{"product_id":"origins-and-development-of-musical-instruments-9780810856578","title":"Origins and Development of Musical Instruments","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigins and Development of Musical Instruments describes the creation  use  and development of musical instruments from the Old Stone Age to the present day. Musical instruments  from the simplest whistles to the most complex organs  conch trumpets to sousaphones  archers and musical bows to violins and pianos  the most basic straw reeds to the modern MIDI systems  and pairs of stones struck together to synthesizers  are all described here by instrument collector and expert Jeremy Montagu. Montagu speculates on how these instruments originated in the earliest days of humanity and relates how they moved from one culture to another through history  all the while changing and developing until they became the instruments we know today. The book also surveys the present uses of instruments throughout the world.  Each chapter is devoted to a different type of instrument. Intervals and additional sections enhance the volume with information on musicians  the Medieval Renaissance  the ideal accompaniment  archaeology  symbiotic and newly created instruments  classification of instruments  scales and music  and some of the problems of acoustics. This comprehensive volume is illustrated with over 120 photos capturing several hundred instruments from all over the world; many of them from the authors own collection of over 2 500 instruments. A copious bibliography of sources  three indexes  and a series of maps make this a priceless resource.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646715027509,"sku":"ByrdShop_0810856573","price":99.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780810856578.jpg?v=1781677587","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/origins-and-development-of-musical-instruments-9780810856578","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}