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Discover the world of musical sound and the amazing variety of instruments that create music.
Here is an original and exciting look at the fascinating world of sound and music. Superb real-life photographs of instruments ranging from zithers and panpipes to electric guitars and synthesizers offer a unique "eyewitness" view of ancient and contemporary music. See how strings vibrate to make a note sound, how an invisible "column" of air sounds a pipe, which instrument resembles a peacock, how sousaphone players wear their instruments. Lea
who invented an important new key system, how to master the bagpipes, why pipe organs have "ears" and "mouths", and why French ho
s are "doubled up". Discover how a vegetable gourd charms snakes, why tangled fingers led to the invention of the piano, why spiders add a "buzz" to xylophones, where reindeer toe-bones were used as whistles, and much, much more!

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ISBN
9780751347548
SKU
930147
Categories
Ages 9 To 12