Sounds of the orchestra / Antony Hopkins.
| Author/creator | Hopkins, Antony |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First paperback edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. |
| Description | 170 pages : illustrations, music ; 20 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Sounds of music |
| Contents | Part I. The false dawn -- From darkness to light -- A first landmark -- The Brandenburg Concertos -- The orchestra emerges -- Full score -- Blending the colours -- Part II. Mozart: Symphony in G minor, no. 40 (K. 550), first movement -- Beethoven: Symphony no. 2 in D, op. 36, the scherzo -- Schubert: Symphony in B minor (the "Unfinished"), first movement -- Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, last movement -- Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet overture-fantasy -- Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune -- Britten: Four sea interludes from Peter Grimes, op. 33a. |
| Abstract | A complete introduction to musical instruments and the ways in which composers use them. From the sublime to the witty, the author shows how composers have used the orchestra to express every mood, explaining how they have blended its tones and extended its capabilities from the earliest groupings of instruments, through the flowering of the concerto gross under Bach and Handel to the growth of the modern symphony orchestra. Having introduced the instruments and discussed their history, range and uses, the author guides the reader through pieces of orchestral music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Britten. |
| General note | Originally published: Sounds of music. London : Dent, 1982. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 93019554 |
| ISBN | 0195210271 |
| ISBN | 9780195210279 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML1200 .H73 1993 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |