SKU: HL.49016255
(German/English).
Composed by Bernd Enders,
Christof Reuter, and Rolf
Jacobi. Recording
mediums. Schott Music
Software. Classical.
CD-ROM. Composed 2000.
Schott Music #SMS106.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49016255).
ISBN
9783795760144. UPC:
073999356984.
6.75x9.5x1.168 inches.
German -
English.
Embark on
this interactive voyage
of discovery, travel via
mouseclick through the
fascinating world of
mechanical musical
instruments * from
Plato's night clock via
bells and carillons,
instruments of the
Augsburg School, flute-
and harp-playing clocks,
orchestrions, barrel
organs and musical boxes
all the way to
computer-controlled
instruments. From the
origins of mechanical
instruments up to the
present, original musical
compositions for these
instruments are presented
alog with ingenious feats
of invention from
Archimedes to Leonardo da
Vinci. This CD-ROM is the
most complete work to
date on the subject with:
- over 800 illustrations
and animations - 60 video
clips - 116 sound clips -
detailed descriptions of
the emergence,
development and make-up
of automatic musical
instruments - a thorough
bibliography - an index
with c. 2000 entries - a
list of c. 300 museums,
collections and
associations - ...and
much more additional
information!