Orchestral instruments and their use : giving a description of each instrument now employed by civil...
Orchestral instruments and their use : giving a description of each instrument now employed by civilised nations ; a brief account of its history ; an idea of the technical and acoustical principles illustrated by its performance ; and an explanation of its value and functions in the modern orchestra / by Arthur Elson.
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Publisher
Boston : L. C. Page & Co., 1903.
Date
1903.
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T0081948
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Language
English
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299 p., [15] leaves of plates : ill., music, ports. ; 20 cm.
Contents
Primitive and savage instruments -- The growth of the orchestra - The violin -- Other bowed instruments -- The harp -- The flute and piccolo -- The oboe, English horn, and bassoons -- The clarinets -- Horns, trumpets, and cornets -- Trombones and tubas -- Instruments of percussion -- The orchestra -...
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Publisher
Boston : L. C. Page & Co., 1903.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
1903.
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Full title
Orchestral instruments and their use : giving a description of each instrument now employed by civilised nations ; a brief account of its history ; an idea of the technical and acoustical principles illustrated by its performance ; and an explanation of its value and functions in the modern orchestra / by Arthur Elson.
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Music lovers' series.
Includes index.
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T0081948
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74VvRBL8adPy
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785
MMS ID
991009234219702626
