Musical Instruments (MFA Highlights) - Softcover

Kuromen, Darcy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878466746 ISBN 13: 9780878466740

Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts,Boston, 2004

Synopsis

Musical instruments are among the most meaningful artifacts produced by humankind, a marriage of technology, artistry, symbolism, religion and entertainment. Musical Instruments presents over 100 examples from the MFA's world-renowned collection, spanning a breadth of centuries and cultures, offering a brilliant array of instruments as producers of both aural and visual delight. The pieces shown here--which range from an ancient Greek trumpet to a modern lap steel guitar, from earthenware panpipes to the phenomenally complex Indonesian gamelan--are remarkable not only for the myriad sounds they produce, but also for their attractive, at times breathtaking, extraordinarily varied physical aspects. As objects of both cultural expression and sculptural craft, these are among the most exquisite and intriguing instruments ever created. More than a mere picture book, however, this latest title in the MFA Highlights series offers, as do its companion volumes, an accessible introduction to the genre, bringing to the fore the full richness, artistry and significance of musical instruments around the world.

About this title

Synopsis:

Illustrated throughout with high-quality color photographs, this volume presents an overview of the musical instrument collection maintained by Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Ranging from an ancient Greek trumpet to a modern lap steel guitar, over 100 examples represent a wide array of centuries and cultures. Coverage includes percussion, wind, stri

About this edition

• Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts,Boston
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0878466746
• ISBN 13: 9780878466740
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256