Music: DK Eyewitness Guides

Description

Be an eyewitness to all different types of music - from playing a guitar to the wonderful sounds of a weird wailer. See why most violin players require frogs; find out about the ripples of sound created using a drum; and discover what an oboe and a snake charmer's vegetable gourd have in common.

Table of contents

Seeing 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; the 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; did you know?; who's who; find out more.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780751347548
• Publisher : dorlin
• Imprint : dorlin
• Publication date : August 2002
• Dimensions : 281mm X 216mm X 5mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : colour illustrations, photographs, glossary, index
• Pages : 72
• Dewey classification : 780
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Neil Ardley