Author: Bozhidar Abrashev
Publisher: Konemann
ISBN: 9780841602687
Category : Musical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is directed towards a wide audience including not only the relative newcomer to the wonders of music but also those presently engaged in the study of an instrument or pursuing music as a profession, musical instrument dealers and collectors.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments
Author: Bozhidar Abrashev
Publisher: Konemann
ISBN: 9780841602687
Category : Musical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is directed towards a wide audience including not only the relative newcomer to the wonders of music but also those presently engaged in the study of an instrument or pursuing music as a profession, musical instrument dealers and collectors.
Publisher: Konemann
ISBN: 9780841602687
Category : Musical instruments
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is directed towards a wide audience including not only the relative newcomer to the wonders of music but also those presently engaged in the study of an instrument or pursuing music as a profession, musical instrument dealers and collectors.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music
Author: George Martin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781904041702
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
This title is written by a distinguished team of music journalists, musicologists, and musicians. Because it covers so much ground, with great accessibility, while conveying the spirit and the passion of almost every type of music, the book will appeal to every family, every library, and every school.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781904041702
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
This title is written by a distinguished team of music journalists, musicologists, and musicians. Because it covers so much ground, with great accessibility, while conveying the spirit and the passion of almost every type of music, the book will appeal to every family, every library, and every school.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock
Author: Nick Logan
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780861011162
Category : Rock music
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780861011162
Category : Rock music
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Music
Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 0241458315
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Who wrote the first true "opera"? Why did jazz go Latin? And how did blues influence rock? Find out in the story of how music has shaped the world. Music has the ability to evoke the full spectrum of human emotions, irrespective of the listener's culture or nationality. This groundbreaking ebook examines that shared experience - from prehistory to the present. A compelling and richly illustrated narrative, Music explores the roots of all genres from the chants of the middle ages through the grandeur of the classical period to the modern rhythms of blues, jazz, hip-hop, and pop. Spectacular galleries display families of instruments from around the world, while special features showcase the evolution of key instruments, such as the piano and the violin, and profile iconic innovators as diverse as Mozart, George Gershwin, and David Bowie. Charting every musical revolution, from bone flutes to electronica and from jazz to hip-hop, this visually stunning history will hit the right note with you, whether you are into pop or rock or disco or rap, classical or opera.
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 0241458315
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Who wrote the first true "opera"? Why did jazz go Latin? And how did blues influence rock? Find out in the story of how music has shaped the world. Music has the ability to evoke the full spectrum of human emotions, irrespective of the listener's culture or nationality. This groundbreaking ebook examines that shared experience - from prehistory to the present. A compelling and richly illustrated narrative, Music explores the roots of all genres from the chants of the middle ages through the grandeur of the classical period to the modern rhythms of blues, jazz, hip-hop, and pop. Spectacular galleries display families of instruments from around the world, while special features showcase the evolution of key instruments, such as the piano and the violin, and profile iconic innovators as diverse as Mozart, George Gershwin, and David Bowie. Charting every musical revolution, from bone flutes to electronica and from jazz to hip-hop, this visually stunning history will hit the right note with you, whether you are into pop or rock or disco or rap, classical or opera.
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music
Author: Alison Arnold
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351544381
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
Book Description
In this volume, sixty-eight of the world's leading authorities explore and describe the wide range of musics of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Nepal and Afghanistan. Important information about history, religion, dance, theater, the visual arts and philosophy as well as their relationship to music is highlighted in seventy-six in-depth articles.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351544381
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 1126
Book Description
In this volume, sixty-eight of the world's leading authorities explore and describe the wide range of musics of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Kashmir, Nepal and Afghanistan. Important information about history, religion, dance, theater, the visual arts and philosophy as well as their relationship to music is highlighted in seventy-six in-depth articles.
Tolkien
Author: David Day
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684839792
Category : Fantasy fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The first encyclopedic illustrated guide to the world of Middle Earth and the Undying Lands, this book brings together every important aspect of Tolkien's vast cosmology. More than five hundred alphabetical entries cover five major subject areas: history, geography, sociology, natural history and biography. The maps, genealogies and time-charts, together with the illustrations of characters, places adn events, reveal to the reader the full dramatic sweep and splendor of Tolkien's world.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0684839792
Category : Fantasy fiction, English
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The first encyclopedic illustrated guide to the world of Middle Earth and the Undying Lands, this book brings together every important aspect of Tolkien's vast cosmology. More than five hundred alphabetical entries cover five major subject areas: history, geography, sociology, natural history and biography. The maps, genealogies and time-charts, together with the illustrations of characters, places adn events, reveal to the reader the full dramatic sweep and splendor of Tolkien's world.
The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds of the World
Author: David Alderton
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754821663
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents entries on bird species and families from around the world, with information on the physical characteristics, migration pattern, behavior, distribution, habitat, nest, eggs, and diet.
Publisher: Lorenz Books
ISBN: 9780754821663
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Presents entries on bird species and families from around the world, with information on the physical characteristics, migration pattern, behavior, distribution, habitat, nest, eggs, and diet.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animals of the World
Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
ISBN: 9781780191089
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Beginning with a biological and evolutionary overview of the animal kingdom, this text examines a range of animal characteristics, including anatomy, survival instinct and reproduction.
Publisher: Southwater Publishing
ISBN: 9781780191089
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Beginning with a biological and evolutionary overview of the animal kingdom, this text examines a range of animal characteristics, including anatomy, survival instinct and reproduction.
Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music: A-G
Author: Laura Diane Kuhn
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of music, covering musicians, composers, compositions, instruments, musical terms, facts, and anecdotes; and includes illustrations and an index.
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of music, covering musicians, composers, compositions, instruments, musical terms, facts, and anecdotes; and includes illustrations and an index.
The World of Animals
Author: Martin Walters
Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780890516171
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Provides facts and images describing the anatomy, behavior, and habitats of over 1,000 animals from protists to primates.
Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780890516171
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Provides facts and images describing the anatomy, behavior, and habitats of over 1,000 animals from protists to primates.