An illustrated look at the history of the trumpet: its ancient precursors, its development and refinement over the centuries, its use in past societies and its present place in both jazz and classical music. The author includes information about playing techniques. Technical details are explained with the help of line drawings, music examples and fingering charts. Photographs of various trumpets and trumpeters accompany the text. Edward Tarr is widely known as a trumpet soloist and musicologist. He played at Prince Charles' ...
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An illustrated look at the history of the trumpet: its ancient precursors, its development and refinement over the centuries, its use in past societies and its present place in both jazz and classical music. The author includes information about playing techniques. Technical details are explained with the help of line drawings, music examples and fingering charts. Photographs of various trumpets and trumpeters accompany the text. Edward Tarr is widely known as a trumpet soloist and musicologist. He played at Prince Charles' wedding.
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Add this copy of The Trumpet (English and German Edition) to cart. $82.00, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Amadeus Pr.
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VG-/VG-(Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block. ) Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering; white dj, color illustrated front cover, bw illustration on rear, black lettering; 221 pp; 8 unnumbered pages of plates; bw and color illustration. Contents: List of photographs--Introduction--The early history of the trumpet until the fall of Rome (AD 476)--Some Asiatic forms of the trumpet--The trumpet from the fall of Rome until the Crusades (c 1100)--The trumpet in the Late Middle Ages (c 1100-1400)--the trumpet in the Renaissance (1400-1600)--The golden age of the natural trumpet (1600-1750)--The trumpet in an era of decline (1750-1815)--The modern epoch of the trumpet: from 1815 to today--Afterword--Translator's afterword--Bibliography--Notes--Index.
Add this copy of The Trumpet to cart. $192.90, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by B. T. Batsford Ltd.
