Project Gutenberg 2021-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 201 Engel, Carl 1818 1882 09004200 Musical Instruments [1908] At head of title: Board of education, South Kensington, Victoria and Albert museum. Carol Brown, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive and the HathiTrust.) "Musical Instruments" by Carl Engel is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work provides an in-depth exploration of musical instruments across various cultures and time periods, highlighting their evolution and significance throughout history. The book’s topic revolves around the extensive history of music and the diverse range of instruments that have been developed globally. The opening of the book begins with an introduction that emphasizes the universal appreciation for music as a fine art and traces the origin of musical instruments back to humanity's earliest inventions. Engel discusses the materials used in constructing instruments, noting how even primitive tribes possess unique instruments of their own. He touches on the cultural significance of these instruments, revealing how they reflect the identity of their respective societies, with specific examples like the incorporation of human skulls in African drums and the carved forms of instruments in other cultures. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for a detailed historical survey, showcasing the diverse global tapestry of musical heritage that the subsequent chapters will seek to expand upon. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Musical instruments ML Text Category: History - Other Category: Music 443305 2025-06-26T05:27:25.711821 text/html 398494 2024-10-18T14:10:51 text/html 5042117 2025-06-26T05:27:35.128780 application/epub+zip 5039647 2025-06-26T05:27:27.755790 application/epub+zip 215062 2025-06-26T05:27:26.655810 application/epub+zip 5180553 2025-06-26T05:27:39.820786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5110620 2025-06-26T05:27:34.073731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297261 2022-09-29T13:28:15.462209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309753 2025-06-26T05:27:24.065791 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 289831 2024-10-18T14:10:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16365 2025-06-26T05:27:39.967724 application/rdf+xml 9993 2025-06-26T05:27:26.809788 image/jpeg 1583 2025-06-26T05:27:26.731817 image/jpeg 4896493 2025-06-26T05:27:25.952818 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