Historic Bibliographies and Reference Aids

A Selected List of References to the Harmonica

Compiled by: Archive of Folk Culture staff
Publication Date: October 14, 1976

Diemen, Horst von.
Das Buch der Harmonika. Berlin: Fährmann, 1935.

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E-Z Self Instructor for Chromatic Harmonica. New York: William J. Smith Music Co., Inc., 1949.

Garrett, Nelson Lee.
Garrett's System for Chromatic Harmonica. Columbus, Ohio: Garrett's School of Harmonica, 1956.

Glover, Tony.
Blues Harp: An Instruction Method for Playing the Blues Harmonica. New York: Oak Publications, 1965.

Blues Harp Songbook. New York: Oak Publications, 1975. 80 pp.

"The Crying Sound - Blues Harmonica." Music Journal, volume 23, number 4, April 1965, pp. 57-82.

Hohner, M.
Harmonica Playing Made Easy. New York: M. Hohner, Inc., 1937.

Leighton, Hal.
Play the Harmonica for Fun and Profit. West Hollywood, California: Leighton Enterprises, 1968.

Planta, Phyllis Virginia.
How to Make Music on the Harmonica. Revised Edition, New York: Sentinel Books, 1957.

Raisner, Albert.
Le Livre de l'Harmonica. Paris: Presses du Temps présent, 1961.

Terry, Sonny.
The Harp Styles of Sonny Terry. New York: Oak Publications, 1975. 125 pp.