|aMusic /|cwritten by Neil Ardley ; [special photography, Dave King, Philip Dowell, Mike Dunning].
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|a1st American ed.
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|aNew York :|bKnopf :|bDistributed by Random House,|c1989.
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|a63 p. :|bcol. ill. ;|c29 cm.
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|aEyewitness books
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|aIncludes index.
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|aSeeing sound -- Wind tunnels -- Pipes and flutes -- Vibrating reeds -- Long-lasting hybrids -- Bags of sound -- Piped music -- Beginning of brass -- Blazing brass -- Curly horns and big tubas -- Breaking the silence -- Early and unusual strings -- Violin family -- Making a violin -- Harps and lyres -- From pears to whole fishes -- From gourd to board -- Indian string -- Creating a guitar -- Keynotes -- Grand and upright -- Musical impact -- Rhythm and ritual -- On the beat -- Appeal of percussion -- Clang, crash, bang -- Electrifying music -- Rock guitars -- Machine music.
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|aText and pictures introduce musical instruments from early times to the present--from pipes and flutes to electronic synthesizers.