The Birth of the Orchestra : History of an Institution 1650 - 1815
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0195189558
ISBN-13
9780195189551
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 29th, 2005
Print length
656 Pages
Weight
1,196 grams
Dimensions
24.60 x 18.90 x 3.60 cms
Product Classification:
Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750)Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830)Orchestras
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Presents the story of the orchestra, from 16th-century string bands to the 'classical' orchestra of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. This book documents orchestral organization, instrumentation, social roles, repertoires, and performance practices in Europe and the American colonies.
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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