Bibliograph

The encyclopedia of music, musical instruments and the art of music-making, Max Wade-Matthews & Wendy Thompson

Type

Label

The encyclopedia of music, musical instruments and the art of music-making, Max Wade-Matthews & Wendy Thompson

Language

eng

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The encyclopedia of music

Oclc number

57666132

Responsibility statement

Max Wade-Matthews & Wendy Thompson

Sub title

musical instruments and the art of music-making

Summary

A Comprehensive encyclopedia of musical instruments, covering all sections of the orchestra: strings, woodwind and brass, percussion, keyboards and the voice, as well as historical, rare and non-Western instruments An authoritative guide to over 100 of the most famous classical composers, from Bach to Xenakis, encompassing all styles of composition from medieval times to the present day The text features at-a-glance fact boxes that summarize key information about instruments, performers and composers' work Fully illustrated with over 1,000 photographs and illustrations of musical instruments and composers, the places where they lived and worked, scenes from their ballets or operas, and examples of their original manuscripts

Table Of Contents

History of music-making and the orchestra -- Encyclopedia of musical instruments -- Composition through the ages -- Lives and works of the great composers

Target audience

adult

Classification