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Folk music

Broughton, Simon, ed. World Music: The Rough Guide. 2nd ed. Penguin, 1998. Traditional and contemporary music, organized by regions.

Filene, Benjamin. Romancing the Folk: Public Memory and American Roots Music. University of North Carolina Press, 2000. A fascinating history that takes a hard look at the players: Seeger, Dylan, Guthrie, and others.

Larkin, Colin. The Virgin Encyclopedia of World and Folk Music. Virgin, 1999. A definitive reference that traces the history and development of all forms of folk music.

Lomax, John Avery, and Alan Lomax. American Ballads and Folk Songs. Macmillan, Reprint, Dover, 1934. 1994. Paperback release of this classic collection of nearly 300 songs.

Lornell, Christopher. Introducing America's Folk Music. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, 2001. Examines the diverse strains of American folk music.

Nettl, Bruno. Folk and Traditional Music of the Western Continents. Prentice, 1990. Covers Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Musical instruments

Ardley, Neil. Music: Discover How Music is Made in Close-Up From the Most Primitive to the Most Modern Instruments. Knopf, 2002. An introduction to musical instruments from early times to the present. For middle-school readers.

Dearling, Robert, ed. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments. Schirmer, 1996. Comprehensive description of Western and non-Western instruments; intended for a general audience.

Diagram Group. Musical Instruments of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Paddington, Sterling, 1976. 1997. Beautiful volume covers different types, regions, periods, and makers.

Ellis, Nancy. Hearts and Hands: Musical Instrument Makers of America. Konemann, 1999. A photographic chronicle of handmade instruments and their makers.

Libin, Laurence. American Musical Instruments in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Norton, 1985, 1998. A guide to this museum's historical collection.

Rault, Lucie, and Jane Brenton. Musical Instruments: Traditions and Craftsmanship from Prehistory to the Present. Abrams, 2001. Traces the evolution of musical instruments and their use in different cultures.

Trynka, Paul, ed. Rock Hardware. Miller Freeman, 1997. History of rock instruments.

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