The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1836391854
ISBN-13
9781836391852
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Imprint
Reaktion Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 13th, 2026
Print length
200 Pages
Weight
574 grams
Dimensions
21.50 x 16.40 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
Music reviews & criticismMusic reviews and criticism
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Imagined instruments reveal how we shape music – and how music shapes us.
The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments is a guided tour through centuries of instruments that never existed. From ancient myths to futuristic media, these imagined devices appear in literature, theory, video games and art, at times echoing real instruments, other times pushing far beyond the bounds of technology. This book presents a wide-ranging collection of such creations, showing how they reflect changing ideas about sound, invention and the limits of the possible. At once a cultural history and a study of creative thought, it uncovers unexpected links between music, design and the human urge to make meaning through sound. These are not just fictional artefacts – they are windows into what music might mean, even when it cannot be played.
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