Contents

Contents : in the beginning ... the earliest musical instruments; music of the gods ... myth and religion; puffing and blowing ... wind instruments; rubbing, plucking, scraping ... string instruments; rapping, tapping, shaking ... percussion instruments; making musical instruments ... the search for perfection; the birth of a violin ... In Stradivarious’ workshop; the language of instruments ... evoking feelings and moods; happy marriages ... groups of musicians; Orchestra and conductor ... the story of the orchestra; the king of instruments ... the story of the piano; new sounds ... Twentieth-century innovations; the music of life ... music at home and in the street;