by Carmelle Bégin
This study features over one hundred musical
instruments - traditional and folk, symphony orchestra instruments and
reproductions of early European instruments - made in Canada by some sixty
artisans.
The instruments are presented under four themes: the making
of musical instruments, historical overview, aesthetics and symbolism. The
description of each instrument is completed by a short biography of the
instrument maker.
The exhibition OPUS was presented at the Canadian
Museum of Civilization between 3 December 1992 and 2 April 1995.
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