Studies in the History of Western Musical Instruments
Resources for the study of Historical Musical Instruments
This is a new series of podcasts and support material using instruments of the Birmingham Conservatoire Historical Instrument Collection to explore the development of Western Classical musical instruments.Each podcast will focus on an instrument or group of instruments, examining changes in their construction and design, and how musicians and composers responded to and initiated these changes. Interviews with specialist performers and demonstrations on original and replica historical instruments.
Podcasts can be downloaded directly from the relevant pages, or via the dedicated Birmingham City University iTunesU site (http://itunes.bcu.ac.uk) here.
Follow the links on the left to indivudual instrument areas.
For all enquiries regarding the Historical Instrument Collection and the HIC website, please contact the Instrument Curator, Martin Perkins