The Instruments of Music

This volume in THE MUSIC LIBRARY offers an updated version of the book originally published in 2003. The book will include important updates to the original text, a new back matter section (i.e., a glossary, bibliography of resources, and a list of recommended listening), and all new photos. Some important additions include a full chapter discussion of digital instruments in the twenty-first century with an emphasis on how synthesizers, samplers, drum machines, and computer effects such as auto-tune have taken on a greater role in chart-topping pop music; the rising popularity of the tuba in banda music in Mexico and Southern California in what is being called the "tuba revolution"; and additional information about country instruments such as the fiddle and standup bass. Each chapter will focus on the history of a different family of instruments - percussion, woodwinds, brass, strings, keyboards, and digital instruments.