A history of the trombone [[electronic resource] /] / David M. Guion

• Autore: Guion David M. <1948->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, MD, : Scarecrow Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
• Disciplina: 788.9/309
• Soggetto topico: Trombone - History; Trombone
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1: Overview; Part I: Development of the Instrument; Chapter 2: The Origins of the Trombone; Chapter 3: The Trombone from the U-Slide to the Invention of Valves; Chapter 4: The Valve Era; Part II: Performance History; Chapter 5: Minstrelsy and the Wind Bands of the Late Middle Ages; Chapter 6: The Renaissance Trombone; Chapter 7: The Decline and Revival of the Trombone, 1630-1830; Chapter 8: The Modern Trombone, 1830-2000; Appendix: Selected Documents; Bibliography ; IndexAbout the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: This book, the first in the American Wind Band series, is a comprehensive account of the development of the trombone, from its initial form as a 14th-century Medieval trumpet to its alterations in the 15th century; from its marginalized use in a particular Renaissance ensemble to its acceptance in various kinds of artistic and popular music in the 19th and 20th centuries. The book is fully illustrated with more than 80 images and includes an appendix of transcriptions of selected primary source documents with translations and a comprehensive bibliography.
• Titolo autorizzato: A history of the trombone
• ISBN: 1-299-44410-5; 1-4616-5590-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807089803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American wind band series ; ; no. 1.