Synopsis
This superior study by a leading authority on woodwind instruments is considered the definitive work on the subject, combining a history of woodwinds with detailed descriptions and photographs of the various instruments in use today. Foreword by Sir Adrian Boult. Glossary. Appendixes. Includes 34 halftones, 41 line illustrations, 25 musical examples and 16 fingering charts.
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About the Author
Anthony C. Baines was Curator of the Bate Collection of Historical Instruments at the University of Oxford. He was a founding member of the Galpin Society, formed to promote the study of musical instruments, and editor of its journal 1956-63, and from 1971.
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