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This illustrated guide introduces the symphony orchestra and its instruments, describing each family and individual instrument in accessible detail. Chapters survey violin, viola, violoncello, double-bass, woodwinds, brass, percussion, harp and pianoforte while combining technical descriptions, historical notes and profiles of notable makers and performers. It traces early orchestral origins and practices, including seventeenth-century ensembles and Lully’s role, examines ensemble organization and the conductor’s functions, and highlights construction, playing techniques and timbral roles. Period engravings and specially photographed instruments supplement the text to bring organology and orchestral practice to informed listeners and students.

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Title: The orchestra and its instruments

Author: Esther Singleton

Release date: July 8, 2024 [eBook #73991]

Language: English

Original publication: New York: The Symphony society of New York, 1917

Credits: The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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THE ORCHESTRA
AND
ITS INSTRUMENTS

KING RENÉ OF ANJOU WITH HIS COURT MUSICIANS

THE ORCHESTRA
AND
ITS INSTRUMENTS

BY
ESTHER SINGLETON

NEW YORK
THE SYMPHONY SOCIETY OF NEW YORK
1917

COPYRIGHT, 1917
BY HARRY HARKNESS FLAGLER

THE · PLIMPTON · PRESS
NORWOOD · MASS · U·S·A