The Cambridge companion to the orchestra /
This guide to the orchestra and orchestral life is unique in its breadth of coverage. It combines orchestral history and repertory with a practical bias offering critical thought about the past, present and future of the orchestra. Including topics such as the art of orchestration, score-reading, co...
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2002
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Table of Contents:
- 1 The history of the orchestra / Tim Carter, Erik Levi 1
- 2 The development of musical instruments: national trends and musical implications / Robert Barclay 22
- 3 The orchestral repertory / Peter Laki 42
- 4 From notation to sound / Richard Rastall 71
- 5 The art of orchestration / Julian Rushton 92
- 6 The history of direction and conducting / Jeremy Siepmann 112
- 7 International case studies / Jon Tolanski 126
- 8 The revival of historical instruments / Colin Lawson 155
- 9 Recording the orchestra / John Rushby-Smith 169
- 10 Training the orchestral musician / Simon Channing 180
- 11 The life of an orchestral musician / Clive Gillinson, Jonathan Vaughan 194
- 12 Historical recordings of orchestras / Robert Philip 203
- 13 The orchestral composer / Robert Saxton 218
- 14 Educational programmes / Sue Knussen 239
- 15 The future of the orchestra / Stephen Cottrell 251
- 1 The constitution of selected orchestras, 1670-1865 272
- 2 Orchestras founded in the nineteenth century 275
- 3 Orchestras founded in the twentieth century 277