Music : an A-Z guide
Título:
Music : an A-Z guide
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Resumen:
This book contains over sixty alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various facets of music, covering acoustics, ballet, chamber music, dance, guitar, jazz, opera, reggae, soloists, and other topics. Included are profiles of performers from each genre.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo:
2001
Descripción física:
128 p. : col. ill., ports., music ; 28 cm.
Nota general:
Includes glossary and index.
Contenido:
Introduction -- acoustics -- ancient instruments -- bagpipes -- ballet -- bassoon -- blues -- brass family -- cello -- chamber music -- choir -- clarinet -- classical music -- computer music -- country and western -- dance -- double bass -- drums -- early musicians -- electronic instruments -- festivals -- flute -- folk music -- guitar -- harp -- hip hop -- horn -- improvisation -- jazz -- keyboard instruments -- marching bands -- melody and harmony -- Motown -- movie soundtracks -- musicals -- notation -- oboe -- opera -- orchestra -- percussion -- pipes -- pitch and volume -- plucked instruments -- pop music -- recording music -- reggae -- rhythm -- ritual music -- rock music -- saxophone -- scales -- singers -- soloists -- soul -- sound -- string family -- tempo -- trombone and tuba -- trumpet -- violin and viola -- voice -- weird instruments -- woodwind family -- world music.
ISBN:
9780531154502
Información de publicación:
New York : Franklin Watts, c2001.