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The Metropolitan's Department of Musical Instruments holds approximately five thousand examples from six continents and the Pacific Islands, dating from about 300 B.C. to the present. The collection, which is unsurpassed in its comprehensive scope, illustrates the development of musical instruments from all cultures and eras. The twelve instruments highlighted in this screen saver were selected for their technical and social importance as well as for their tonal and visual beauty.
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Double Virginal, 1581
Made by Hans Ruckers the Elder
Antwerp, Flanders
Gift of B. H. Homan, 1929 (29.90)
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Violin, 1693
Made by Antonio Stradivari (Italian, 1644–1737)
Cremona, Italy
Gift of George Gould, 1955 (55.86a–c)
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Grand Piano, ca. 1790
Made by Ferdinand Hofmann (Austrian, 1756–1829)
Vienna, Austria
Gift of Geraldine C. Herzfeld in memory of her husband, Monroe Eliot Hemmerdinger, 1984 (1984.34)
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O-Daiko, ca. 1872
Japan
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 (89.4.1236)
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Sankh, 19th century
Unknown maker
Kerala State, India
Purchase, The Barrington Foundation Inc. Gift, 1986 (1986.12)
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Ceramic Horn, 19th century
Unknown maker
France
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 (89.4.1115)
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Balo, 19th century
Made by Mandinka people
West Africa
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 (89.4.492)
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Mayuri or Ta'us, 19th century
Northern India
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 (89.4.163)
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Densho (Temple Bell), 19th century
Japan
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 (89.4.1803)
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Mandolin, ca. 1900
Made by Angelo Mannello (American, 1858–1922)
New York, New York
Gift of the Family of Angelo Mannello, 1972 (1972.111.1a,b,c)
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Electric Guitar, 1973–74
Made by Bruce BecVar (American, b. 1953)
Cotati, California
Gift of Arthur N. BecVar, 1980 (1980.544)
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Teukgyeong, ca. 1981
South Korea
Gift of Korean Cultural Service, 1982 (1982.171.3a,b,c) |
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