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Ten instruments take their parts one by one in a musical performance.

Describes the features, sounds, and role of each musical instrument in the orchestra.

This first comprehensive history of musical instruments, this book ranges from prehistoric times to the 20th century. It traverses five continents and every stage of evolution, from primitive rattles and bull-roarers to the electric organ. Author Curt Sachs, one of the world's most distinguished musicologists, combines rich scholarship with personal insight in a remarkable fusion of music, anthropology, and the fine arts. Beginning with the earliest...

This program is an easy-to-follow guide on the rudiments of drumming, choosing the right sticks, grooves, drum fills and techniques for using the Snare, High-Hat and Bass Drum.

Includes instructions for making a variety of simple musical instruments from ordinary household items.

Ms. Frizzle's class learns about how sound is made when they spend the night in a haunted sound museum.

From flutes carved of bone, to lutes, to modern electric guitars.

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.