Music (The arts)

by Alan Blackwell (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1988

  $10.19

  This series examines the creative, non-scientific branch of human knowledge known as the arts, aiming to encourage readers to find out more about the arts for themselves and to take part in and enjoy all they have to offer. This volume introduces the reader to the whole world of music and its effects on people all over the world and throughout the ages. It examines musical history and traditions worldwide and also discusses the social aspects. The author examines the first experiments in acoustics and describes the elements of musical sound. There is a section about the different muscical instruments and how they work, and sections on music of different cultures. The development of Western classical music is described, as is opera, popular and pop music, and there is a section on the modern techniques of recording and broadcasting.