The birth of the orchestra : history of an institution, 1650-1815 / John Spitzer and Neal Zaslaw.
The birth of the orchestra : history of an institution, 1650-1815 / John Spitzer and Neal Zaslaw.
The birth of the orchestra : history of an institution, 1650-1815 / John Spitzer and Neal Zaslaw.
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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2004.
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N784.209/1
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xviii, 614 p. : ill., music ; 25 cm.
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1. Introduction: The Lyre of Orpheus. Etymology of 'orchestra'. Evolutionary taxonomy of the orchestra. History of orchestral instruments. Orchestral size and balance. History of orchestration. Social history of the orchestra. Plan of the book -- 2. Pre-orchestral ensembles: Ensembles for intermedii...
3. Lully's orchestra: The Lully myth. organization and institutions. Scoring and instrumentation. Performance practice. Repertory. Lully myth (2) -- 4. Corelli's orchestra: Roman ensembles before Corelli. Corelli's career. Venues and performances. Instrumentation and balances. Organization of Corell...
6. The Orchestra in France: Decline of orchestral music at court. Orchestra at the Opéra. Orchestras in the theaters of Paris. Concert spirituel. Private and public concert orchestras. Orchestras in the French provinces -- 7. Orchestra in Germany: Courts and Kapellan. German Lullists. Transformatio...
8. The Orchestra in England: Patronage and the public. Birth of the orchestra. Decline of the King's musick. Theater orchestras. Orchestras at the pleasure gardens. Orchestras in concert. Amateur orchestras. Provincial orchestras -- 9. Classical orchestra: Orchestral instruments. Internal organizati...
10. Placement, seating and acoustics: Orchestras in balconies. Orchestras in the pit. Orchestras on the floor. The Orchestra on stage. Placement and the acoustics of the orchestra. Orchestras, acoustics and musical style -- 11. Orchestral performance practices: Bowing and articulation. Tuning and in...
12. The Life and times of an eighteenth-century orchestra musician: Esterházy Kapelle. London marketplace. Emilia-Romagna: a regional market for musicians. Vienna in transition. Civic music in Leipzig. Conclusions -- 13. Birth of orchestration: Orchestral effects. Effects of unity and grandeur. Eff...
14. The Meaning of the orchestra: Early metaphors of the orchestra. Orchestra as a civil polity. Orchestra and the army. Mechanism vs. organism. Art and nature. A Web of metaphors -- append. A Sample orchastras, 1754-1759. B. Sample orchestras, 1773-1778. C. Sample orchastras, 1791-1796. D. Sample o...
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
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2004.
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The birth of the orchestra : history of an institution, 1650-1815 / John Spitzer and Neal Zaslaw.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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0198164343 (hbk.)
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0198164343 :
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0198164343
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