Visions of Music: Sheet Music in the Twentieth Century

by Tony Walas

Music is meant to be heard, yet there is a whole subculture of the music industry that is solely devoted to the production of music on the printed page - sheet music. In the world of antiques, sheet music is classified under the category of "ephemera " which are printed or paper items that were originally expected to have only a short-term usefulness or popularity. Vintage sheet music has two natures. The basic function is to pass along the musical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148038738X
• ISBN13: 9781480387386
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 11.1" x 8.6"