Books with title A Descriptive Catalogue Of The Musical Instruments In The South Kensington Museum

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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1874]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng, Pages 434. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.}

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 edition. Excerpt: ...The cheng with seventeen tubes is generally so constructed as to emit thirteen tones,--four of the tubes, being silent, merely serve to N a strengthen the position of the others. The tones are produced byclosing the finger-holes at the lower ends of the tubes, and by blowing into, or inhaling through the mouthpiece. The following are the tones of the tubes in successive order:--In ancient time the cheng with thirteen sounding tubes was tuned to yield the following tones:--The arrangement of the tones on the old cheng with twenty-four tubes, and likewise on that with nineteen tubes, was not less strange than that given in the last notation of the cheng with thirteen tubes. It will, however, be observed that this notation contains the intervals of the chromatic scale, while the previous notation exhibits the pentatonic scale. 977-'72 CHENG. Formed of a cluster of seventeen short bamboo canes, mostly tipped with stained bone, fastened together by a band of horn, and inserted into a wooden chamber with ivory mouth-piece. China. 19th century. L. 17 in., W. 4 in. (Given by Miss Newbery.) 938-3 CHENG. China. L. 17 in. W. 4 in. (Given by Sir F. Gore Ouseley.) 25, 25a, and 25h-70 KOU. A drum, with a pair of drumsticks of painted wood and leather. Suspended by rings in a wooden frame. China. Modern. H. of frame 24 in., diam. of drum 18 in., L. of drumsticks 11 in. (Given by the Directors of the Alexandra Palace Company.) The Chinese construct some large and highly ornamented drums called kou. One kind, placed between four pillars, is used especially in theatrical performances. The drummer, in order to be enabled to strike it at the top, mounts a platform connected with this drum. Another kind, which is highly ornamented, is raised on a pillar with four...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ...Diam. iof in., H. of stand 1 ft. 3s in. (Given by the Directors of the Alexandra Palace Company.) 26, 26a, and 26b. '70. This drum, which is covered with horse-hide, is made use of by the Chinese on the stage, for the purpose of accompanying the voices of the fingers. Another little drum, consisting of a frame of wood covered with pig-skin, and resting on three legs, is used by the Buddhists in certain sacred performances. Large drums are frequently suspended in the temples of the Chinese, and are occasionally beaten by the priests instead of saying prayers. 18 to lSb. '70. KOU. A small drum. Wood, covered with pig-skin. With two pairs of cane sticks for beating it. China. Modern. Diam. 8 in., L. of sticks 1of in. (Given by the Directors of the Alexandra Palace Company.) 28 to 2%d. '70. PAN. A piece of wood, with a groove cut nearly through its substance, and four bamboo sticks. A rude instrument of percussion. China. Modern. L. 6 in., L. of sticks 1 of in. (Given by the Directors of the Alexandra Palace Company.) The Chinese castanets, called pan, are made of a hard wood resembling mahogany. The most plain ones, the cha-pan, or pih-pan, are used by beggars, who in the street, before the shop doors, vigorously clatter them until they are relieved by some trifling alms, usually the small copper coin called cash. These supplicants, who are often blind men, however, frequently use two simple sticks of bamboo for the fame purpose. 27. '70. CHA-PAN. Chinese castanets. Three pieces of hard wood resembling rosewood. Principally used by beggars. China. Modern. L. 10 in. (Given by the Directors of the Alexandra Palace Company.) 12 and 1 za. '70. INSTRUMENT of Percussion. Wood, hollowed, carved, painted red, and partly gilt, with wooden stick for percussion. Chinese....

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> A Descriptive Catalogue Of The Musical Instruments In The South Kensington Museum<edition> 2<authors> Victoria and Albert Museum, Carl Engel<publisher> Printed by G. E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode and sold by Chapman & Hall, 1874<subjects> Music; Musical Instruments; General; Music / Musical Instruments / General; Musical instruments

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Lang:- English, Pages 430. Reprinted in 2015 with the help of original edition published long back[1874]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Title: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Musical Instruments in the South Kensington . . . 1874 [Hardcover], Author: Carl Engel