String instruments

In the nineteenth century, use of the violone, a bass instrument with many sizes and variations, was nearly eliminated from musical repertoires, and its traditional parts were parceled out to other instruments such as the violoncello.

This book assesses the influence and reception of many different forms of guitar playing upon the classical guitar and more specifically through the prism of John Williams.

Take your ukulele playing to the next level - fast!

PRS guitars today appeal to a growing number of musicians, from Carlos Santana to Al Di Meola, from Zach Myers to Mark Tremonti.

"Violintechnik intensiv" ist ein dreibändiges Kompendium zu allen technischen Aspekten des Geigenspiels und wendet sich an Orchestermusiker, Studenten, jugendliche Spieler und Laienmusiker und gibt vielfältige Anregungen für den Violinunterricht.

Improve your guitar-playing rhythm, feel, and timing If you want to improve your timing, sharpen your technique, or get inspired by new ideas, Guitar Rhythm & Technique For Dummies breaks down the basics of reading, counting, strumming, and picking rhythms on guitar to make you an ace on the axe in no time.

The last quarter of the twentieth-century saw a renewed interest in the hammered dulcimer in the United States at the grassroots level as well as from elements of the Folk Revival.

Make your music come alive with this indispensable guitar guide There's no denying that guitar players have cachet.

Leo Fender's company changed the course of popular music in 1954 when they introduced the Stratocaster.

Available for the first time in English, this book has been considered the best single encyclopedia of the violin for 20 years.

One of Europe's foremost experts on early guitar music explores this little known but richly rewarding repertoire.

The Austrian violinist and composer Jakob Dont (1815-1888) very early became a member of the Vienna Hofburg Theatre, later of the Court Chapel.

Frank Zappa was an unremitting musical innovator and experimenter, always looking for ways to exploit the latest advances in technology.

"Simone Baccis Volkslieder für Gitarre Dein Einstieg in die Welt der deutschen VolksmusikDieses Buch ist der perfekte Begleiter für alle Gitarrenanfänger, die gerne bekannte Volkslieder spielen und ihre Notenlesefähigkeiten verbessern möchten.

The viola da gamba was a central instrument in European music from the late 15th century well into the late 18th.

Pedro de Alcantara's The Integrated String Player: Embodied Vibration is a practical guide for all string players: violinists and violists, cellists and bassists, but also gamba players and anyone who makes music drawing a bow across a string.

Rolling Stones Gear is the first book to historically document all of the Rolling Stones' musical equipment.

Pedal Culture is a themed exploration of guitar effects pedals as cultural artifacts, derived from a 2017 design exhibition at San Francisco State University curated by the writer.

The Unorthodox Guitar: A Guide to Alternative Performance Practice is a comprehensive resource for experimentally minded guitarists and composers wishing to write for or perform on the instrument in new ways.

A comprehensive introduction to the electric guitar''s history and cultural impact, for students, guitar fans, and researchers.

If you haven't heard this man's music on the airwaves, there's good reason.

Originally published in 2003, Edvard Grieg and his Songs examines the lifetime of Edvard Grieg.

Practicing Music by Design: Historic Virtuosi on Peak Performance explores pedagogical practices for achieving expert skill in performance.

Descubre el fascinante mundo del violín con "El violín: manual de cultura y didáctica violinística".

These miniatures are a typical musical form from the 19th century.

Uses the rare depictions of musical instruments and musical sources found on the Eglantine Table to understand the musical life of the Elizabethan age and its connection to aspects of culture now treated as separate disciplines ofhistorical study.

Play your way to banjo-playing expertise Traditionally associated with country, folk, and bluegrass music, the banjo is accessible to anyone with the patience and willpower to learn it.

This fantastic collection of Tarrega's easy compositions provides a great starting point to discover the repertoire of this great composer.

An engaging window into a century of musical life, as seen in the history of the Pro Arte String Quartet, first organized in 1912 and still performing today.

This is a biography of Dan Levenson, an old-time banjo and fiddle player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Cambridge Companion to the Violin offers students, performers and scholars a fascinating and composite survey of the history and repertory of the instrument from its origins to the present day.

To many vintage guitar fans, it seems inconceivable that Gibson dumped the Sunburst Les Paul in 1960 and, during the following year, introduced a completely new design, the one that we know now as the SG ("e;solid guitar"e;).

Alexander Glasunow war eine der prägendsten Figuren der russischen Musikszene des ausgehenden 19.

This collection contains pieces of varying degrees of difficulty (easy to moderate) from three centuries of music.

Inventing the American Guitar is the first book to describe the early history of American guitar design in detail.

Why does an electric archtop sound so different from a solidbody guitar when they have the same strings and pickups?

The Unorthodox Guitar: A Guide to Alternative Performance Practice is a comprehensive resource for experimentally minded guitarists and composers wishing to write for or perform on the instrument in new ways.

Written by a composer and a musician, The Contemporary Violin offers a unique menu of avant-garde musical possibilities that both performers and composers will enjoy exploring.

Inventing the American Guitar is the first book to describe the early history of American guitar design in detail.

This collection features a wide selection of original works from the Renaissance, Baroque and Modern eras arranged for two cellos.

Gretsch electric guitars have a style all their own - a glitzy, wacky, retro charm that over the years has drawn players from all kinds of popular music, from timeless stars to unknown teens.

The acoustic guitar is the instrument of the people and Play Acoustic tells the people how to play it.

Gemessen an der Rolle der mediterranen und lateinamerikanischen Länder für die Entwicklung der klassischen Gitarre scheint jene Österreichs relativ unbedeutend.

Gretsch electric guitars have a style all their own - a glitzy, wacky, retro charm that over the years has drawn players from all kinds of popular music, from timeless stars to unknown teens.

Notes for Violists: A Guide to the Repertoire offers historical and analytical information about thirty-five of the best-known pieces for the instrument, making it an essential resource for professional, amateur, and student violists alike.