Scarecrow Press

Fraser supplements this second edition of his book (1st ed., CH, Dec'03, 41-2081) with a companion DVD (which must be purchased separately, from Maple Grove Music Productions). Not simply a... — Choice More…

a handsome, well-produced book...engrossing commentaries...a bedside book for organ buffs of every description — Choir & Organ More…

That Friedberg has the background to speak with authority is immediately apparent...packed with distilled wisdom — American Music Teacher More…

Don't leave...thinking this book will interest only the hardened dulcimer fans. It is too entertainingly written for that. As befits a professional journalist, the author traces the finer points... — fRoots More…

The remarkable scope of this judicious collection ranges over the whole of music history...the book is recommended to church musicians as well as to students and teachers of church music history — Diapason More…

it is a concise, intelligent, contemporary equivalent, evincing the benefits of six decades of thought on the place of musical instruments in human life. It is also an antidote to flash but... — Choice More…

an important resource for double bassists and others interested in the origin and evolution of the instrument. -- Jerry Fuller — The Strad More…