In this book, the author explains how composers have used the orchestra to express every mood, from the most sublime to the most witty, showing how they have blended its tones and extended its capabilities, from the earliest groupings of instruments, through the flowering of the concerto grosso under Bach and Handel, to the growth of the modern symphony orchestra. Having introduced the instruments and discussed their history, range and uses, Antony Hopkins guides the reader through well-known pieces of orchestral music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Britten.
- ISBN10 019816517X
- ISBN13 9780198165170
- Publish Date 1 January 1996 (first published 10 June 1993)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 8 January 2008
- Publish Country AU
- Publisher Titles Distributed by Oxford University Press (Australia and New Zealand)
- Imprint Titles Distributed by Oxford University Press (Aus
- Format Hardcover
- Language English