Encyclopedia of Mechanical Musical Instruments (German/English)

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Embark on this interactive voyage of discovery, travel via mouseclick through the fascinating world of mechanical musical instruments • from Plato's night clock via bells and carillons, instruments of the Augsburg School, flute- and harp-playing clocks, orchestrions, barrel organs and musical boxes all the way to computer-controlled instruments. From the origins of mechanical instruments up to the present, original musical compositions for these instruments are presented alog with ingenious feats of invention from Archimedes to Leonardo da Vinci. This CD-ROM is the most complete work to date on the subject with:

- over 800 illustrations and animations

- 60 video clips

- 116 sound clips

- detailed descriptions of the emergence, development and make-up of automatic musical instruments

- a thorough bibliography

- an index with c. 2000 entries

- a list of c. 300 museums, collections and associations

- ...and much more additional information!

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Publisher: Schott
Publication Date: 04/2000
Medium: CD-ROM
Length: 9.50 in.
Width: 6.75 in.
Series: Schott
Format: CD-ROM
ISBN: 3795760143