The Cambridge companion to the saxophone / edited by Richard Ingham.
The Cambridge companion to the saxophone / edited by Richard Ingham.
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Publisher
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Date
1998.
Call Numbers
N788.7/6
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 226 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. Invention and development / Thomas Liley -- 2. In the twentieth century / Don Ashton -- 3. Influential soloists / Thomas Dryer-Beers -- 4. The repertoire heritage / Thomas Liley -- 5. The saxophone quartet / Richard Ingham -- 6. The mechanics of playing the saxophone: Saxophone technique / Kyle H...
10. The saxophone today: Midi wind instruments / Richard Ingham -- 11. Teaching the saxophone / Kyle Horch -- App. 1. Works commissioned / Elise Boyer Hall -- App. 2. Contemporary repertoire -- App. 3. Midi repertoire.
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Publisher
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone tells the story of the saxophone, its history and technical development from its invention by Adolphe Sax c. 1840 to the end of the twentieth century. It includes extensive accounts of the instrument's history in jazz, rock and classical music as well as providing performance guides. Discussion of the repert...
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The Cambridge companion to the saxophone / edited by Richard Ingham.
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Cambridge companions to music.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-214) and index.
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N788.7/6
Record Identifier
74VvzKXB0yBO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvzKXB0yBO
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ISBN
0521593484 (hbk.)
9780521593489 (hardback)
0521593484 (hardback)
9780521596664 (pbk.)
0521596661 (pbk.)
9780521593489 (hbk.)
DDC
788.7
MMS ID
991009357769702626
