Musical Instruments: Highlights of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

by J. Kenneth Moore, E. Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, Jayson Dobney

Book Overview

Featuring more than 100 extraordinary pieces from around the world and spanning thousands of years, this book displays the astounding diversity of musical instruments. Highlights include Bronze Age cymbals, the earliest known piano, violins made by Stradivari, slit drums from Oceania, and iconic 20th-century American guitars. Stunning new photographs reveal these objects to be works of musical and visual art--marvels of technology and masterpieces...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588395626
• ISBN13: 9781588395627
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 9.5"