The orchestra in the XVIIIth century / Adam Carse.

Author/creator Carse, Adam
Format Musical Score
Publication InfoCambridge [England] : W. Heffer & Sons Ltd., 1950.
Descriptionvii, 176 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Variant title Orchestra in the 18th century
Variant title Orchestra in the eighteenth century
Contents Introduction. Conditions under which musicians worked in the 18th century -- Constitution and strength of orchestras. Tables showing the strength of 91 orchestras ; Analysis of the lists ; Average strength of the strings ; The wood-wind instruments ; Balance of strings and wood-wind ; The brass instruments ; Arrangements of orchestras and choirs -- Repute, personnel and status. The orchestras at Dresden, at Berlin, at Mannheim, at Stuttgart, at Salzburg and other German towns ; The orchestras at Vienna, Esterhaz and Pressburg ; The Paris orchestras ; The London orchestras ; Italian orchestras ; Status of players -- Direction. Dual control by keyboard and violin-direction ; Keyboard-direction ; Violin-direction ; "Biedermann's" views ; Violinist-conductors ; Audible time-beating ; Choral time-beating ; Efficacy of the old methods -- Score and parts. MS. scores and parts ; Printed scores and parts ; Growth of the full score ; The bass part ; The double-bass parts ; Bassoon parts ; Flute parts ; Oboe parts ; Clarinet parts ; Choice of instruments ; Horn and trumpet parts ; Violin parts ; Viola parts ; Three-part writing ; Ornaments, tempi and expression marks ; The dotted note -- Conclusion. Arrangements of 18th century music ; Performance under present conditions ; Standard of performance.
General noteFirst published 1940.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliography (pages 166-169) and index.
LCCNa 41003744

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Music Music Stacks ML467.C37 O7 1950 ✔ Available Place Hold