num_pages: 409
description: " . . . supported by a wealth of information - often novel and fascinating - which the author has collected from a great variety of sources. Admirable industry, sound judgement, and excellent style have produced a book that ought to be in the hands of every conductor." - Max Rudolf Journal of the Conductors' Guild ". . . an essential book for anyone trying to give responsible performances of 19th-century music." - Early Music News
language: English
title: Orchestral Performance Practices in the Nineteenth Century: Size, Proportions and Seating
titlecomplete: Orchestral Performance Practices in the Nineteenth Century: Size, Proportions and Seating (Studies in Musicology)
ratings_count: 2
publisher: UMI Research Press