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Max Wade-Matthews
An illustrated directory of musical instruments: strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, keyboards and the voice; a comprehensive history of music-making and the orchestra.
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This book poses the questions ?What is music?? and ?What is a musical instrument?? Each of the principal ancient civilizations is investigated, with information about key developments and traditions. Explores…
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Max Wade-Matthews,Wendy Thompson
A comprehensively illustrated reference to musical instruments and the history of the orchestra, and a guide to 100 classical composers from Bach to Xenakis, in a newly updated large-format edition.
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Colin & Wade-Matthews, Max Garrett,Max Wade-Matthews
From the early beginnings of steam power to today’s awe-inspiring high-speed passenger trains, this book spans nearly two centuries of locomotive and railway development, and it also documents 95 outstanding…
Wade-Matthews Max
Examines a wide range of musical instruments, including strings, woodwind, brass, percussion, keyboards and the voice, as well as rare and non-Western instruments. Famous players, orchestras and concert halls, and…
A fascinating chronological history of music-making followed by a visual directory to all the different instruments of the orchestra, including the voice.
Wade Matthews Max & Thompson Wendy,Wendy Thompson
A box set that provides a complete illustrated guide to the history of music, instruments of the orchestra and the most influential classical composers. It answers the question, What is…
