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Format:
Book
Title:
Music
Other title(s):
Eyewitness

Eyewitness music
ISBN:
9780756607081

9780756607098
Edition:
Revised edition.
Publication:
New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2004.
Physical Description:
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Series title(s):
General Note:
"Discover the world of sound and the amazing variety of instruments that create music"--Cover.

Includes index.
Contents:
Seeing sound -- Wind tunnels -- Pipes and flutes -- Vibrating reeds -- Long-lasting hybrids -- Bags of sound -- Piped music -- Beginning of brass -- Blazing brass -- Curly horns and big tubas -- Breaking the silence -- Early and unusual strings -- Violin family -- Making a violin -- Harps and lyres -- From pears to whole fishes -- From gourd to board -- Indian string -- Creating a guitar -- Keynotes -- Grand and upright -- Musical impact -- Rhythm and ritual -- On the beat -- Appeal of percussion -- Clang, crash, bang -- Electrifying music -- Rock guitars -- Machine music -- Did you know? -- Who's who -- Find out more.
Summary:
Takes a look at the history of music, how instruments are made, and how they have evolved today.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.0 1.0 17231.
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