Sounds of the Orchestra

Name: Sounds of the Orchestra
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ISBN: 9780195210279

ISBN-10: 0195210271

ISBN-13: 9780195210279

Edition: N/A

Authors: Antony Hopkins

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In this remarkable book, Antony Hopkins shows how the entire orchestra acts as a distinct musical instrument, one which composers have played upon over the centuries to express every mood, from the most sublime to the most frivolous. In so doing, he explains the ways in which a composer's "signature in sound" develops, from the subtly exotic pattern of a Bartok theme to the sensuously evocative chords in Debussy. Hopkins offers an in-depth look at the origins of the orchestra itself, an evolutionary process that took the better part of two centuries in Europe, yet finds its roots in our ancient past. He begins his discussion in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, moves through the music of…

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List price: $7.95
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/2/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.06" wide x 7.75" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.374
Language: English

Prelude	p. 1
The False Dawn	p. 9
From Darkness to Light	p. 12
A First Landmark - The Brandenburg Concertos	p. 17
The Orchestra Emerges	p. 28
Full Score	p. 32
Blending the Colours	p. 74
Mozart: Symphony in G Minor, No. 40	p. 83
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D	p. 94
Schubert: Symphony in B Minor (The 'Unfinished')	p. 98
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique	p. 112
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Overture-fantasy	p. 123
Debussy: Prelude a l' Apres-midi d'un faune	p. 135
Britten: Four Sea Interludes	p. 143
Coda	p. 160
Some Suggestions for Further Listening	p. 164
Index	p. 166
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