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Horns and Trumpets of the World


Horns and Trumpets of the World

An Illustrated Guide

von: Jeremy Montagu

104,99 €

Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 08.05.2014
ISBN/EAN: 9780810888821
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 256

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<span><span>Humanity has blown horns and trumpets of various makes and models, lengths and diameters since prehistoric times. In </span><span>Horns and Trumpets of the World</span><span>, the eminent scholar Jeremy Montagu surveys the vast range in time and type of this instrument that has accompanied everything in human history from the war cry to the formal symphony, from the hunting call to the modern jazz performance.<br><br>No work on this topic offers as much detail or so many illustrations—over 150, in fact—of this remarkable instrument. Montagu’s examination starts with horns constructed from such unusual materials as seaweed, cane, and bamboo, and continues the journey of exploration through those of shell, wood, ivory, and metal. The chronological scope of </span><span>Horns and Trumpets of the World</span><span> is equally vast: it looks at instruments of the Bible and from the Bronze and Iron Ages respectively before diving headlong into those from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods, and, following the Industrial Revolution, those that have appeared in the modern era. Drawing on the many instruments from the author’s own extensive collection, Montagu offers details, including measurements, at levels rarely seen in other surveys of this world of instrumentation.<br><br></span><span>Horns and Trumpet of the World</span><span> should appeal to not only scholars and collectors, but professional brass players and manufacturers, as well as museums and institutions with a vested interest in our musical heritage.</span></span>
<span><span>Humanity has blown horns and trumpets of various makes and models, lengths and diameters since prehistoric times. In </span><span>Horns and Trumpets of the World</span><span>, the eminent scholar Jeremy Montagu surveys the vast range in time and type of this instrument that has accompanied everything in human history from the war cry to the formal symphony, from the hunting call to the modern jazz performance. No work on this topic offers as much detail or so many illustrations—over 150, in fact—of this remarkable instrument. Montagu’s examination looks at horns constructed from seaweed, cane, bamboo, shell, wood, ivory, and metal and encompasses instruments of the Bible, from the Bronze and Iron Ages, the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods, and, following the Industrial Revolution, the modern era.</span></span>
<span><span>List of Illustrations</span></span>
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<span><span>Acknowledgments</span></span>
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<span><span>Protocol of Measurements and Abbreviations</span></span>
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<span><span>Prelude</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 1: Seaweed, Bark, Cane, and Gourd,</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 2: Side-blown Horns</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 3: Shell Trumpets</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 4: Shorter End-blown Horns</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 5: Longer end-blown Trumpets</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 6: </span><span>‘</span><span>Orchestral</span><span>’</span><span> Trumpets and Slide Trombones</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 7: Orchestral Natural Horns</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 8: Valved Horns, Trumpets, and Trombones</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 9: Bugles and Cornets</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 10: Fingerhole Horns</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 11: Accessories</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 12: Playing</span></span>
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<span><span>Chapter 13: Bibliography</span></span>
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<span><span>Instrument Index</span></span>
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<span><span>Manufacturer Index</span></span>
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<span><span>Catalogue Numbers</span></span>
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<span><span>General Index</span></span>
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<span><span>Jeremy Montagu</span><span> is former Curator of the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments and Lecturer in the University of Oxford. A baritone and French horn player, he is a leading authority on the history and development of instruments and owner of one of the finest instrument collections in private hands. He is the author of several works on musical instruments, their construction and their history, including </span><span>Musical Instruments of the Bible </span><span>(Scarecrow Press 2001) and </span><span>Origins and Development of Musical Instruments</span><span> (Scarecrow Press 2007). He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and is President of the Galpin Society, the premier international society for the study of musical instruments.</span></span>
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