| The Art of the Trumpet-Maker Contributor(s): Barclay, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198166052 ISBN-13: 9780198166054 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1996 Annotation: This book is a study of the manufacture of brass instruments, particularly trumpets, in Nuremberg during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Barclay discusses the history of the instrument, the metals used, their chemical and physical structure, solders used, the tools and workshops involved, and techniques of fabrication. He also touches on the philosophy, ethics, and practicality of using historical instruments or accurate facsimiles in modern performance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Musical Instruments - Woodwinds - Music | Musical Instruments - Brass - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 788.921 |
| LCCN: 95047888 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 7.39" W x 9.64" (1.05 lbs) 198 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a study of the manufacture of brass instruments, particularly trumpets, in Nuremberg during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Barclay discusses the history of the instrument, the metals used, their chemical and physical structure, solders used, the tools and workshops involved, and techniques of fabrication. He also touches on the philosophy, ethics, and practicality of using historical instruments or accurate facsimiles in modern performance. |