Welcome to the
World of Musical Instruments
Here The Muse Of Music explores the instruments that produce the sounds that we hear, love,
or hate.
explore the world of musical instruments
Take a moment to glance at the right side of this page, where the violin
is sawing away out of synch with
the metronome. Does the mere thought of what this might sound like grate on
your nerves? Are you thankful you can't hear it? If so, perhaps you need more
harmony in your life.
One way to
get more of this good stuff is to explore The World Of Musical Instruments:
- Visit the feature called Instrument Of The Week:
click here.
- If you're inclined to jigsaw puzzles, try working this one brought to
you by The Muse Of Music. It's a picture of an incredibly beautiful Stradivarius violin, the front and back
of The Marquis Doria violin made by Antonio Stradivari in Cremona,
Italy, in 1685:
click here.
the musical Instrument lineup
In The Muse Of Music's feature called the Musical Instrument Lineup, The Muse explores
devices for making music fashioned by the hand of man and played by who knows
what means or methods.
- Visit the feature called the Musical Instrument Lineup:
click
here.
Musical instrument of the week
Each week The Muse Of Music briefly examines a different musical
instrument at the page called Instrument Of The Week.
Some instruments are commonplace, others rare or unusual. An image of the
instrument and a sample of the sound it produces is provided when available.
- Visit the feature called Instrument Of The Week:
click here.
About the glossary of
musical terms
The Muse Of Music offers an extensive automated glossary
of musical terms, many of which pertain to musical instruments. With the
help of the Glossary you'll be able to tell the difference between a French
horn and an English horn; possibly you'll discover lots of other things you
might like to know about instruments and how they fit into the musical
repertoire.
Solve this Stradivarius violin jigsaw puzzle
Solve a puzzle depicting an incredibly beautiful Stradivarius violin is
brought to you by The Muse Of Music in cooperation with Electricka. If
only she could sound it for you! It's The Marquis Doria violin made by Antonio Stradivari in Cremona,
Italy, in 1685.
ETAF Recommends
There's almost no end to what has been written about musical instruments. Still, some sources
are better for some purposes. In this selection, we've tried to provide as
much scope as possible. The works numbered here are largely overviews about
instruments. Look at other Muse Of Music pages for more specific and
detailed sources.
