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Musical Instruments: Highlights of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
J. Kenneth Moore
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Description for Musical Instruments: Highlights of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 166 color illus. BIC Classification: AGC; AVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 220 x 19. Weight in Grams: 826.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
826g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781588395627
SKU
V9781588395627
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About J. Kenneth Moore
J. Kenneth Moore is Frederick P. Rose Curator in Charge, Jayson Kerr Dobney is associate curator and administrator, and Bradley Strauchen-Scherer is associate curator, all in the Department of Musical Instruments at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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