The Orchestra
Subtitle: A Collection of 23 Essays on Its Origins and Transformations
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Watson-Guptil
Published: May 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 646
ISBN-13: 9780823083855
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Orchestras; Symphonic Music; Music/Songbooks; Music; Genres & Styles - Classical; History & Criticism - General; Music / Reference; Orchestra
First sentence: The elements that compose what is currently called the "orchestra" coalesced about the middle of the eighteenth century into a complex yet remarkably stable tradition.