Musical Instruments: Highlights of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Moore, J. Ken

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ISBN
9781588395627
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
1588395626
ISBN-13
9781588395627
eBay Product ID (ePID)
211411528

Product Key Features

Book Title
Musical Instruments : Highlights of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Performing Arts, Musical Instruments / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Travel, Art, Antiques & Collectibles
Author
Jayson Dobney, J. Kenneth Moore, E. Bradley Strauchen-Scherer
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
28.9 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-561075
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
784
Synopsis
Featuring more than 100 extraordinary pieces from around the world and spanning thousands of years, this book displays the astounding diversity of musical instruments. Highlights include Bronze Age cymbals, the earliest known piano, violins made by Stradivari, slit drums from Oceania, and iconic 20th-century American guitars. Stunning new photographs reveal these objects to be works of musical and visual art--marvels of technology and masterpieces of design. Each object is explored in fascinating text describing its historical use; its sound or the technological developments that gave rise to the form of music played upon it; details about its notable makers, owners, or players; or its construction and decoration. Related works--paintings, textiles, statues, and pottery that depict instruments and music making--complement and further illuminate the narrative which provides a lively and insightful appreciation of musical instruments that will appeal to art and music lovers everywhere., Featuring more than 100 extraordinary pieces from around the world and spanning thousands of years, this book displays the astounding diversity of musical instruments. Highlights include Bronze Age cymbals, the earliest known piano, violins made by Stradivari, slit drums from Oceania, and iconic 20th-century American guitars. Stunning new photographs reveal these objects to be works of musical and visual art--marvels of technology and masterpieces of design. Each object is explored in fascinating text describing its historical use; its sound or the technological developments that gave rise to the form of music played upon it; details about its notable makers, owners, or players; or its construction and decoration. Related works--paintings, textiles, statues, and pottery that depict instruments and music making--complement and further illuminate the narrative which provides a lively and insightful appreciation of musical instruments that will appeal to art and music lovers everywhere. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
LC Classification Number
ML462

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