{"product_id":"the-cambridge-encyclopedia-of-brass-instruments-hardback-9781107180000","title":"The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Brass Instruments (Hardback) 9781107180000","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Encyclopedia of Brass Instruments\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe definitive guide to how brass musical instruments have been designed, made, played and understood from antiquity to present times.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTrevor Herbert (Edited by), Arnold Myers (Edited by), John Wallace (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107180000, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e632 pages, 104 b\/w illus.  12 tables  94 music examples\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 19.5 x 3.3 cm, 1.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A wonderful and much-needed addition to the resources for brass players and enthusiasts, music historians, and anyone interested in the history and workings of these most fascinating instruments. Its broad coverage highlighting areas of intersection between the various brass instruments is most welcome.' Thomas Hiebert, California State University, Fresno\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSome thirty-two experts from fifteen countries join three of the world's leading authorities on the design, manufacture, performance and history of brass musical instruments in this first major encyclopedia on the subject. It includes over one hundred illustrations, and gives attention to every brass instrument which has been regularly used, with information about the way they are played, the uses to which they have been put, and the importance they have had in classical music, sacred rituals, popular music, jazz, brass bands and the bands of the military. There are specialist entries covering every inhabited region of the globe and essays on the methods that experts have used to study and understand brass instruments. The encyclopedia spans the entire period from antiquity to modern times, with new and unfamiliar material that takes advantage of the latest research. From Abblasen to Zorsi Trombetta da Modon, this is the definitive guide for students, academics, musicians and music lovers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGuide to using the Encyclopedia\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: understanding brass instruments\u003cbr\u003e General entries A-Z\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1: a selective list of vernacular horns and trumpets\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2: the ranges of labrosones\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3: a selective list of makers of brass instruments\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 4: a selective list of collections of brass instruments\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 5: early didactic and theoretical works relevant to brass instruments\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Educational: Music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Educational: Music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Educational:%20Music%20%5BYQB%5D%22\"\u003eYQB\u003c\/a\u003e], Brass band, military music \u0026amp; marches [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Brass band, military music \u0026amp; marches\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Brass%20band,%20military%20music%20\u0026amp;%20marches%20%5BAVGG%5D%22\"\u003eAVGG\u003c\/a\u003e], Music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Music%20%5BAV%5D%22\"\u003eAV\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265660277016,"sku":"9781107180000","price":96.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107180000i.jpg?v=1692025421","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-encyclopedia-of-brass-instruments-hardback-9781107180000","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}