The Birth of the Orchestra: History of an Institution 1650 - 1815

ISBN: 9780195189551 (0195189558)
Arrangement: Book
Edition Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Pages: 640
Date Published: 29th Sep 2005

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The Birth of the Orchestra: History of an Institution 1650 - 1815

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This is the story of the orchestra, from 16th-century string bands to the 'classical' orchestra of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Spitzer and Zaslaw document orchestral organization, instrumentation, social roles, repertoires, and performance practices in Europe and the American colonies, concluding around 1800 with the widespread awareness of the orchestra as a central institution in European life.

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