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[ad_1] From the zampoñas, to the bell of agogo, the tuba, musical instruments have formed an integral part of the cultures of the world. Its reach and diversity, which include the simplest spoons and the complex pressure systems of a pipe organ, have inspired the skill and genius of the manufacturer, the composer and the player. Now, in The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments Anthony C. Baines offers a complete guide to the amazing variety of Western and non-Western musical instruments. Each entry in this lavishly illustrated book offers a concise description of the instrument, as well as a wealth of information on topics such as interpretation techniques, harmonics and circular breathing, the sound of an instrument, acoustics, tone, use of an instrument within the orchestra repertoire or, for ethnomusicological instruments, within the ritual, and significant developments in its history. Baines covers a wide range of instruments, from the common cowbell to the red-hot feather (a novel instrument from the 1930s), to the Celtic harp. For example, analyze how the bladder tube (a relative of the bagpipe) uses a pig bladder, and says how it is deodorized (with ammonia) and stays flexible (with brine). And in his entry into the violins of Antonio Stradivari, he attributes the success of these precious instruments, not to age, nor to the choice of materials, but to good fortune. (Stradivari arched the body of his violins less than was common at that time, and when he later changed his necks, fortunately the Strads responded well to the change.) Baines also includes general articles on the instruments of specific periods, such as the Renaissance. or Baroque, as well as the instruments of the individual continents. We learn, for example, that the countries of Burma through Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam, the Philippines, North Borneo and Indonesia are grouped musically as gong-chime cultures from the variety of gongs and gong bells used during the most of the time. zone. And we even found separate entries on counterfeits and forgeries, instruments for sticks and scrapers, such as the domestic washboard.
With numerous illustrations, musical examples, an appendix of manufacturers mentioned in the text, and complete bibliographical details, The Oxford Companion to Musical Instruments is an invaluable source of the splendid variety of musical instruments, based on a life of scholarship.
The companion of Oxford to musical instruments
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