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168 pages. Over 100 color illust.
8.50 x 9.00
ISBN: 978-0-87846-688-7

Editorial Reviews

“Lush with dramatic photos, each chapter focuses on the uses, sounds, playing techniques, and symbolism of instruments within a specific Asian country” (Oberlin Alumni Magazine).

“A feast for the eyes…Essential for all music collections” (Choice).

“Has the reader ‘hearing’ and appreciating the sounds and history of the instruments and their players” (Calliope).

“Enthusiastically recommended” (Midwest Book Review).

Sounds of the Silk Road: Musical Instruments of Asia

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