The Birth of the Orchestra : History of an Institution 1650 - 1815 Paperback / softback
by John (Professor and Chair of Music History, Professor and Chair of Music History, San Franc Spitzer, Neal (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, Cornell University) Zaslaw
Paperback / softback
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This is the story of the orchestra, from 16th-century string bands to the 'classical' orchestra of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.
Spitzer and Zaslaw document orchestral organization, instrumentation, social roles, repertoires, and performance practices in Europe and the American colonies, concluding around 1800 with the widespread awareness of the orchestra as a central institution in European life.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:640 pages, numerous halftones, tables, line drawings and musical examples
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:29/09/2005
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- ISBN:9780195189551
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:640 pages, numerous halftones, tables, line drawings and musical examples
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:29/09/2005
- Category:
- ISBN:9780195189551