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Product Identifiers
PublisherMuseum of FINE Arts, Boston
ISBN-100878466886
ISBN-139780878466887
eBay Product ID (ePID)44184146
Product Key Features
Book TitleSounds of the Silk Road: Musical Instruments of Asia : Musical Instruments of Asia
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicReligious / Muslim, Performing Arts, Ethnic, Musical Instruments / General
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Antiques & Collectibles
AuthorMitchell Clark
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight21.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-116825
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromCollege Freshman
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal784.195
Grade ToUP
SynopsisFrom the cymbals and gongs used by Chinese priests use to invoke deities to the oboes and drums of Turkish weddings, music and its related instruments are an integral part of life throughout Asia. Sounds of the Silk Road surveys the instruments of Asia and the traditions that have engendered them, offering the reader ways to approach these often unfamiliar objects and the music they produce. This beautiful book is the first to deal with this topic in such depth and breadth, and is the first to feature of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's world-renowned collection of Asian instruments. Each chapter focuses on a specific country's musical traditions and instruments. Some 50 instruments are highlighted, ranging from silk-stringed zithers to shell trumpets and from double-headed drums made from human skulls to the complex Javanese gamelan. Intended for the general reader, this visually stunning volume introduces the uses, sounds, history, playing technique, decoration and symbolism of Asia's skillfully crafted and fascinatingly diverse musical instruments., From the gongs used by Chinese priests to the drums played at Turkish weddings, Sounds of the Silk Road presents 50 Asian instruments and the traditions that engendered them.
LC Classification NumberML525.C53 2005
Text byClark, Mitchell
