Orchestration
Download or Read eBook Orchestration PDF written by Cecil Forsyth and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Cecil Forsyth |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 594 |
Release | : 1982-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780486243832 |
ISBN-13 | : 0486243834 |
Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Orchestration by : Cecil Forsyth
Book excerpt: "For its time the most comprehensive treatment of the subject." — New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. In what is probably the best general book on the subject, a noted English composer describes 57 orchestral instruments, tracing their origins, development, and status at the beginning of World War I.