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

by John Spitzer , Neal Zaslaw

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Format Paperback / Softback

ISBN-10 0195189558

ISBN-13 9780195189551

Publisher Oxford University Press

Imprint Oxford University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Sep 29th, 2005

Print length 656 Pages

Weight 1,196 grams

Dimensions 24.60 x 18.90 x 3.60 cms

Product Classification: Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750)Classical music (c 1750 to c 1830)Orchestras

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Presents the story of the orchestra, from 16th-century string bands to the 'classical' orchestra of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. This book documents orchestral organization, instrumentation, social roles, repertoires, and performance practices in Europe and the American colonies.

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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