Inventions in Music : From the Monochord to MP3s [1 ed.] 9781502622983, 9781502622976

Inventions in the Visual Arts : From Cave Paintings to CAD [1 ed.] 9781502623041, 9781502623034

Humans have created visual representations of the world since the dawn of man. While early painting and sculpture was of

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Inventions in Computing : From the Abacus to Personal Computers [1 ed.] 9781502623027, 9781502623010

Though it seems like all advancements in computing have occurred in the last few decades, in reality the technology behi

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Leo Ornstein's Piano Sketch Books with Downloadable MP3s: Progressive Pieces from Beginner to Intermediate 9780486783321, 0486493385

Beginning pianists will rejoice in this collection of original, fun-to-play pieces by a noted American composer. First p

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Inventions in Architecture : From Stone Walls to Solar Panels [1 ed.] 9781502623089, 9781502623072

In the beginning, architecture was synonymous with survival. Early empires built walls to keep enemies out and to define

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Inventions in Reading and Writing: From Calligraphy to E-Readers [1 ed.] 9781502623003, 9781502622990

The earliest civilizations developed writing systems in order to keep records. Since then, writing has evolved to become

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From Harlem to Hollywood: My Life in Music 9781593934514, 1593934513

"What a great story - a must for all music afficionados - this is legendary stuff. What a gift." - Mark Snow (

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Cuban Music from A to Z 9780822385219

The definitive guide to the composers, artists, bands, musical instruments, dances, and institutions of Cuban music.

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Thirty Great Inventions of China: From Millet Agriculture to Artemisinin 9811565244, 9789811565243

The book presents thirty great Chinese inventions, both ancient and modern, which are original, distinct, have made outs

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Curious & modern inventions: instrumental music as discovery in Galileo's Italy 9780226319445, 9780226319582, 022631944X, 022631958X

Early seventeenth-century Italy saw a revolution in instrumental music. Large, varied, and experimental, the new instrum

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Music by the Numbers: From Pythagoras to Schoenberg 2017031417, 9780691176901

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