Directory of Contemporary American Musical Instrument Makers
Title | Directory of Contemporary American Musical Instrument Makers PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Caust Farrell |
Publisher | University of Missouri Press |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 9780826203229 |
This unique reference book is a compendium of makers and manufacturers of every variety of musical instrument made in the United States today. It provides names and addresses of instrument makers indexed alphabetically. Each entry gives all known information on the total and annual number of instruments the maker has produced, the number of workers in the shop, the year the individual or firm began manufacturing instruments, whether the instruments are available on demand or made to order, and whether a brochure is available from the maker. Complete cross-references are provided for companies known by more than one name, for partnerships, and for parent and subsidiary firms. Instruments are also indexed, and makers are listed by state for the convenience of the reader. Lists of schools of instrument making and relevant organizations and publications are included as appendixes. The directory will serve two major purposes. First, it will be an invaluable source of information for historians and for the rapidly growing number of collectors of musical instruments, who will be able to use the data gathered here in appraising instruments and tracing their history. The second purpose is simply to increase communication among instrument makers and to make their names available to retail and wholesale outlets for their products.
Musical Instrument Makers of New York
Title | Musical Instrument Makers of New York PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Groce |
Publisher | Pendragon Press |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780918728975 |
The history of any skilled urban trade is ultimately tied to the growth and development of the city in which it is located. From its humble eighteenth-century beginnings, instrument making grew to be one of New York City's most sizable and important trades. By the 1840s, the city was the largest producer of instruments in the Western Hemisphere, and, in the decades that followed, designs and innovations pioneered by New York artisans influenced and inspired instrument makers throughout the world. Although many of the these instruments survive in American museums, there existed no comprehensive guide to their makers. Nancy Groce's biographical dictionary chronicles all of these master craftsmen in colorful detail, from the obscure work of Geoffry Stafford in 1691, to the zenith of the 1890s, and on to the Great Depression of the 1930s.
A Directory of Historical-instrument Makers in North America
Title | A Directory of Historical-instrument Makers in North America PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Early-music specialists |
ISBN | 9781878206091 |
A Directory of Historical-instrument Makers in North America
Title | A Directory of Historical-instrument Makers in North America PDF eBook |
Author | Early Music America (Organization) |
Publisher | Cleveland [Ohio] : Early Music America |
Pages | 21 |
Release | 1992-01-01 |
Genre | Early-music specialists |
ISBN | 9781878206046 |
Sourcebook for Research in Music
Title | Sourcebook for Research in Music PDF eBook |
Author | Phillip Crabtree |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Bibliographical literature |
ISBN | 9780253213235 |
This bibliography of bibliographies lists and describes sources, from basic references to highly specialized materials. Valuable as a classroom text and as a research tool for scholars, librarians, performers, and teachers.
The Flute Book
Title | The Flute Book PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Toff |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 522 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 9780195105025 |
Divides flute music into eras such as the baroque, classic, romantic, and modern; traces its development in countries such as France, Italy, England, Germany, Spain, the United States, Great Britain, by regions such as eastern and western Europe, and in cities such as Paris and Vienna. Includes appendices listing flute manufacturers, repair shops, sources for flute music and books, and flute clubs and related organizations worldwide.
Directory of Music Industries
Title | Directory of Music Industries PDF eBook |
Author | Frank D. Abbott |
Publisher | |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | Musical instrument makers |
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