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The harp is both the oldest and the newest of instruments. The biographies make clear how these performers shaped the contrasts in style and technique of harp playing that have developed over the past 150 years, as cultural, social, and psychological forces influenced individual performance.

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A beginner guitar book that makes learning fun for kids, with easy instructions & clear illustrations for children ages 5 to 9.

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Following the pattern established with his pioneering work, Woodwind Music of Black Composers, Aaron Horne now presents a comparable work for the string music of Black composers.

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Documents the recording history of the banjo on cylinders and 78-rpm disks from 1889 to the beginning of the LP era in the mid-1950s, offering a comprehensive compilation of all such recordings on which the banjo plays a solo role or dominant part. The discography is organized by performer.

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Each entry includes the title, date of composition, date and performer of premiere, key, duration, instrumentation, and movements of the work. Entries provide historical, technical, and performance information crucial to study of the work, concluding with a list of several recordings by famous artists and recommended books for further information.

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While the guitar has stood in the vanguard of musical experimentation, its many new techniques and notations remain a mystery for many composers and players. In The Contemporary Guitar, musician and scholar, John Schneider explains each class of technique and illustrates them with examples.

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This study is an analysis of the first three of Beethoven's late quartets, Opp. 127, 132, and 130, commissioned by Prince Nikolai Galitzin. The five late quartets, usually considered as a group, were written in the same period as the Missa solemnis and the Ninth Symphony, and are among the composer's most profound musical statements. Daniel K. L. C

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This book discusses the historical and musical development of the diatonic harp in Paraguay, an analysis of the musical contributions by harp composers and performers, a survey of the various traditional genres associated with the instrument, and a discussion of the popular and academic settings where the instrument has been cultivated.

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In The String Instrument Owners Guide, Michael Pagliaro surveys the complete ownership life cycle of bowed string instruments.

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In The String Instrument Owners Guide, Michael Pagliaro surveys the complete ownership life cycle of bowed string instruments.

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The Viola, How it Works presents information on the technical and historical aspects of the viola in relation to its position in the non-fretted string instrument family.

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This bibliography enhances the repertoire of the violinist by providing convenient access to a new solo recital, concerto, and chamber music literature: the music of women composers.

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Gorgeously illustrated and authoritatively written, Fender Telecaster 75 Years is the officially licensed celebration of one of the world's most beloved electric guitars.

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A stunning book profiling the 100 most exclusive, rare and seminal guitars ever made, with beautiful, exclusive photography.

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An in-depth look at the invention and evolution of the electric guitar.

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The biggest and baddest book of axes out there.

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Provides a summary of essential information for the violin maker and player. This book is divided into three parts: The Violin Makers; The Workshop, Tools and Materials; and, Violin Construction. It also provides a record of the history, social background, lives and work of the great violin makers of the past.

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*In print for over 15 years and in constant demand *The definitive handbook on making classical guitars and illustrated with over 450 line drawings and photographs *Essential for the guitar-maker and historian