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Harmonicas, Harps and Heavy Breathers: The Evolution of the People's Instrument, Updated Edition Updated Edition
Author(s): Kim Field (Author)
- Publisher: Cooper Square Press
- Publication Date: 16 Feb. 2000
- Edition: Updated
- Language: English
- Print length: 386 pages
- ISBN-10: 9780815410201
- ISBN-13: 9780815410201
Book Description
This definitive volume celebrates the harmonica’s illustrious history, focusing on every musical genre that has felt the harp’s impact.
Editorial Reviews
Review
An unassuming and enexpectedly delightful as potent blues rising suddenly from a pair of cracked, cupped hands….A loving celebration both of the players and of their instrument– “Billboard”
Highly enjoyable and informative….Well-written.– “Living Blues”
Interesting and thoroughly researched….An essential volume for players, scholars, and fans alike. Field’s writing style provides an easy read and his command of the field is unparalleled.– “Blues Review Quarterly”
The first book to qualify as a definitive history of the harmonica and its place in American music….Excellent.– “Country Music Magazine”
The Encyclopaedia Britannica of the harmonica–Larry Adler
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East Meets c h a p t e r o n e West `s musical instruments go, the harmonica is a new thing. Its bicentennial is still decades away. We have the Germans to thank for it (as for the bassoon, the flute, and the clarinet).
