The Birth of the Orchestra
John (Professor and Chair of Music History, Professor and Chair of Music History, San Francisco Conservatory of Music) Spitzer, Neal (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, Cornell University) Zaslaw
Oxford University Press, 2005
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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.
- ISBN-13
- 9780195189551
- ISBN-10
- 0195189558
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2005
- Publication date
- 2005-09-29
- Pages
- 656
- Dimensions
- 246x189x36
- Weight
- 1196