Anthony Baines
Encyclopedia
Anthony Cuthbert Baines was an English
organologist who produced a wide variety of works on the history of musical instrument
s, and was a founding member of the Galpin Society
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
organologist who produced a wide variety of works on the history of musical instrument
Musical instrument
A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
s, and was a founding member of the Galpin Society
Galpin Society
The Galpin Society was formed in October 1946 to further research into the history, construction, development and use of musical instruments...
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Partial bibliography
- Brass instruments: their history and development (reprinted 1993)
- Woodwind Instruments and Their History (reprinted 1991)
- European and American musical instruments (1983)
- Musical instruments through the ages (Pelican, 1961) ISBN: 0140203478
- Bagpipes, Anthony Baines, ISBN 0-902793-10-1, Pitt Rivers Museum, Univ. of Oxford, 3rd edition, 1995 147 pages with plates.