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Language: en
Pages: 670
Authors: Music History and Literature San Francisco Conservatory of Music John Spitzer Chair
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-08-05 - Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

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This is the story of the orchestra, from 16th-century string bands to the "classical" orchestra of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Spitzer and Zaslaw document orc
The Birth of the Orchestra
Language: en
Pages: 635
Authors: John Spitzer
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-04-29 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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This book traces the emergence of the orchestra from 16th-century string bands to the 'classical' orchestra of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and their contemporarie
American Orchestras in the Nineteenth Century
Language: en
Pages: 504
Authors: John Spitzer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-04-09 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Studies of concert life in nineteenth-century America have generally been limited to large orchestras and the programs we are familiar with today. But as this b
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The Violin: A Social History of the World's Most Versatile Instrument
Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-12-10 - Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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The life, times, and travels of a remarkable instrument and the people who have made, sold, played, and cherished it. A 16-ounce package of polished wood, strin