Text and illustrations present a brief history of music and instruments in general, and profiles of woodwind and brass instruments that cover their individual history, construction, and significant uses in performances and compositions.
Superior study by expert combines discussion of design and construction with detailed history of the evolution of instruments from earliest times to present. 75 illustrations, 25 musical examples, 16 fingering charts.
Providing instrumental music teachers, practitioners and students with a pedagogical resource for brass instruments found in school instrumental programmes, this volume includes coverage of the most common brass instruments - trumpet, horn, ...
An introduction to the instruments and music of cultures across the world. Explains how each instrument works and where it is played. Clear text with vivid photographs and illustrations. Age 7-9