Mark Meckes
27th December 2003, 12:08 AM
Experimental Musical Instruments (http://www.windworld.com/)
An incredible resource on the history, origins, innovative designs and ongoing experimentations in the development of musical instruments and the exploration of sound.
Resources
Website - Info, articles, Links to resources, products
Products - Journal Publication back issues, books, CDs
"Bart Hopkin and friends put together a phenonenal 14 years of `Experimental Musical Instruments' - Quarterly publications!!!
Back issues are still available!.
Many contain articles on the history, design and construction of bamboo musical instruments, in addition to extensive information on other types of instruments and sounds, many which could be applied to bamboo.
The book - `Musical Instrument Design' by Bart Hopkin, with an introduction by John Scoville, includes many references to bamboo musical instrument design and construction, and is highly recommended!"
- Mark
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From the EMI website...
"If you have an interest in musical instruments, with an emphasis on the out-of-the-ordinary, this is the place. Experimental Musical Instruments is an organization devoted to interesting and unusual musical instruments of all sorts....
What is EXPERIMENTAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?
Experimental Musical Instruments is an organization devoted to unusual musical sound sources. For many years our leading activity was the production of a quarterly journal devoted to the subject. It looked at acoustic and electro-acoustic instruments of all kinds -- the more inventive, the more thought-provoking, the more sonorously distinctive or appealing, the better. Over the years we became increasingly involved in producing other sorts of materials relating to musical instruments, including books, CDs, cassettes and so forth. In 1999 we published what we decided would be the last issue of the journal. Since then we've continued with a variety of instrument-related activities, including the production of new books and CDs. The back issues of the magazine, along iwth almost all of the other materials we've produced in our 18 years in business remain available here at this web site, and we're coming up with new stuff all the time.
The musical instruments that we've covered over the years include newly created instruments, as well as interesting and unusual traditional and historic instruments. They include instruments designed for a traditional approach to music, as well as instruments that look to new musical forms. They include things made of wood, metal, strings, membranes, air, water, and whatever other resources an imaginative builder might employ. Our books and journals include lots of who's-doing-what information that will allow you to find your way to some truly fascinating instruments, makers, and music. They also include lots of how-to information that will allow you to make instruments of your own -- we've always reflected a special interest in home-buildable instruments, and the idea that all kinds of people, from first-timers to experts, can enjoy the craft of creative musical instrument design and construction."
Experimental Musical Instruments (http://www.windworld.com/)
An incredible resource on the history, origins, innovative designs and ongoing experimentations in the development of musical instruments and the exploration of sound.
Resources
Website - Info, articles, Links to resources, products
Products - Journal Publication back issues, books, CDs
"Bart Hopkin and friends put together a phenonenal 14 years of `Experimental Musical Instruments' - Quarterly publications!!!
Back issues are still available!.
Many contain articles on the history, design and construction of bamboo musical instruments, in addition to extensive information on other types of instruments and sounds, many which could be applied to bamboo.
The book - `Musical Instrument Design' by Bart Hopkin, with an introduction by John Scoville, includes many references to bamboo musical instrument design and construction, and is highly recommended!"
- Mark
--------------------------
From the EMI website...
"If you have an interest in musical instruments, with an emphasis on the out-of-the-ordinary, this is the place. Experimental Musical Instruments is an organization devoted to interesting and unusual musical instruments of all sorts....
What is EXPERIMENTAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS?
Experimental Musical Instruments is an organization devoted to unusual musical sound sources. For many years our leading activity was the production of a quarterly journal devoted to the subject. It looked at acoustic and electro-acoustic instruments of all kinds -- the more inventive, the more thought-provoking, the more sonorously distinctive or appealing, the better. Over the years we became increasingly involved in producing other sorts of materials relating to musical instruments, including books, CDs, cassettes and so forth. In 1999 we published what we decided would be the last issue of the journal. Since then we've continued with a variety of instrument-related activities, including the production of new books and CDs. The back issues of the magazine, along iwth almost all of the other materials we've produced in our 18 years in business remain available here at this web site, and we're coming up with new stuff all the time.
The musical instruments that we've covered over the years include newly created instruments, as well as interesting and unusual traditional and historic instruments. They include instruments designed for a traditional approach to music, as well as instruments that look to new musical forms. They include things made of wood, metal, strings, membranes, air, water, and whatever other resources an imaginative builder might employ. Our books and journals include lots of who's-doing-what information that will allow you to find your way to some truly fascinating instruments, makers, and music. They also include lots of how-to information that will allow you to make instruments of your own -- we've always reflected a special interest in home-buildable instruments, and the idea that all kinds of people, from first-timers to experts, can enjoy the craft of creative musical instrument design and construction."
Experimental Musical Instruments (http://www.windworld.com/)