Musical Instruments in the Ashmolean Museum
Author: Ashmolean museum (Oxford, GB).
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Published: 2011
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780956767912
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ashmolean museum (Oxford, GB).
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780956767912
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ashmolean Museum
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Published: 1969-01
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9780900090400
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ashmolean Museum
Publisher: Ashmolean Museum
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 40
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Contains a brief outline of the development of European stringed instruments, illustrated by examples from the Hill Collection in the Ashmolean Museum.
Author: Ashmolean museum (Oxford, GB). Hill collection of musical instruments
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Published: 1969
Total Pages: 25
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jon Whiteley
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 120
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Ashmolean's collection of European stringed instruments is not large but it is very famous. Several of the instruments in the Ashmolean are among the rarest and most beautiful of their kind and most are, in some way, exceptional. The collection was founded on a group of instruments which was given to the museum by the firm of W.E. Hill & Sons in 1939 and has since been increased by two bequests and by an important group of bows and instruments given by Albert Cooper in 1999. The firm of W.E. Hill & Sons was founded in 1880 and by the early 20th century the firm had achieved an unrivalled reputation in making, restoring, and selling stringed instruments.In the course of handling and repairing instruments, the Hills became increasingly aware of the damage that was being inflicted on early viols and violins by constant playing and repeated restoration. This concern gave rise to the idea of donating a select group of rare instruments to a museum where they would be preserved from further harm, and the first instruments were handed over in 1939. The present handbook discusses and illustrates every stringed instrument in the collection and is chiefly intended for the many visitors to the Hill Collection and for the wider public who might wish for more information about the instruments and some background history.
Author: Ashmolean museum (Oxford, GB).
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Published: 2011
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780956767905
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Kate Arnold-Forster
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 112
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Music plays a central role in the cultural history of our nation and in the lives of many individuals. This report deals with music as it is displayed and interpreted in museums in the United Kingdom. The authors consulted widely among experts in both the care and performance of music and also among those who provide musical education. They were encouraged by the diversity and originality in the musical collections found in our museums. But their survey also revealed chronic difficulties, such as shortage of specialist staffing and a lack of resources to provide proper care and modern and professional displays. The Review offers comments and recommendations as a basis for constructive change and improvement.