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The book discusses the various technical aspects of instruments, such as chromatic range, tone quality, and limitations. An explanation of the role of particular instruments within the orchestra is also provided. The book also provides orchestral excerpts from classical scores to give examples of techniques
The Orchestra: A User's Manual by Andrew Hugill with The Philharmonia Orchestra. In depth information on orchestration including examples and video interviews with instrumentalists of each instrument. Books about Music: Orchestration An overview of books on the theory and practice of orchestration.
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is merely described (summary review) or analyzed based on content, style, and merit. [ 1 ] A book review may be a primary source , an opinion piece, a summary review, or a scholarly view. [ 2 ]
A review article is an article that summarizes the current state of understanding on a topic within a certain discipline. [1] [2] A review article is generally considered a secondary source since it may analyze and discuss the method and conclusions in previously published studies.
Samuel Barber's Essay for Orchestra, Op. 12, completed in the first half of 1938, is an orchestral work in one movement. It was given its first performance by Arturo Toscanini with the NBC Symphony Orchestra on November 5, 1938 in New York in a radio broadcast concert in which the composer's Adagio for Strings saw its first performance.
Hugues Dufourt is commonly credited for introducing the term musique spectrale (spectral music) in an article published in 1979. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Murail has described spectral music as an aesthetic rather than a style, not so much a set of techniques as an attitude; as Joshua Fineberg puts it, a recognition that "music is ultimately sound evolving ...
Diagram of beat frequency. In acoustics, a beat is an interference pattern between two sounds of slightly different frequencies, perceived as a periodic variation in volume whose rate is the difference of the two frequencies.
The Jazz Book: From Ragtime to the 21st Century. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. ISBN 1613746040. Blades, James. 1996. Percussion Instruments and Their History, fourth edition, illustrated, revised. Westport, Conn.: Bold Strummer. ISBN 0-933224-71-0 (cloth) ISBN 0-933224-61-3 (pbk). Boehmer, Konrad. 1967. Zur Theorie der offenen Form in der ...