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MUSIC

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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 aninvisible "column" of air sounds a pipe, which instrument resembles a peacock, how sousaphone players wear their instruments. Learn who invented an important new key system, how to master the bagpipes, why pipe organs have "ears" and "mouths", and why French horns 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!

Discover music in all its forms and the amazing variety of instruments from zithers to synthesizers.


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Series: DK Eyewitness Publisher: DK Publishing

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780756667917
  • Release date: November 28, 2011

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9780756667917
  • File size: 20436 KB
  • Release date: November 28, 2011

Formats

OverDrive Read
PDF ebook

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:8
Lexile® Measure:1100
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:6-9

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 aninvisible "column" of air sounds a pipe, which instrument resembles a peacock, how sousaphone players wear their instruments. Learn who invented an important new key system, how to master the bagpipes, why pipe organs have "ears" and "mouths", and why French horns 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!

Discover music in all its forms and the amazing variety of instruments from zithers to synthesizers.


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