The Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra
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Part of Cambridge Companions to Music
- Editor: Colin Lawson, Royal College of Music, London
- Date Published: June 2003
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521001328
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This guide to the orchestra and orchestral life combines orchestral repertory history with critical thought. It includes topics such as the art of orchestration, scorereading, conducting, international orchestras, recording, and becoming an orchestral musician, educator or informed listener.
Read more- Considers the contemporary orchestra from a sociological point of view
- Surveys the history and the music written for orchestra
- Covers all associated skills, such as conducting, score-reading, composing and recording
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- Date Published: June 2003
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521001328
- length: 312 pages
- dimensions: 246 x 175 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.552kg
- contains: 9 b/w illus. 30 music examples
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. The history of the orchestra Tim Carter and Erik Levi
2. The development of musical instruments Robert Barclay
3. The orchestral repertory Peter Laki
4. From notation to sound Richard Rastall
5. The art of orchestration Julian Rushton
6. The history of direction and conducting Jeremy Siepman
7. International case studies Jon Tolanski
8. The revival of historical instruments Colin Lawson
9. Recording the orchestra John Rushby-Smith
10. Training the orchestral musician Simon Channing
11. The life of an orchestral musician Clive Gillinson and Jonathan Vaughan
12. Historical recordings of orchestras Robert Philip
13. The orchestral composer Robert Saxton
14. Educational programmes Sue Knussen
15. The future of the orchestra Stephen Cottrell. Appendix 1. The constitution of selected orchestras
Appendix 2. Orchestras founded in the nineteenth century
Appendix 3. Orchestras founded in the twentieth century.
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