The scope of musicology may be summarized as covering the study of the history and phenomena of music, including (1) form and notation, (2) the lives of composers and performers, (3) the development of musical instruments, (4) music theory (harmony, melody, rhythm, modes, scales, etc)., and (5) aesthetics, acoustics, and physiology of the voice, ear, and hand.
Early Chinese philosophers such as Confucius (551 479 BC), Mencius (372 289 BC), and Laozi shaped the development of musical instruments in China, adopting an attitude toward music similar to that of the Greeks.
Western technology has had a tremendous impact on the development of musical instruments and has thereby greatly expanded the means whereby music is made.
Beyond 1400, one can follow the overall development of musical instruments by time period.
Beginning in about 1400, the rate of development of musical instruments increased in earnest as compositions demanded more dynamic sounds.
In Greece, Rome, and Etruria, the use and development of musical instruments stood in stark contrast to those cultures' achievements in architecture and sculpture.
The goal of Zoybar is to facilitate the development of creative homegrown designing in the field of musical instruments, providing both the hardware and the production files for DIY experimentation.
Theft of Musical Instruments Musical instruments have suddenly become literally hot items for some Westchester teenagers.
NEW HAVEN Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments Charles Neidich, clarinet, and Robert Levin, piano.
