Orchestration: An Anthology of Writings

Book Overview

Orchestration: An Anthology of Writings is designed to be a primary or ancillary text for college-level music majors. Although there are several 'how to' textbooks aimed at this market, there is little available that traces the history of orchestration through the writings of composers themselves. By collecting writings from the ninenteenth century to today, Mathews illuminates how orchestration has grown and developed, as well as presenting a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415976839
• ISBN13: 9780415976831
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"