Design: 

Krassimira Despotova

Editor: 

Ivanka Nikolova

Illustrations: 

Anton Radevski

ISBN: 

954-474-224-7

Pages: 

320

Sizes: 

210/280

Availability: 

Yes

Date published: 

Sunday, 11 June, 2000

Price: 

30 lv

THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS is designed to provide informative reading and to delight the eye with its overview of musical instruments from around the globe, from the earliest inventions of ancient and primitive societies to the most modern means of musical expression.
The arrangement of the instruments according to geographical region, following the scientific classification system, allows the reader to quickly learn about their origins and evolution, their construction and playing techniques, their cultural significance and symbolism. Over 1000 original illustrations, created especially for this volume, reveal in full color the visual beauty of the world’s musical instruments with breathtaking attention to detail. Diagrams graphically demonstrate how families of instruments compare in size and physical structure, how sounds are produced in instruments with varying methods of tone production, and how music-making devices have evolved over time in various cultures across the globe.
The illustrated Encyclopedia is directed towards a wide audience including not only the relative newcomer to the wonders of music, but also those presently engaged in the study of an instrument or pursuing music as a profession, musical instrument dealers and collectors, and to all who value the role of music in our lives.
The magical power of music and its instruments has from time immemorial accompanied us faithfully through moments of joy and of sadness, and has drawn us to the lyre or the harp, to the guitar or the violin, or to compose the music that will inspire others – amateurs and virtuosos alike – to express themselves with the help of their beloved musical instruments.
The complete story of musical instruments serves to remind us that our love of music – of the composer’s creation, the performer’s skill, and the instrument maker’s craft – is an indispensable part of our lives.