
"This excellent book ought to be in every library." -- Musical Times
Widely acclaimed for its scholarship, comprehensiveness, and originality, this superior study by a leading authority is considered the definitive work on woodwind instruments. Author Anthony Baines...


This definitive text combines a history of woodwinds with detailed descriptions and photographs of the various instruments in use today. Includes 34 halftones, 41 line illustrations, 25 musical examples and 16 fingering charts.