The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments by Loughridge, Deirdre
The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments by Loughridge, Deirdre

The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments

Imagined instruments reveal how we shape music--and how music shapes us. The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments...
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Author: Deirdre Loughridge
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments by Loughridge, Deirdre

The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments

$30.00
The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments by Loughridge, Deirdre

The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments

$30.00
Author: Deirdre Loughridge
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
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 artifacts; they are windows into what music might mean, even when it cannot be played.

Author: Deirdre Loughridge,Thomas Patteson
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 07/08/2026
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 8.31h x 6.21w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9781836391852


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2026
Library Journal 05/01/2026 pg. 120

About the Author
Deirdre Loughridge is professor of music at Northeastern University, Boston. Her previous books include Sounding Human: Music and Machines, 1740/2020. Thomas Patteson is a teacher, writer, and musician based in Philadelphia. He is the author of Instruments for New Music and cofounder of People's Music Supply.
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