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A bibliography of musical instruments and archaeology, intended as a guide to the study of the history of musical instrumentsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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
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 engravingsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 illustrationsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 latinAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The Indians' book : an offeringAuthor: the American Indians of Indian lore, musical and narrative, to form a record of the songs and legends of their race
Negretti & Zambra's encyclopædic illustrated and descriptive reference catalogue of optical, mathematical, physical, photographic and standard meteorological instruments, manufactured and soldAuthor: them ..
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
A manual of land surveying; comprising an elementary course of practice with instruments and a treatise upon the survey of public and private landsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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
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
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 personalitiesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 lifeAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The fundamentals of Gregorian chant : a simple exposition of the Solesmes principles founded mainly on Le nombre musical grégorien of André MocquereauAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 1875Author: Classic Public Domain
The book of musical knowledge ; the history, technique, and appreciation of music, together with lives of the great composers, for music-lovers, students and teachersAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Stokes' encyclopedia of music and musicians, covering the entire period of musical history from the earliest times to the season of 1908-09Author: Classic Public Domain
Musiciens français d'aujourd'hui; notices biographiques, suivies d'un essai de bibliographie et accompagnées d'un autographe musical ..Author: Classic Public Domain
An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of philosophical, meteorological, mathematical, surveying, optical and photographic instruments, manufacturedAuthor: L.P. Casella ... London
The "Te Deum," : its structure and meaning and its musical setting and rendering : together with a revised Latin text, notes and translationAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The surgical instruments of the Hindus with a comparative study of the surgical instruments of the Greek, Roman, Arab and the modern Eouropean [!] surgeonsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A pronouncing pocket-manual of musical terms, together with the elements of notation and condensed biographies of noteworthy musicians;Author: Classic Public Domain
Primitive music : an inquiry into the origin and development of music, songs, instruments, dances, and pantomimes of savage racesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A handbook of American music and musicians : containing biographies of American musicians, and histories of the principal musical institutions, firms and societiesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Illustrated catalogue and price list of surgical instruments, hospital supplies, orthopaedical apparatus, trusses, etc., fine microscopes, medical batteries, physicians' and hospital suppliesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A treatise on modern instrumentation and orchestration... : to which is appended the Chef d'orchestre /Author: Hector Berlioz ; translated by Mary Cowden Clarke
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 classesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 illustrationsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
History of the violoncello, the viol da gamba, their precursors and collateral instruments : with biographies of all the most eminent players of every countryAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 composersAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Ear-training and sight-singing applied to elementary musical theory, a practical and coördinated course for schools and private studyAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Pronouncing musical dictionary of technical words, phrases and abbreviations : including definitions of musical terms usedAuthor: the ancient Hebrews...
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
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 epochsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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
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 illustrationsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
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 epochsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Illustrated catalogue : artists' materials, drawing materials, drawing instruments, instruments of precision for draftsmen and engineers, school supplies.Author: Classic Public Domain
The Edinburgh musical miscellany: a collection of the most approved Scotch, English, and Irish songs, set to music. SelectedAuthor: D. Sime, Edinburgh. Vol. II
The G. Schirmer catalog of band and orchestra music : orchestra, string orchestra, band, wind instruments, string and wind combinations, Schirmer study scoresAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Special catalogue of the collective exhibition of scientific instruments and appliances exhibitedAuthor: the Deutsche gesellschaft für mechanik und optik, Berlin
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
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.
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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
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
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A dictionary of foreign musical terms and handbook of orchestral instruments
Principles of orchestration : with musical examples drawn from his own works
Catalogue of the Stearns collection of musical instruments
The music and musical instruments of southern India and the Deccan
Catalogue of the Crosby Brown Collection of musical instruments
A bibliography of musical instruments and archaeology, intended as a guide to the study of the history of musical instruments
The music and musical instruments of Japan
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 ...
Musical instruments
A descriptive catalogue of the musical instruments in the South Kensington museum, preceded by an essay on the history of musical instruments
Editions Gallet de l'enseignement musical et piano, chant et instruments divers
Native American stringed musical instruments
Musical instruments, historic, rare and unique;
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
Words of Haydn's oratorio of the Creation: to be performed by the Enfield Musical Society
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
International who's who in music and musical gazetteer
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
The guitar and mandolin : biographies of celebrated players and composers for these instruments
The Universal handbook of musical literature. Practical and complete guide to all musical publications
British musical biography : a dictionary of musical artists, authors and composers, born in Britain and its colonies
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
Negretti & Zambra's encyclopædic illustrated and descriptive reference catalogue of optical, mathematical, physical, photographic and standard meteorological instruments, manufactured and sold by them ..
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, ..
A Dictionary Of Musical Terms
A manual of land surveying; comprising an elementary course of practice with instruments and a treatise upon the survey of public and private lands
A dictionary of musical terms, containing upwards of 9,000 English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Greek words ..
The composer's handbook : a guide to the principles of musical composition
Cremona: an account of the Italian violin-makers and their instruments
Modern instruments and methods of calculation : a handbook of the Napier Tercentenary Exhibition
Annuaire musical et orphéonique de France
The_Musical_guide Vol-II
Orchestration
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 ..
University musical encyclopedia
Knight's new mechanical dictionary. A description of tools, instruments, machines, processes, and engineering. With indexical references to technical journals (1876-1880)
Musical courier : a weekly journal devoted to music and the music trades
A treatise on the rescission of contracts and cancellation of written instruments
The complete opera book; the stories of the operas, together with 400 of the leading airs and motives in musical notation
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
Catalogue & price list of Eugene Dietzgen Co. : manufacturers & importers of drawing materials & surveying instruments
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
The fundamentals of Gregorian chant : a simple exposition of the Solesmes principles founded mainly on Le nombre musical grégorien of André Mocquereau
British Musical Biography
Report of the fourth congress of the International musical society. London, 29th May-3rd June, 1911
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
Illustrated catalogue of surgical instruments : and of allied lines
Theory of interpretation applied to artistic musical performance
Illustrations of surgical instruments of superior quality manufactured by the Kny-Scheerer Co
New and complete dictionary of musical terms
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
Illustrated catalogue of standard surgical instruments and allied lines.
Stokes' encyclopedia of music and musicians, covering the entire period of musical history from the earliest times to the season of 1908-09
A concise dictionary of musical terms : to which is prefixed an introduction to the elements of music
Old English instruments of music, their history and character
Musiciens français d'aujourd'hui; notices biographiques, suivies d'un essai de bibliographie et accompagnées d'un autographe musical ..
Illustrated catalogue : and price list of surgical instruments, hospital supplies, orthopedic apparatus, trusses, etc.
The Musical times and singing-class circular
Dramatic and musical criticisms
The beautiful in music; a contribution to the revisal of musical aesthetics
An illustrated and descriptive catalogue of philosophical, meteorological, mathematical, surveying, optical and photographic instruments, manufactured by L.P. Casella ... London
The law of negotiable instruments : statutes, cases and authorities
Electrical engineering measuring instruments for commercial and laboratory purposes
The "Te Deum," : its structure and meaning and its musical setting and rendering : together with a revised Latin text, notes and translation
The surgical instruments of the Hindus with a comparative study of the surgical instruments of the Greek, Roman, Arab and the modern Eouropean [!] surgeons
Surveying and levelling instruments, theoretically and practically described
A catalogue of physical instruments
The science of musical sounds
Mrs. A. J. Wuerfel's tailors rules and diagrams. Instruments patented June 7th, 1887
Musical accompaniment of moving pictures
A pronouncing pocket-manual of musical terms, together with the elements of notation and condensed biographies of noteworthy musicians;
Primitive music : an inquiry into the origin and development of music, songs, instruments, dances, and pantomimes of savage races
A handbook of American music and musicians : containing biographies of American musicians, and histories of the principal musical institutions, firms and societies
Illustrated catalogue and price list of surgical instruments, hospital supplies, orthopaedical apparatus, trusses, etc., fine microscopes, medical batteries, physicians' and hospital supplies
Memories of a musician; reminiscences of seventy years of musical life
A manual of the principle instruments used in American engineering and surveying, manufactured by W. & L.E. Gurley
Boris Godounov; a musical drama in three acts
Musical theory
Elements of surveying and levelling; with descriptions of the instruments and the necessary tables
Musical Canada
A treatise on modern instrumentation and orchestration... : to which is appended the Chef d'orchestre / by Hector Berlioz ; translated by Mary Cowden Clarke
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
The screw propeller: and other competing instruments for marine propulsion
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
History of the violoncello, the viol da gamba, their precursors and collateral instruments : with biographies of all the most eminent players of every country
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
Ear-training and sight-singing applied to elementary musical theory, a practical and coördinated course for schools and private study
Old English musical terms
Illustrated catalogue of surgical instruments, appliances, apparatus, and utensils, veterinary instruments, cutlery [etc.]
Sherman & Hyde's musical review
Dictionary of British scientific instruments
Pronouncing musical dictionary of technical words, phrases and abbreviations : including definitions of musical terms used by the ancient Hebrews...
Le Courrier musical
Guide musical; revue internationale de la musique et de theâtres lyriques
Notes on old London city churches : their organs, organists, and musical associations
Descriptive catalogue 1914 : Frost & Adams Co. importers and dealers in artists' materials, architects', engineers' draughtsmen's supplies, mathematical instruments and pyrography requisites.
The instruments of the modern orchestra & early records of the precursors of the violin family, with over 500 illustrations and plates;
The musical year book of the united states volume 5 season of 18871888
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
The instruments of the modern orchestra & early records of the precursors of the violin family
Illustrated catalogue and price list of nautical & optical instruments ..
The romance of modern mechanism : with interesting descriptions in non-technical language of wonderful machinery and mechanical devices and marvellously delicate scientific instruments ...
The opera goers' complete guide; comprising two hundred and twenty-nine opera plots with musical numbers and casts
Surgical instruments in Greek and Roman times
Mémoire sur les instruments de la passion de N.-S. J.-C.
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
Le mysticisme musical espagnol au XVIe siècle
Dancing, by Mrs. Lilly Grove, F.R.G.S., and other writers, with musical examples. Illustrated by Percy Macquoid and
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
Simboleography. Which may be termed the art, or description, of instruments and presidents
Illustrated catalogue : artists' materials, drawing materials, drawing instruments, instruments of precision for draftsmen and engineers, school supplies.
Surveying and Drawing Instruments
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
Musical biographies
The British minstrel, and musical and literary miscellany
The Monthly musical record
The musical basis of verse, a scientific study of the principles of poetic composition
A treatise on the law of negotiable instruments
The G. Schirmer catalog of band and orchestra music : orchestra, string orchestra, band, wind instruments, string and wind combinations, Schirmer study scores
The Musical World
Special catalogue of the collective exhibition of scientific instruments and appliances exhibited by the Deutsche gesellschaft für mechanik und optik, Berlin
Musical composition; a short treatise for students
Musical memories : my recollections of celebrities of the half century, 1850-1900
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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