The Cambridge companion to the orchestra / edited by Colin Lawson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lawson, Colin (Colin James)

Series:

Cambridge companions to music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orchestra.

Physical Description:

xiv, 300 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Companion to literature.

Orchestra.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Summary:

This guide to the orchestra and orchestral life is unique in its breadth of coverage. It combines orchestral history and repertory with a practical bias offering critical thought about the past, present and future of the orchestra. Including topics such as the art of orchestration, score-reading, conducting, international orchestras and recording, as well as consideration of what it means to be an orchestral musician, an educator, or an informed listener, it will be of interest to a wide-ranging readership of music historians and professional or amateur performers.

Contents:

1 The history of the orchestra / Tim Carter, Erik Levi 1

2 The development of musical instruments: national trends and musical implications / Robert Barclay 22

3 The orchestral repertory / Peter Laki 42

4 From notation to sound / Richard Rastall 71

5 The art of orchestration / Julian Rushton 92

6 The history of direction and conducting / Jeremy Siepmann 112

7 International case studies / Jon Tolanski 126

8 The revival of historical instruments / Colin Lawson 155

9 Recording the orchestra / John Rushby-Smith 169

10 Training the orchestral musician / Simon Channing 180

11 The life of an orchestral musician / Clive Gillinson, Jonathan Vaughan 194

12 Historical recordings of orchestras / Robert Philip 203

13 The orchestral composer / Robert Saxton 218

14 Educational programmes / Sue Knussen 239

15 The future of the orchestra / Stephen Cottrell 251

1 The constitution of selected orchestras, 1670-1865 272

2 Orchestras founded in the nineteenth century 275

3 Orchestras founded in the twentieth century 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521806585

0521001323

OCLC:

187610136