), web resources (page 219), and index.
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