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125 Orchestration and Musical Instruments PDF Books – Curated Historical Collection

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orchestration and musical instruments 34% of collection
music theatre & performance 26% of collection
public domain candidates 22% of collection
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    A dictionary of foreign musical terms and handbook of orchestral instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Principles of orchestration : with musical examples drawn from his own works Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Catalogue of the Stearns collection of musical instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The music and musical instruments of southern India and the Deccan Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Catalogues, price-lists (musical instruments, sheet music), etc.]. -- Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Catalogue of the Crosby Brown Collection of musical instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A bibliography of musical instruments and archaeology, intended as a guide to the study of the history of musical instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The music and musical instruments of Japan Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Prof. H. Kling's Modern orchestration and instrumentation, or, The art of instrumentation : containing detailed descriptions of the character and peculiarities of all instruments and their practical employment ... Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Musical instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A descriptive catalogue of the musical instruments in the South Kensington museum, preceded Author: an essay on the history of musical instruments
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    Editions Gallet de l'enseignement musical et piano, chant et instruments divers Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Native American stringed musical instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Musical instruments, historic, rare and unique; Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A popular history of the art of music, from the earliest times until the present. With accounts of the chief musical instruments, biographical notices of the greater composers, specimens of music, and many engravings Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Words of Haydn's oratorio of the Creation: to be performed Author: the Enfield Musical Society
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    British violin makers; a biographical dictionary of British makers of stringed instruments and bows and a critical description of their work, with introductory chapters, and numerous portraits and illustrations Author: Classic Public Domain
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    International who's who in music and musical gazetteer Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Traité des instruments de martyre et des divers modes de supplice employés par les paiens contre les chrétiens; tortures et tourments des martyrs chrétiens. Tr. sur les originaux italien et latin Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The guitar and mandolin : biographies of celebrated players and composers for these instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Universal handbook of musical literature. Practical and complete guide to all musical publications Author: Classic Public Domain
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    British musical biography : a dictionary of musical artists, authors and composers, born in Britain and its colonies Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Indians' book : an offering Author: the American Indians of Indian lore, musical and narrative, to form a record of the songs and legends of their race
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    Negretti & Zambra's encyclopædic illustrated and descriptive reference catalogue of optical, mathematical, physical, photographic and standard meteorological instruments, manufactured and sold Author: them ..
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    A treatise on the law of evidence; being a consideration of the nature and general principles of evidence, the instruments of evidence and the rules governing the production, delivery and use of evidence, .. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A Dictionary Of Musical Terms Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A manual of land surveying; comprising an elementary course of practice with instruments and a treatise upon the survey of public and private lands Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A dictionary of musical terms, containing upwards of 9,000 English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Greek words .. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The composer's handbook : a guide to the principles of musical composition Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Cremona: an account of the Italian violin-makers and their instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Modern instruments and methods of calculation : a handbook of the Napier Tercentenary Exhibition Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Annuaire musical et orphéonique de France Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The_Musical_guide Vol-II Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Orchestration Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A cyclopaedic dictionary of music; comprising 18,000 musical terms and phrases, over 6,000 biographical notices of musicians, and 500 articles on musical topics, with an appendix .. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    University musical encyclopedia Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Knight's new mechanical dictionary. A description of tools, instruments, machines, processes, and engineering. With indexical references to technical journals (1876-1880) Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Musical courier : a weekly journal devoted to music and the music trades Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A treatise on the rescission of contracts and cancellation of written instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The complete opera book; the stories of the operas, together with 400 of the leading airs and motives in musical notation Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A hundred years of music in America. An account of musical effort in America during the past century ... together with historical and biographical sketches of important personalities Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Catalogue & price list of Eugene Dietzgen Co. : manufacturers & importers of drawing materials & surveying instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The child's own music book : the largest collection of mothers' and childrens' songs, musical games and piano music ever published, covering completely all phases of child life Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The fundamentals of Gregorian chant : a simple exposition of the Solesmes principles founded mainly on Le nombre musical grégorien of André Mocquereau Author: Classic Public Domain
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    British Musical Biography Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Report of the fourth congress of the International musical society. London, 29th May-3rd June, 1911 Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A dictionary of musical information : containing also a vocabulary of musical terms, and a list of modern musical works published in the United States from 1640 to 1875 Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Illustrated catalogue of surgical instruments : and of allied lines Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Theory of interpretation applied to artistic musical performance Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Illustrations of surgical instruments of superior quality manufactured Author: the Kny-Scheerer Co
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    New and complete dictionary of musical terms Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The book of musical knowledge ; the history, technique, and appreciation of music, together with lives of the great composers, for music-lovers, students and teachers Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Illustrated catalogue of standard surgical instruments and allied lines. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Stokes' encyclopedia of music and musicians, covering the entire period of musical history from the earliest times to the season of 1908-09 Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A concise dictionary of musical terms : to which is prefixed an introduction to the elements of music Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Old English instruments of music, their history and character Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Musiciens français d'aujourd'hui; notices biographiques, suivies d'un essai de bibliographie et accompagnées d'un autographe musical .. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Illustrated catalogue : and price list of surgical instruments, hospital supplies, orthopedic apparatus, trusses, etc. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Musical times and singing-class circular Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Dramatic and musical criticisms Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The beautiful in music; a contribution to the revisal of musical aesthetics Author: Classic Public Domain
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    An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of philosophical, meteorological, mathematical, surveying, optical and photographic instruments, manufactured Author: L.P. Casella ... London
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    The law of negotiable instruments : statutes, cases and authorities Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Electrical engineering measuring instruments for commercial and laboratory purposes Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The "Te Deum," : its structure and meaning and its musical setting and rendering : together with a revised Latin text, notes and translation Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The surgical instruments of the Hindus with a comparative study of the surgical instruments of the Greek, Roman, Arab and the modern Eouropean [!] surgeons Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Surveying and levelling instruments, theoretically and practically described Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A catalogue of physical instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The science of musical sounds Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Mrs. A. J. Wuerfel's tailors rules and diagrams. Instruments patented June 7th, 1887 Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Musical accompaniment of moving pictures Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A pronouncing pocket-manual of musical terms, together with the elements of notation and condensed biographies of noteworthy musicians; Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Primitive music : an inquiry into the origin and development of music, songs, instruments, dances, and pantomimes of savage races Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A handbook of American music and musicians : containing biographies of American musicians, and histories of the principal musical institutions, firms and societies Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Illustrated catalogue and price list of surgical instruments, hospital supplies, orthopaedical apparatus, trusses, etc., fine microscopes, medical batteries, physicians' and hospital supplies Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Memories of a musician; reminiscences of seventy years of musical life Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A manual of the principle instruments used in American engineering and surveying, manufactured Author: W. & L.E. Gurley
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    Boris Godounov; a musical drama in three acts Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Musical theory Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Elements of surveying and levelling; with descriptions of the instruments and the necessary tables Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Musical Canada Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A treatise on modern instrumentation and orchestration... : to which is appended the Chef d'orchestre / Author: Hector Berlioz ; translated by Mary Cowden Clarke
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    The theory and practice of musical form: on the basis of Ludwig Bussler's "Musikalische Formenlehre." For instruction in composition both in private and in classes Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The screw propeller: and other competing instruments for marine propulsion Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Illustrations of the lyric poetry and music of Scotland ... originally compiled to accompany the "Scots musical museum" [by James Johnson] and now published separately, with additional notes and illustrations Author: Classic Public Domain
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    History of the violoncello, the viol da gamba, their precursors and collateral instruments : with biographies of all the most eminent players of every country Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A dictionary of musical terms : containing upwards of 9,000 English, French, German, Italian, Latin and Greek words and phrases ... with a supplement containing an English-Italian vocabulary for composers Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Ear-training and sight-singing applied to elementary musical theory, a practical and coördinated course for schools and private study Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Old English musical terms Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Illustrated catalogue of surgical instruments, appliances, apparatus, and utensils, veterinary instruments, cutlery [etc.] Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Sherman & Hyde's musical review Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Dictionary of British scientific instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Pronouncing musical dictionary of technical words, phrases and abbreviations : including definitions of musical terms used Author: the ancient Hebrews...
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    Le Courrier musical Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Guide musical; revue internationale de la musique et de theâtres lyriques Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Notes on old London city churches : their organs, organists, and musical associations Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Descriptive catalogue 1914 : Frost & Adams Co. importers and dealers in artists' materials, architects', engineers' draughtsmen's supplies, mathematical instruments and pyrography requisites. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The instruments of the modern orchestra & early records of the precursors of the violin family, with over 500 illustrations and plates; Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The musical year book of the united states volume 5 season of 18871888 Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Complete musical analysis; a system designed to cultivate the art of analyzing and criticising and assist in the performance and understanding of the works of the great composers of the different epochs Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The instruments of the modern orchestra & early records of the precursors of the violin family Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Illustrated catalogue and price list of nautical & optical instruments .. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The romance of modern mechanism : with interesting descriptions in non-technical language of wonderful machinery and mechanical devices and marvellously delicate scientific instruments ... Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The opera goers' complete guide; comprising two hundred and twenty-nine opera plots with musical numbers and casts Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Surgical instruments in Greek and Roman times Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Mémoire sur les instruments de la passion de N.-S. J.-C. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from the remotest times to the present. Also, an account of the principal makers, English and foreign, with numerous illustrations Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Le mysticisme musical espagnol au XVIe siècle Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Dancing, Author: Mrs. Lilly Grove, F.R.G.S., and other writers, with musical examples. Illustrated by Percy Macquoid and
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    Complete musical analysis; a system designed to cultivate the art of analyzing and criticising and to assist in the performance and understanding of the works of the great composers of the different epochs Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Simboleography. Which may be termed the art, or description, of instruments and presidents Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Illustrated catalogue : artists' materials, drawing materials, drawing instruments, instruments of precision for draftsmen and engineers, school supplies. Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Surveying and Drawing Instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Edinburgh musical miscellany: a collection of the most approved Scotch, English, and Irish songs, set to music. Selected Author: D. Sime, Edinburgh. Vol. II
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    Musical biographies Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The British minstrel, and musical and literary miscellany Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Monthly musical record Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The musical basis of verse, a scientific study of the principles of poetic composition Author: Classic Public Domain
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    A treatise on the law of negotiable instruments Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The G. Schirmer catalog of band and orchestra music : orchestra, string orchestra, band, wind instruments, string and wind combinations, Schirmer study scores Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Musical World Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Special catalogue of the collective exhibition of scientific instruments and appliances exhibited Author: the Deutsche gesellschaft für mechanik und optik, Berlin
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    Musical composition; a short treatise for students Author: Classic Public Domain
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    Musical memories : my recollections of celebrities of the half century, 1850-1900 Author: Classic Public Domain
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    The Scots musical museum in six volumes : consisting of six hundred Scots songs with proper basses for the piano forte &c. Author: Classic Public Domain
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ZipMyBook Curated Historical Archive

Orchestration and Musical Instruments Book Collection

Discover 125 carefully selected public-domain books about orchestration and musical instruments. This focused archive brings together practical manuals, illustrated references and important historical works in one searchable collection.

Why readers choose this collection

  • Exact, itemised list of all 125 included titles
  • High-interest historical editions selected for relevance and readability
  • Useful for collectors, researchers, family historians and lifelong learners
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Featured books

  • A popular history of the art of music, from the earliest times until the present. With accounts of the chief musical instruments, biographical notices of the greater composers, specimens of music, and many engravings
  • International who's who in music and musical gazetteer
  • The music and musical instruments of Japan
  • University musical encyclopedia
  • Annuaire musical et orphéonique de France

Complete included-title list

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  1. A dictionary of foreign musical terms and handbook of orchestral instruments
  2. Principles of orchestration : with musical examples drawn from his own works
  3. Catalogue of the Stearns collection of musical instruments
  4. The music and musical instruments of southern India and the Deccan
  5. Catalogues, price-lists (musical instruments, sheet music), etc.]. --
  6. Catalogue of the Crosby Brown Collection of musical instruments
  7. A bibliography of musical instruments and archaeology, intended as a guide to the study of the history of musical instruments
  8. The music and musical instruments of Japan
  9. Prof. H. Kling's Modern orchestration and instrumentation, or, The art of instrumentation : containing detailed descriptions of the character and peculiarities of all instruments and their practical employment ...
  10. Musical instruments
  11. A descriptive catalogue of the musical instruments in the South Kensington museum, preceded by an essay on the history of musical instruments
  12. Editions Gallet de l'enseignement musical et piano, chant et instruments divers
  13. Native American stringed musical instruments
  14. Musical instruments, historic, rare and unique;
  15. A popular history of the art of music, from the earliest times until the present. With accounts of the chief musical instruments, biographical notices of the greater composers, specimens of music, and many engravings
  16. Words of Haydn's oratorio of the Creation: to be performed by the Enfield Musical Society
  17. British violin makers; a biographical dictionary of British makers of stringed instruments and bows and a critical description of their work, with introductory chapters, and numerous portraits and illustrations
  18. International who's who in music and musical gazetteer
  19. Traité des instruments de martyre et des divers modes de supplice employés par les paiens contre les chrétiens; tortures et tourments des martyrs chrétiens. Tr. sur les originaux italien et latin
  20. The guitar and mandolin : biographies of celebrated players and composers for these instruments
  21. The Universal handbook of musical literature. Practical and complete guide to all musical publications
  22. British musical biography : a dictionary of musical artists, authors and composers, born in Britain and its colonies
  23. The Indians' book : an offering by the American Indians of Indian lore, musical and narrative, to form a record of the songs and legends of their race
  24. Negretti & Zambra's encyclopædic illustrated and descriptive reference catalogue of optical, mathematical, physical, photographic and standard meteorological instruments, manufactured and sold by them ..
  25. A treatise on the law of evidence; being a consideration of the nature and general principles of evidence, the instruments of evidence and the rules governing the production, delivery and use of evidence, ..
  26. A Dictionary Of Musical Terms
  27. A manual of land surveying; comprising an elementary course of practice with instruments and a treatise upon the survey of public and private lands
  28. A dictionary of musical terms, containing upwards of 9,000 English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Greek words ..
  29. The composer's handbook : a guide to the principles of musical composition
  30. Cremona: an account of the Italian violin-makers and their instruments
  31. Modern instruments and methods of calculation : a handbook of the Napier Tercentenary Exhibition
  32. Annuaire musical et orphéonique de France
  33. The_Musical_guide Vol-II
  34. Orchestration
  35. A cyclopaedic dictionary of music; comprising 18,000 musical terms and phrases, over 6,000 biographical notices of musicians, and 500 articles on musical topics, with an appendix ..
  36. University musical encyclopedia
  37. Knight's new mechanical dictionary. A description of tools, instruments, machines, processes, and engineering. With indexical references to technical journals (1876-1880)
  38. Musical courier : a weekly journal devoted to music and the music trades
  39. A treatise on the rescission of contracts and cancellation of written instruments
  40. The complete opera book; the stories of the operas, together with 400 of the leading airs and motives in musical notation
  41. A hundred years of music in America. An account of musical effort in America during the past century ... together with historical and biographical sketches of important personalities
  42. Catalogue & price list of Eugene Dietzgen Co. : manufacturers & importers of drawing materials & surveying instruments
  43. The child's own music book : the largest collection of mothers' and childrens' songs, musical games and piano music ever published, covering completely all phases of child life
  44. The fundamentals of Gregorian chant : a simple exposition of the Solesmes principles founded mainly on Le nombre musical grégorien of André Mocquereau
  45. British Musical Biography
  46. Report of the fourth congress of the International musical society. London, 29th May-3rd June, 1911
  47. A dictionary of musical information : containing also a vocabulary of musical terms, and a list of modern musical works published in the United States from 1640 to 1875
  48. Illustrated catalogue of surgical instruments : and of allied lines
  49. Theory of interpretation applied to artistic musical performance
  50. Illustrations of surgical instruments of superior quality manufactured by the Kny-Scheerer Co
  51. New and complete dictionary of musical terms
  52. The book of musical knowledge ; the history, technique, and appreciation of music, together with lives of the great composers, for music-lovers, students and teachers
  53. Illustrated catalogue of standard surgical instruments and allied lines.
  54. Stokes' encyclopedia of music and musicians, covering the entire period of musical history from the earliest times to the season of 1908-09
  55. A concise dictionary of musical terms : to which is prefixed an introduction to the elements of music
  56. Old English instruments of music, their history and character
  57. Musiciens français d'aujourd'hui; notices biographiques, suivies d'un essai de bibliographie et accompagnées d'un autographe musical ..
  58. Illustrated catalogue : and price list of surgical instruments, hospital supplies, orthopedic apparatus, trusses, etc.
  59. The Musical times and singing-class circular
  60. Dramatic and musical criticisms
  61. The beautiful in music; a contribution to the revisal of musical aesthetics
  62. An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of philosophical, meteorological, mathematical, surveying, optical and photographic instruments, manufactured by L.P. Casella ... London
  63. The law of negotiable instruments : statutes, cases and authorities
  64. Electrical engineering measuring instruments for commercial and laboratory purposes
  65. The "Te Deum," : its structure and meaning and its musical setting and rendering : together with a revised Latin text, notes and translation
  66. The surgical instruments of the Hindus with a comparative study of the surgical instruments of the Greek, Roman, Arab and the modern Eouropean [!] surgeons
  67. Surveying and levelling instruments, theoretically and practically described
  68. A catalogue of physical instruments
  69. The science of musical sounds
  70. Mrs. A. J. Wuerfel's tailors rules and diagrams. Instruments patented June 7th, 1887
  71. Musical accompaniment of moving pictures
  72. A pronouncing pocket-manual of musical terms, together with the elements of notation and condensed biographies of noteworthy musicians;
  73. Primitive music : an inquiry into the origin and development of music, songs, instruments, dances, and pantomimes of savage races
  74. A handbook of American music and musicians : containing biographies of American musicians, and histories of the principal musical institutions, firms and societies
  75. Illustrated catalogue and price list of surgical instruments, hospital supplies, orthopaedical apparatus, trusses, etc., fine microscopes, medical batteries, physicians' and hospital supplies
  76. Memories of a musician; reminiscences of seventy years of musical life
  77. A manual of the principle instruments used in American engineering and surveying, manufactured by W. & L.E. Gurley
  78. Boris Godounov; a musical drama in three acts
  79. Musical theory
  80. Elements of surveying and levelling; with descriptions of the instruments and the necessary tables
  81. Musical Canada
  82. A treatise on modern instrumentation and orchestration... : to which is appended the Chef d'orchestre / by Hector Berlioz ; translated by Mary Cowden Clarke
  83. The theory and practice of musical form: on the basis of Ludwig Bussler's "Musikalische Formenlehre." For instruction in composition both in private and in classes
  84. The screw propeller: and other competing instruments for marine propulsion
  85. Illustrations of the lyric poetry and music of Scotland ... originally compiled to accompany the "Scots musical museum" [by James Johnson] and now published separately, with additional notes and illustrations
  86. History of the violoncello, the viol da gamba, their precursors and collateral instruments : with biographies of all the most eminent players of every country
  87. A dictionary of musical terms : containing upwards of 9,000 English, French, German, Italian, Latin and Greek words and phrases ... with a supplement containing an English-Italian vocabulary for composers
  88. Ear-training and sight-singing applied to elementary musical theory, a practical and coördinated course for schools and private study
  89. Old English musical terms
  90. Illustrated catalogue of surgical instruments, appliances, apparatus, and utensils, veterinary instruments, cutlery [etc.]
  91. Sherman & Hyde's musical review
  92. Dictionary of British scientific instruments
  93. Pronouncing musical dictionary of technical words, phrases and abbreviations : including definitions of musical terms used by the ancient Hebrews...
  94. Le Courrier musical
  95. Guide musical; revue internationale de la musique et de theâtres lyriques
  96. Notes on old London city churches : their organs, organists, and musical associations
  97. Descriptive catalogue 1914 : Frost & Adams Co. importers and dealers in artists' materials, architects', engineers' draughtsmen's supplies, mathematical instruments and pyrography requisites.
  98. The instruments of the modern orchestra & early records of the precursors of the violin family, with over 500 illustrations and plates;
  99. The musical year book of the united states volume 5 season of 18871888
  100. Complete musical analysis; a system designed to cultivate the art of analyzing and criticising and assist in the performance and understanding of the works of the great composers of the different epochs
  101. The instruments of the modern orchestra & early records of the precursors of the violin family
  102. Illustrated catalogue and price list of nautical & optical instruments ..
  103. The romance of modern mechanism : with interesting descriptions in non-technical language of wonderful machinery and mechanical devices and marvellously delicate scientific instruments ...
  104. The opera goers' complete guide; comprising two hundred and twenty-nine opera plots with musical numbers and casts
  105. Surgical instruments in Greek and Roman times
  106. Mémoire sur les instruments de la passion de N.-S. J.-C.
  107. The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from the remotest times to the present. Also, an account of the principal makers, English and foreign, with numerous illustrations
  108. Le mysticisme musical espagnol au XVIe siècle
  109. Dancing, by Mrs. Lilly Grove, F.R.G.S., and other writers, with musical examples. Illustrated by Percy Macquoid and
  110. Complete musical analysis; a system designed to cultivate the art of analyzing and criticising and to assist in the performance and understanding of the works of the great composers of the different epochs
  111. Simboleography. Which may be termed the art, or description, of instruments and presidents
  112. Illustrated catalogue : artists' materials, drawing materials, drawing instruments, instruments of precision for draftsmen and engineers, school supplies.
  113. Surveying and Drawing Instruments
  114. The Edinburgh musical miscellany: a collection of the most approved Scotch, English, and Irish songs, set to music. Selected by D. Sime, Edinburgh. Vol. II
  115. Musical biographies
  116. The British minstrel, and musical and literary miscellany
  117. The Monthly musical record
  118. The musical basis of verse, a scientific study of the principles of poetic composition
  119. A treatise on the law of negotiable instruments
  120. The G. Schirmer catalog of band and orchestra music : orchestra, string orchestra, band, wind instruments, string and wind combinations, Schirmer study scores
  121. The Musical World
  122. Special catalogue of the collective exhibition of scientific instruments and appliances exhibited by the Deutsche gesellschaft für mechanik und optik, Berlin
  123. Musical composition; a short treatise for students
  124. Musical memories : my recollections of celebrities of the half century, 1850-1900
  125. The Scots musical museum in six volumes : consisting of six hundred Scots songs with proper basses for the piano forte &c.

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