Mr. Hogwood's complete recording of the Mozart symphonies with his Academy of Ancient Music was widely hailed in the late 70's as a groundbreaking venture that helped lend respectability to the application of old instruments to Classical music.
and instrumental compositions of classical music (strings, winds, etc).
37 Fresh Air Fund 38 OBITUARIES 43-44 Jean-Pierre Rampal The Frenchman who popularized the flute as a solo instrument became one of classical music's brightest stars.
As a child, I did not play a musical instrument, and my awareness of classical music in general did not go much beyond Peter and the Wolf in the classroom and the Nutcracker on television, with the "William Tell" overture in the opening of The Lone Ranger a highlight.
NO INSTRUMENT represents the culture of classical music as powerfully as the piano.
Louise Deacon, assistant manager of musical instruments at insurance group Lark, said: "We are really happy to have such a valuable and treasured instrument back in the world of classical music where it belongs.
Not only does knowing how to play an instrument help to gain knowledge of Classical music but also an appreciation of Classical music.
Historical musical instruments have long bobbed on the fringe of classical music.
Mixing photographs and maps with reproductions of old postcards, the book provides a peek at some of the more obscure treasures Istanbul has to offer, like the somewhat derelict Tulip Fountain near Galata Tower, or the wooden house museum in the Cankurtaran area that displays the musical instruments of Dede Efendi, a Turkish composer of classical music who is buried in Mecca.
Every evening, women and children dressed in bright silks visit friends, admire the display of dolls, play musical instruments and sing songs from the repertoire of classical music, usually in praise of one or another of the goddesses.
They also say, "People who learn an instrument are far more likely to develop a love of classical music".
