Text and accompanying photographs present musical instruments from the first flutes of bone to computerized electronic synthesizers. Explores relationships across cultures and continents, from Egyptian harps made about 3000 B.C., to Stradivari's violin workshop, to modern orchestras. Includes biographical information on some famous people connected with music.
General Note
Spiral bound with fold-out pages.
Includes index and glossary.
"From flutes carved of bone, to lutes, to modern electric guitars"--Cover.
Content Note
Early music : the melodies of prehistory -- Music and myth : flutes, drums, and bells -- Rubbing, plucking, scraping : string instruments -- Rapping, tapping, shaking : percussion instruments -- The birth of the violin : in Stradivari's workshop.