{"product_id":"the-museum-of-imaginary-musical-instruments-9781836391852","title":"The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments","description":"\u003cb\u003eImagined instruments reveal how we shape music--and how music shapes us.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836391852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026 pg. 120\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Deirdre Loughridge,Thomas Patteson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507639218357,"sku":"9781836391852","price":21.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d8c7c91b-6be6-4e44-bc01-7618ee8e04fd.jpg?v=1778566300","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-museum-of-imaginary-musical-instruments-9781836391852","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}