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The Technique of the Modern Orchestra

Charles-Marie Widor
Treatise on orchestration / instrumentation · 1906 · English translation
Charles-Marie Widor. The Technique of the Modern Orchestra. Joseph Williams, London, 1906.

The Technique of the Modern Orchestra is represented here as a researched bibliographic dossier for a historically significant source in music study. The volume belongs to the literature surrounding treatise on orchestration / instrumentation and is catalogued with normalized title and author variants so that it remains discoverable…

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Essentials in Conducting

Karl Wilson Gehrkens
Conducting manual / pedagogy · 1919 · English
Karl Wilson Gehrkens. Essentials in Conducting: A practical guide to baton technique, interpretation, rehearsal and ensemble leadership. Boston; New York; Chicago; London: Oliver Ditson Company, 1919.

Gehrkens treats conducting as a teachable discipline, moving from personal qualities and baton mechanics through tempo, dynamics, timbre, phrasing, rehearsal efficiency, orchestral leadership, community chorus work, church choirs and program building.

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The Orchestra, Volume I

Ebenezer Prout
Orchestration treatise / instrumentation · 1898 · English
Ebenezer Prout. The Orchestra, Volume I: Technique of the Instruments. London: Augener & Co., 1898.

The first volume of Prout’s orchestration treatise concentrates on the compass, mechanism, tone, practical limitations and characteristic use of orchestral instruments. It belongs to the late nineteenth-century pedagogical tradition that systematized orchestral technique for students and composers, and is valuable for comparing historical instrumental expectations with modern practice.

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The Rhinegold – Opera mini Guide Series

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Works & Analysis related to Richard Wagner.

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The Rhinegold – Opera mini Guide Series

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Works & Analysis related to Richard Wagner.

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Richard Wagner and His World

Richard Wagner · 2009 · English · 5.6 MB
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Critical Study related to Richard Wagner, by Richard Wagner.

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Franz Liszt and His World

Christopher H. Gibbs and Dana Gooley · 2006 · English · 5.4 MB
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Critical Study related to Franz Liszt.

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Wagner as Man & Artist by Ernest Newman

Ernest Newman · 1937 · English · 3.3 MB
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Critical Study related to Richard Wagner, by Ernest Newman.

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Verdi – Man and Musician by Frederick James Crowest

Frederick James Crowest · English · 1.3 MB
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Critical Study related to Giuseppe Verdi, by Frederick James Crowest.

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Tschaikowsky and his orchestral music by Louis Biancolli

Louis Biancolli · 1899 · English · 946.7 KB
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Works & Analysis related to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, by Louis Biancolli.

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The Wagnerian Romances by Gertrude Hall Brownell

Gertrude Hall Brownell · 1907 · English · 1.0 MB
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Works & Analysis related to Richard Wagner, by Gertrude Hall Brownell.

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The story of the Rhinegold (Der Ring des Nibelungen) told for young people

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Works & Analysis related to Richard Wagner.

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The Romantic Composers by Daniel Gregory Mason

Daniel Gregory Mason · English · 3.2 MB
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Critical Study related to Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin, Hector Berlioz, Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, by Daniel Gregory Mason.

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Schubert and His Work by Herbert F. Peyser

Herbert F. Peyser · 1948 · English · 1.6 MB
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Book / Essay related to Franz Schubert, by Herbert F. Peyser.

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Richard Wagner, Composer of Operas by John F. Runciman

Richard Wagner · 1913 · English · 1.6 MB
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Mendelssohn and Certain Masterworks by Herbert F. Peyser

Herbert F. Peyser · English · 933.6 KB
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Works & Analysis related to Felix Mendelssohn, by Herbert F. Peyser.

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Johann Sebastian Bach – The Organist and His Works for the Organ -Andre Pirro

André Pirro · English · 3.2 MB
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Works & Analysis related to Johann Sebastian Bach, by André Pirro.

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Franz Liszt and His World

Christopher H. Gibbs and Dana Gooley · 2006 · English · 5.4 MB
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Critical Study related to Franz Liszt.

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Brahms and some of his works by Pitts Sanborn

Pitts Sanborn · English · 1.1 MB
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Critical Study related to Johannes Brahms, by Pitts Sanborn.

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