Musical instruments, highlights of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, J. Kenneth Moore, Jayson Kerr Dobney, and E. Bradley Strauchen-Scherer
Type
Label
Musical instruments, highlights of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, J. Kenneth Moore, Jayson Kerr Dobney, and E. Bradley Strauchen-Scherer
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Musical instruments
Nature of contents
bibliographycatalogs
Oclc number
906878249
Responsibility statement
J. Kenneth Moore, Jayson Kerr Dobney, and E. Bradley Strauchen-Scherer
Sub title
highlights of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Summary
"This insightful appreciation of musical instruments features more than one hundred extraordinary pieces from the Metropolitan Museum's collection. Whether created to entertain a royal court, provide personal solace, or aid in rites and rituals, these instruments fully demonstrate music's universal resonance and the ingenuity various cultures have deployed for musical expression. The results are astoundingly diverse: from Bronze Age cymbals and sistra to violins made by Stradivari, monumental slit drums from Oceania, and iconic twentieth-century American guitars. Stunning new photographs and a lively text reveal these objects to be works of both musical and visual art, as well as marvels of technology and masterpieces of design. Depictions of instruments and music making--paintings, statues, and pottery--further illuminate the narrative, providing a vivid counterpoint to these remarkable objects."--Publisher's description
Table Of Contents
Highlights from the collection -- About the musical instruments collection
Creator
Subject
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Department of Musical Instruments
- catalogs (documents)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Department of Musical Instruments -- Catalogs
- Musical instruments -- Catalogs
- Catalogues
- Catalogs
- Musical instruments + Catalogs and collections -- New York (State) -- New York
Content
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Incoming Resources
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Outgoing Resources
- Contributor2
- Creator1
- Genre3
- Subject7
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Department of Musical Instruments
- catalogs (documents)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), Department of Musical Instruments -- Catalogs
- Musical instruments -- Catalogs
- Catalogues
- Catalogs
- Musical instruments + Catalogs and collections -- New York (State) -- New York
- Content2
- Author3
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