Project Gutenberg 2017-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 247 Engel, Carl 1818 1882 06010585 Musical Instruments [1876] South Kensington Museum art handbooks... no. 5 E-text prepared by Anita Hammond, Wayne Hammond, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Musical Instruments" by Carl Engel is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work provides a detailed exploration of various musical instruments, tracing their origins and evolution across different cultures and time periods. It delves into the construction and characteristics of musical instruments from prehistoric to ancient civilizations, offering insights into the artistry and cultural significance surrounding music throughout history. The opening of the book outlines the universal appreciation of music as one of the fine arts and discusses the early development and diversity of musical instruments among various cultures. Engel highlights the ingenuity with which different materials have been used to create instruments, from wood and metal to animal hides. He also emphasizes the cultural significance of these instruments, noting how they reflect the distinctive characteristics of their origins and how studying them can provide valuable insights into the musical practices of different peoples, both past and present. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Musical instruments ML Text Category: History - Other Category: Art Category: Music 263941 2025-07-21T14:45:50.875552 text/html 236134 2024-10-23T01:58:49 text/html 2827819 2025-07-21T14:45:56.044470 application/epub+zip 2829395 2025-07-21T14:45:52.110564 application/epub+zip 161417 2025-07-21T14:45:51.460512 application/epub+zip 2911507 2025-07-21T14:45:58.973454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2879091 2025-07-21T14:45:55.422491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 222623 2022-09-24T20:49:46.228257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220445 2025-07-21T14:45:49.844504 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200516 2024-10-23T01:58:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16926 2025-07-21T14:45:59.109456 application/rdf+xml 12210 2025-07-21T14:45:51.573535 image/jpeg 2151 2025-07-21T14:45:51.516524 image/jpeg 2597559 2025-07-21T14:45:51.092518 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia