Musical Instruments

by Jenkins, Lucien

• ISBN13: 9780004724980
• ISBN10: 0004724984
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(8)
The Elements of Music	8	(2)
PART ONE: Percussion Instruments	10	(34)
Introduction	10	(2)
Bass Drum	12	(2)
Castanets	14	(2)
Congas	16	(2)
Cymbals	18	(2)
Drum Kit	20	(2)
Gong	22	(2)
Maracas	24	(2)
Snare Drum	26	(2)
Steel Drums	28	(2)
Tabla	30	(2)
Tambourine	32	(2)
Timpani	34	(2)
Tubular Bells	36	(2)
Vibraphone	38	(2)
Washboard	40	(2)
Xylophone	42	(2)
PART TWO: Brass Instruments	44	(20)
Introduction	44	(2)
Bugle	46	(2)
Corner	48	(2)
French Horn	50	(2)
Sousaphone	52	(2)
The Saxophone Family	54	(2)
Tenor Saxophone	56	(2)
Trombone	58	(2)
Trumpet	60	(2)
Tuba	62	(2)
PART THREE: Woodwind Instruments	64	(26)
Introduction	64	(2)
Bagpipe	66	(2)
Bassoon	68	(2)
Clarinet	70	(2)
Didgeridoo	72	(2)
Flute	74	(2)
Kazoo	76	(2)
Mouth Organ	78	(2)
Oboe	80	(2)
Panpipes	82	(2)
Piccolo	84	(2)
Recorder	86	(2)
World of Wind	88	(2)
PART FOUR: Stringed Instruments	90	(34)
Introduction	90	(2)
Acoustic Guitar	92	(2)
Acolian Harp	94	(2)
Balalaika	96	(2)
Banjo	98	(2)
Cello	100	(2)
Double Bass	102	(2)
Harp	104	(2)
Lute	106	(2)
Mandolin	108	(2)
Sitar	110	(2)
Ukulele	112	(2)
Viol	114	(2)
Viola	116	(2)
Violin	118	(2)
Classic Violin Makes	120	(2)
Zither	122	(2)
PART FIVE: Keyboard Instruments	124	(22)
Introduction	124	(2)
Clavichord	126	(2)
Grand Piano	128	(2)
Classic Piano Makes	130	(2)
Harmonium	132	(2)
Harpsichord	134	(2)
Organ	136	(2)
Piano Accordion	138	(2)
Pianoforte	140	(2)
Upright Piano	142	(2)
Virginal	144	(2)
PART SIX: Electronic Instruments	146	(16)
Introduction	146	(2)
Bass Guitar	148	(2)
Electric Guitar	150	(2)
Classic Electric Guitars	152	(2)
Electric Organ	154	(2)
Electric Piano	156	(2)
Sampler and Drum Machine	158	(2)
Synthesizer	160	(2)
PART SEVEN: Inventions and Oddities	162	(12)
Introduction	162	(2)
The Voice	164	(2)
Oddities	166	(2)
Twentieth-century Inventions	168	(2)
Unusual Effects	170	(2)
Musique Concrete	172	(2)
PART EIGHT: Compendium	174	(8)
Ensemble Layouts	174	(4)
Instrument Ranges	178	(4)
Glossary	182	(5)
Bibliography	187	(1)
Index	188