A Guide to Orchestral Music : The Handbook for Non-Musicians: The Handbook for Non-Musicians

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Oxford University Press, USA, 1980 M05 29 - 588 pages
Relaxed and accessible in style, this authoritative guide is the first symphony handbook for non-musicians. The book begins with a general introduction to the symphony and short pieces on the orchestra and musical styles. Mordden goes on to describe, chronologically, over 700 pieces--from Vivaldi to twentieth-century composers. Further aids to the reader include two lists of repertory builders and a glossary of musical terms. Easy and pleasurable to read...a genuinely useful guide for the music lover who has not had a musical education but loves concert music.--John Barkham Reviews

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Contents

How To Use This Book
3
The Digest Guide for Dilletantes
36
A Guide to Style
45
Antonio Vivaldi
61
George Frideric Handel
74
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
95
Ludwig van Beethoven
118
Niccolò Paganini
138
Richard Wagner
188
César Franck
199
Ernest Chausson
292
Claude Debussy
315
Carl Nielsen
343
Ferruccio Busoni
364
Syergyey Rachmaninof
377
Charles Ives
392

Franz Schubert
144
Hector Berlioz
151
Felix Mendelssohn
162
Frédéric Chopin
171
Franz Liszt
179
Reinholt Glier
408
Heitor VillaLobos
427
Glossary 551
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