Be an eyewitness to the creation of music in all its forms and the amazing variety of instruments -- from zithers and pan pipes to electric guitars and synthesizers. See why most violin players require frogs. Find out about the ripples of sound created using a drum. Discover what an oboe and a snake charmer's vegetable gourd have in common. Text and pictures introduce musical instruments from early times to the present--from pipes and flutes to electronic synthesizers.