Instruments in the History of Western Music

Originally published in 1943 and subsequently as a revised and enlarged edition in 1978, Musical Instruments has long been held in high regard, not only for its erudition, but for its originality of approach.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Karl Geiringer (1899-1989) was an Austrian-American musicologist, prolific author and Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Karl Geiringer, Geiringer Karl
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.01.2026
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Musik > Instrumentenkunde
• EAN: 9781032895581
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3289558-1
• Anzahl Seiten: 384
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Themen: MUSIC / Musical Instruments / General, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Musical Instruments, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles, Western "classical" music, historical performance practice, organology, Renaissance musicology, baroque instrumentation, acoustic properties, evolution of western musical instruments, electronic sound synthesis