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Four Centuries of Musical Instruments
Albert Rice
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Description for Four Centuries of Musical Instruments
Num Pages: 288 pages, 756 colour photos. BIC Classification: WCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 314 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2158.
Captured in this volume in over 700 striking color photos are many historically significant musical instruments created by some of the most important and iconic makers of the last 400 years. Six hundred instruments are presented, including keyboards, flutes and whistles, woodwinds, strings, and percussion. Each instrument is described in the text, including unusual characteristics, rarity, number of known instruments by the same maker, historical provenance when known, former ownership, citations of relevant patents, and bibliographic citations with more information and associated photos. Early and historically significant instruments made in Italy, England, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United ... Read more
Captured in this volume in over 700 striking color photos are many historically significant musical instruments created by some of the most important and iconic makers of the last 400 years. Six hundred instruments are presented, including keyboards, flutes and whistles, woodwinds, strings, and percussion. Each instrument is described in the text, including unusual characteristics, rarity, number of known instruments by the same maker, historical provenance when known, former ownership, citations of relevant patents, and bibliographic citations with more information and associated photos. Early and historically significant instruments made in Italy, England, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands, the United ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764347122
SKU
V9780764347122
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About Albert Rice
Albert R. Rice is a professional appraiser of musical instruments, independent scholar, and author of three books on the clarinet and its history published by Oxford University Press. He is currently President of the American Musical Instrument Society.
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