Music: World Music Research Tips Subject Guide
Musical Instruments
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Books about Instruments
General, Ref ML 102 .I5, ML 460-; Keyboard, ML 549-; Strings, ML 750-; Winds, ML 930-; Plectral, ML 1000-; Percussion, ML 1030-; other, ML 1050-1093; Pedagogy, MT 170-733
New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments
Ref ML 102 .I5 N48 1984
The largest encyclopedia about instruments. See other reference books on instruments at Ref ML 102 .I5.
Survey of Musical Instruments
Ref ML 460 .M365 S94
No illustrations, but good descriptions of instruments and how they are played.
Musical Instruments of the World
Ref ML 102 .I5 D5
Good illustrations of many instruments.
Information about instruments around the world, beginning with the collection of the Stearns Museum at the University of Michigan. Good starting place for research. Links.
Making and Playing Musical Instruments
Ref ML 460 .B5513 1989 (also in General Stacks)
Good illustrations, with instructions for making many instruments.
Microsoft Musical Instruments
Located at the CD-ROM station in Music and Dance Library. Illustrates and describes instruments, with sound examples.
Librarian's Comment: You may also find information about instruments in books and articles about the music of the country or region where the instrument is used.