Fülszöveg
THE, OBSERVER'S BOOK OF MUSIC
Bv FREDA DINN, G.R.C.M., A.R.C.ivI., A.T.C.L.
With illustrations by PAUL SHARP, A.R.C.A.
This is a pocket-sized guide dealing with sound and how we hear it, instruments of the modern orchestra, their origin and development, to- f i
gether with notes on the ancient instruments of the past. There are also explanations of musical M
terms found in conceit programmes. With bio- *
graphical notes on the composers of today and yesterday.
^^Altogether one of the best little looks ever written for the beginner—and many more of the so-called ^advanced' musical folk. . . musical opinion
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK t
OF PAINTING AND ^
GRAPHIC ART f I
WILLIAM GAUNT fc
A survey of the whole field of painting and the ^^
allied arts from earliest times. A special feature is the biographical index of great artists and their major works. Details are given of National Schools and a chapter on general appreciation. There arc t6 colour plates and 48 half-tone t...
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Fülszöveg
THE, OBSERVER'S BOOK OF MUSIC
Bv FREDA DINN, G.R.C.M., A.R.C.ivI., A.T.C.L.
With illustrations by PAUL SHARP, A.R.C.A.
This is a pocket-sized guide dealing with sound and how we hear it, instruments of the modern orchestra, their origin and development, to- f i
gether with notes on the ancient instruments of the past. There are also explanations of musical M
terms found in conceit programmes. With bio- *
graphical notes on the composers of today and yesterday.
^^Altogether one of the best little looks ever written for the beginner—and many more of the so-called ^advanced' musical folk. . . musical opinion
THE OBSERVER'S BOOK t
OF PAINTING AND ^
GRAPHIC ART f I
WILLIAM GAUNT fc
A survey of the whole field of painting and the ^^
allied arts from earliest times. A special feature is the biographical index of great artists and their major works. Details are given of National Schools and a chapter on general appreciation. There arc t6 colour plates and 48 half-tone t
illustrations. ?i-
" This pocket-sized volume is a miniature gold- ^
mine of information on art history; the author^s text is no less authoritative for its condensation."
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