Musical instruments : history, technology, and performance of instruments of western music / Murray Campbell, Clive Greated, and Arnold Myers.
| Author/creator |
Campbell, Murray |
| Other author/creator | Greated, Clive A., 1940- |
| Other author/creator | Myers, Arnold. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. |
| Description | ix, 510 pages : illustrations, music, facsimiles ; 25 cm |
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| Contents | Sounds and sweet airs. Making waves ; The hearing process ; The pitches of musical sounds ; The loudness of musical sounds ; The timbre of musical sounds -- Family resemblances. Classifying instruments ; Vibrating air columns: the aerophone family ; Vibrating strings: the chordophone family ; Vibrating drumskins: the membranophone family ; Vibrating bars and plates: the idiophone family ; Electrical oscillations: the electrophone family -- Woodwind instruments with reeds. Acoustical principles ; Historical development ; Reed woodwind families ; Making the instrument and the reed ; Performance practice -- The flute family. Acoustical principles ; Historical development ; Instrument construction ; Performance practice ; Avant-garde techniques -- Bugles and horns. Acoustical principles ; Historical development ; Instruments in modern use ; Instrument construction ; Performance practice -- Trumpets and trombones. Acoustical principles ; Historical development ; Instruments in modern use ; Instrument construction ; Performance practice -- Percussion instruments. Acoustical principles ; Historical development ; Instruments in modern use ; Instrument construction ; Performance practice -- Stringed instruments played with a bow. Acoustical principles ; Historical development ; Instruments in modern use ; Instrument construction ; Performance practice -- Plucked and hammered stringed instruments. Acoustical principles ; Historical development ; Instruments in modern use ; Constructional techniques ; Performance practice -- Clavichord and harpsichord. Acoustical principles ; Historical development ; The clavichord and harpsichord today ; Construction and tuning of harpsichords and clavichords ; Performance practice -- The pianoforte. Acoustical principles ; Historical development ; The piano today ; Making and tuning a piano ; Performance practice -- The pipe organ. Acoustical principles ; Historical development ; How the organ works ; How an organ is constructed ; Techniques of organ-playing -- Electroacoustic, electromechanical, and electronic instruments. Electroacoustic principles ; Historical development ; Electronic sound generation ; Control techniques ; Performance practice -- Appendices. 1. Table of pitches and frequencies ; 2. Keywork tables for typical woodwinds ; 3. Brass instrument sizes. |
| Abstract | This book explains musical instruments in their various forms: how they work, what they can do, and how they came to be the way they are. It concentrates on instruments of western music built to play in musical traditions transmitted in large part by notated scores and parts. The recent growth of early music performance is reflected in an emphasis on the historical development of the main types of instrument. For each class of instrument, the underlying acoustical principles are outlined and the commonly found members of the family are described. Their manufacture, playing techniques, and performance practice are treated. A full glossary and index also contain definitions of technical terms and notes on instruments not included in the text, making this the essential reference for everyone researching and working with musical instruments and performance. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-483) and index. |
| LCCN | 2004303547 |
| ISBN | 0198165048 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML460 .C35 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |