The whole range of American musical instruments, including folk, popular, and elite types, forms the subject of this lavishly illustrated volume. It serves as an overview of the industry from colonial
"The Ball nights in Bath are moments snatched from Paradise, rendered bewitching by music, beauty, elegance, fashion, etiquette. . . ." Thus did Charles Dickens in Pickwick Papers describe the magic o
The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, 2nd edition, is the largest, most comprehensive reference publication on worldwide musical instruments. Thirty years ago, the three volumes of the first ed
