Musical Instruments & Instrumental Ensembles

Learning to play an instrument can be fund and, at times, frustrating. This lively, accessible book helps young people cope with the difficulties i...

This book explores the emerging area of microtonality through an examination of the tuning theories of Erv Wilson. It is the first publication to o...

Teachers and flutists at all levels have praised Nancy Toff's The Flute Book, a unique one-stop guide to the flute and its music. Organized into fo...

Acclaimed author of The Baroque Clarinet, Albert R. Rice, now presents a comprehensive study of the clarinet in use through the classical period, f...

Artie Shaw, the world famous clarinet-playing bandleader who became popular during the Swing Era, was immersed in the music business as a performer...

First published in 1999, this biography from David Tunley draws on newly researched documentary evidence to chart Campoli’s early success and his l...

Violins: Local Meanings, Globalized Sounds examines the violin as an object of meaning in a variety of cultural and historical contexts, and as a v...

The late 17th century through to the end of the 18th century saw rapid progress in the development of woodwind instruments and the composition of a...

Originally published in 1975, and written by an authority on Scottish music, this book traces the evolution of the bagpipe whilst also narrating th...

This book provides students and music teachers with a comprehensive overview of the clarinet from its origin to its use and important facts not cov...

Originally published in 1966, this was the first book on this subject to be published for over a hundred years. It covers all facets including litt...

The second half of the eighteenth century witnessed a flourishing of the string quartet, often represented as a smooth and logical progression from...

This book provides students and music teachers with a comprehensive overview of the oboe from its origin to its use and important facts not covered...

This book provides students and music teachers with a comprehensive overview of the bassoon from its origin to its use and important facts not cove...

Prince, Pink Floyd, Metallica, Toto, James Taylor, Keith Richards—these stars and thousands of others all owe a debt of gratitude to Rob Turner who...

Entries are organized into six sections by topic: the first section lists works containing general information, including but not limited to, books...

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, a popular women's jazz band of the 1940s, has earned a reputation as the 'best all-women's swing band ever...

This third edition is a basic textbook on the development of pipe organ composition in geographically diverse schools. Its nineteen chapters includ...

This is the first book-length survey of 20th -century British music for solo organ. Beginning with a discussion of British organ music in the last ...

The last quarter of the twentieth-century saw a renewed interest in the hammered dulcimer in the United States at the grassroots level as well as f...

"Both as a person and as a musician, he was number one in my book." —Benny Carter Bassist George Duvivier (1920-1985) was one of the most universa...