The musical instrument desk reference : a guide to how band and orchestral instruments work /
Michael J. Pagliaro.
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2012.
- vii, 189 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Includes index.
Woodwind instruments: easy-reference quick start -- The flute -- The clarinet -- The saxophone -- The oboe -- The bassoon -- Brass instruments: easy-reference quick start -- Brass instruments: fingering charts -- Brass instruments: expanded in-depth study -- Brass instruments: functioning -- Non-fretted string instruments: easy-reference quick start -- Non-fretted string instruments: producing sound -- Non-fretted string instruments: expanded in-depth study -- Percussion instrument overview.
The Musical Instrument Desk Reference includes general information on fingering, the anatomy of musical instruments, sound production, amplification, and control, as well as the science of sound. --from publisher description.