The Adam Carse collection of old musical wind instruments.

Author/creator Horniman Museum
Other author Carse, Adam, 1878-1958.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : London County Council, [1951]
Description88 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Musical instruments--Catalogs and collections.

Contents Woodwind instruments. Section I: Flutes. Class A: Whistle or fipple flutes. Recorders, common flutes ; Flageolets ; Double recorders or flageolets -- Class B: Transverse or mouth-hole flutes. Concert flutes, alto or bass flutes ; Small flutes, piccolos, fifes -- Section II: Double-reed instruments. Class A: Oboes. Oboes ; Simple oboes ; Large oboes, cor anglais, bass oboes -- Class B: Sarrusophones -- Class C: Bassoons -- Section III: Single-reed instruments. Class A: With mainly cylindrical bore. Clarinets ; Small clarinets in high D, E flat, F and A flat ; Larger clarinets, alto or tenor, basset horn, bass and contrabass -- Class B: With conical bore. Saxophone, octavin, tarogato -- Brass instruments. Section IV: Brass instruments without side-holes. Class A: Trumpets. Natural trumpets ; Slide trumpets ; Valved trumpets -- Class B: Cornets. Natural cornets, post horns, coachhorns ; Valved cornets -- Class C: Horns ("French" horns). Horn without crooks or tuning-slide ; Horns with crooks, but no tuning-slide ; Horns with crooks and tuning-slide (hand-horns) ; Valved horns -- Class D: Trombones. Slide trombones ; Valved trombones -- Class E: Bugle-horns. Natural bugles ; Valved bugle-horns -- Section V: "Brass" instruments with side-holes. Class A: Finger-hole instruments. Cornetts ; Serpents ; Bass horns and kindred instruments -- Class B: Keyed brass instruments. Keyed instruments ; Keyed bugles ; Ophicleides.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 53031757

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML462.L6 H58 1951 ✔ Available Place Hold