Sounds of the Orchestra

by Antony Hopkins

In this remarkable book, Antony Hopkins shows how the entire orchestra acts as a distinct musical instrument, one which composers have played upon over the centuries to express every mood, from the most sublime to the most frivolous. In so doing, he explains the ways in which a composer's "signature in sound" develops, from the subtly exotic pattern of a Bartok theme to the sensuously evocative chords in Debussy.
Hopkins offers an in-depth look...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195210271
• ISBN13: 9780195210279
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"