This catalogue provides detailed descriptions of the historic musical instruments in the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Collection. It is written for a readership of musicians, instrument makers, and scholars, and summarises the research resource provided by the Collection. The Conservatoire's holdings include some 500 instruments: of these over 130 are woodwind while over 300 instruments constitute an internationally significant brasswind collection. The brass instruments are complemented by over 300 mouthpieces - since for players these are of great importance, they are described in detail. The Collection is particularly strong in British instruments, but with significant French, German and Italian examples. This 487-page publication includes a foreword by Professor John Wallace CBE and 300 colour illustrations., Musical Instruments, Brass instruments, , Arnold Myers| 9780907635727 | 487PAGES