Music: Dk Eyewitness Guides

Author: Neil Ardley

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  • : 9780751347548
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  • : 29 August 2002
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : Neil Ardley
  • : Eyewitness
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  • : colour illustrations, photographs, glossary, index
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Barcode 9780751347548
9780751347548

Description

Be an eyewitness to all different types of music - from playing a guitar to the wonderful sounds of a weird wailer. See why most violin players require frogs; find out about the ripples of sound created using a drum; and discover what an oboe and a snake charmer's vegetable gourd have in common.

Table of contents

Seeing sound; wind tunnels; pipes and flutes; vibrating reeds; long-lasting hybrids; bags of sound; piped music; beginning of brass; blazing brass; curly horns and big tubas; breaking the silence; early and unusual strings; the violin family; making a violin; harps and lyres; from pears to whole fishes; from gourd to board; Indian string; creating a guitar; keynotes; grand and upright; musical impact; rhythm and ritual; on the beat; appeal of percussion; clang, crash, bang; electrifying music; rock guitars; machine music; did you know?; who's who; find out more.