Author : Trevor Herbert
Release : 2019-09-19
Genre : Music
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Book Rating : 850/5 ( reviews)

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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Brass Instruments - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Brass Instruments write by Trevor Herbert. This book was released on 2019-09-19. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Brass Instruments available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Some thirty-two experts from fifteen countries join three of the world's leading authorities on the design, manufacture, performance and history of brass musical instruments in this first major encyclopedia on the subject. It includes over one hundred illustrations, and gives attention to every brass instrument which has been regularly used, with information about the way they are played, the uses to which they have been put, and the importance they have had in classical music, sacred rituals, popular music, jazz, brass bands and the bands of the military. There are specialist entries covering every inhabited region of the globe and essays on the methods that experts have used to study and understand brass instruments. The encyclopedia spans the entire period from antiquity to modern times, with new and unfamiliar material that takes advantage of the latest research. From Abblasen to Zorsi Trombetta da Modon, this is the definitive guide for students, academics, musicians and music lovers.