The Orchestra
Subtitle: A Collection of 23 Essays on Its Origins and Transformations
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Published: December 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 646
ISBN-13: 9781423410263
Subjects: Orchestras; Music/Songbooks; Music; Reference; Genres & Styles - Classical; History & Criticism - General; Orchestra; Music / Reference
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.