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Saxophone / Paul Harvey.

By: Harvey, Paul, 1935-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Yehudi Menuhin music guides.Publisher: London : Kahn & Averill, 1995Description: 149 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1871082536 .Subject(s): Saxophone | Saxophone music -- History and criticismDDC classification: 788.7
Contents:
The classification of the saxophone -- The history of the saxophone -- The saxophone family -- The parts of the saxophone and its acoustics -- Saxophone fingering -- Tone production -- Special effects -- Doubling -- The orchestral saxophone repertoire -- The saxophone quartet and its repertoire -- The saxophone's solo repertoire -- Methods, studies and other publications -- Influential saxophonists -- Discography -- Glossary of French technical terms -- Some unusual saxophones -- The saxophone today -- The bottom line
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 788.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00143612
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Encompasses every aspect of the saxophone, including its history, the instrument, teaching and repertoire. The book also features music examples and photograph

"Methods, studies, and other publications": p. 86-90.

Discography: p. 102-105. - Includes index.

The classification of the saxophone -- The history of the saxophone -- The saxophone family -- The parts of the saxophone and its acoustics -- Saxophone fingering -- Tone production -- Special effects -- Doubling -- The orchestral saxophone repertoire -- The saxophone quartet and its repertoire -- The saxophone's solo repertoire -- Methods, studies and other publications -- Influential saxophonists -- Discography -- Glossary of French technical terms -- Some unusual saxophones -- The saxophone today -- The bottom line