Jeremy Siepmann
ARTIST MUSICS
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
From peasant to choirboy (spoken word). Includes Symphony No. 92 in G ("Oxford"): No. 4. Presto by
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
From peasant to choirboy (spoken word). Includes Symphony No. 92 in G ("Oxford"): No. 4. Presto by
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Pranks, a narrow escape and expulsion (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Pranks, a narrow escape and expulsion (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Poverty, hunger and determination (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Poverty, hunger and determination (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Further pranks, apprenticeship and a helping hand (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Further pranks, apprenticeship and a helping hand (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Early fame and first sonatas (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Early fame and first sonatas (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Patronage, marriage and first symphonies (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Patronage, marriage and first symphonies (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Haydn as servant and diplomat (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Haydn as servant and diplomat (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Curtain (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Curtain (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Finding his feet at the Esterházy court (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Finding his feet at the Esterházy court (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Reprimand, overwork, illness and inspiration (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Reprimand, overwork, illness and inspiration (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Sturm und Drang (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Sturm und Drang (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Mastery, history and profundity: a genius in full flower (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Mastery, history and profundity: a genius in full flower (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
"Exile" at Esterház and enforced originality (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
"Exile" at Esterház and enforced originality (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
A diplomat of genius (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
A diplomat of genius (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Fire endured and commemorated (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Fire endured and commemorated (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Curtain (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Curtain (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Haydn and opera (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Haydn and opera (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
An affair and a friendship: Polzelli and Mozart (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
An affair and a friendship: Polzelli and Mozart (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Going to bat for Mozart (spoken word). Includes String Quartet in C, K. 465 ("Dissonance"): Mvt 1.
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Going to bat for Mozart (spoken word). Includes String Quartet in C, K. 465 ("Dissonance"): Mvt 1.
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Fame, servitude and loyalty: the unseen celebrity (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Fame, servitude and loyalty: the unseen celebrity (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Sprung from a gilded cage: Haydn goes to London (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Sprung from a gilded cage: Haydn goes to London (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
The naked face of genius: triumph, glamour, depression and resilience (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
The naked face of genius: triumph, glamour, depression and resilience (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Haydn as foreign correspondent (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Haydn as foreign correspondent (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Haydn as a statistical historian (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Haydn as a statistical historian (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Return to Vienna (and an unusual new pupil) (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Return to Vienna (and an unusual new pupil) (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Once more to England (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Once more to England (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
The homecoming hero (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
The homecoming hero (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Towards "The Creation" (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Towards "The Creation" (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Towards "The Seasons" age begins to tell (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
Towards "The Seasons" age begins to tell (spoken word)
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The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
A sad old age (spoken word)
The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn
A sad old age (spoken word)
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: "Oh! to be a conductor..." Includes excerpt from Wagner's Overture to Tannhäuser
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: "Oh! to be a conductor..." Includes excerpt from Wagner's Overture to Tannhäuser
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: We don't merely use instruments, we play on them. And they play on us.
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: We don't merely use instruments, we play on them. And they play on us.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The violin is one of the most tender and beautiful instruments ever invented
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The violin is one of the most tender and beautiful instruments ever invented
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: But for a long time it was seen as the instrument of the devil.
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: But for a long time it was seen as the instrument of the devil.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The manipulative seductiveness of the gypsy violin
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The manipulative seductiveness of the gypsy violin
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The violin and the imitation of nature
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The violin and the imitation of nature
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Birds are again evoked in the second concerto, especially music's natural favourite
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Birds are again evoked in the second concerto, especially music's natural favourite
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Like the devil, the violin is a master of disguise.
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Like the devil, the violin is a master of disguise.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The menacing sensuality of Ravel's Tzigane; a very different side of the violin
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The menacing sensuality of Ravel's Tzigane; a very different side of the violin
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Do we now have the true measure of this instrument? Not just jet.
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Do we now have the true measure of this instrument? Not just jet.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The many effects of the string tremolando. Includes excerpt from Bach's Brandenburg Concert
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The many effects of the string tremolando. Includes excerpt from Bach's Brandenburg Concert
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Prokofiev's tremolo in Romeo and Juliet should not be heard just before bedtime
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Prokofiev's tremolo in Romeo and Juliet should not be heard just before bedtime
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Vivaldi uses it to illustrate the shivering of travellers crossing the ice
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Vivaldi uses it to illustrate the shivering of travellers crossing the ice
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The violin muted
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The violin muted
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The gentleness of muted strings persists even when a whole orchestra plays
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The gentleness of muted strings persists even when a whole orchestra plays
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The pizzicato violin
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The pizzicato violin
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, the accompaniment is pizzicato
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, the accompaniment is pizzicato
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Varieties of pizzicato. Includes excerpt from Kabalevsky's Colas Breugon; Warlock's Capriol
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Varieties of pizzicato. Includes excerpt from Kabalevsky's Colas Breugon; Warlock's Capriol
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The technique of double-stopping enables the violin to play duets with itself. Includes exc
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The technique of double-stopping enables the violin to play duets with itself. Includes exc
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Double-stopping is a standerd feature of a lot of folk music
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Double-stopping is a standerd feature of a lot of folk music
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Now the same technique, but the sound might have come from another world
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Now the same technique, but the sound might have come from another world
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Double-stopping can only approximate the sound of a real violin duet.
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Double-stopping can only approximate the sound of a real violin duet.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Now compare that with a real violin duet
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Now compare that with a real violin duet
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Another Duo by Bartök, demonstrating the violin's rich lower register
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Another Duo by Bartök, demonstrating the violin's rich lower register
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: And now what may be the most beautiful accompanied violin duet in history
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: And now what may be the most beautiful accompanied violin duet in history
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The soul of the violin is in song; but what about this wierd passage?
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The soul of the violin is in song; but what about this wierd passage?
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The use of harmonics in the orchestra can be both magical and unsettling
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The use of harmonics in the orchestra can be both magical and unsettling
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Tchaikovsky's use of harmonics in The Sleeping Beauty is both strange and daring
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Tchaikovsky's use of harmonics in The Sleeping Beauty is both strange and daring
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Ravel's harmonics in Mother Goose effect a magical transformation
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Ravel's harmonics in Mother Goose effect a magical transformation
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Stravinsky's harmonies in The Firebirg transport us almost into another world. Includes exc
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Stravinsky's harmonies in The Firebirg transport us almost into another world. Includes exc
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The Natural upper notes of the violins have a unique emotional "grab"
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: The Natural upper notes of the violins have a unique emotional "grab"
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Still in their upper register, the violins unleash the energy of a young colt
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Still in their upper register, the violins unleash the energy of a young colt
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Elsewhere, Britten uses the same high register to create a very different mood
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: Elsewhere, Britten uses the same high register to create a very different mood
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: To end this outing with the violins, a charming little elfin dance
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Violin: To end this outing with the violins, a charming little elfin dance
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Introduction to the viola
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Introduction to the viola
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Khatchaturian gets a very different sound from it: fuller, fruitier, more exotic
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Khatchaturian gets a very different sound from it: fuller, fruitier, more exotic
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Very nearly the whole of the violin's upper register is also available to the viola
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Very nearly the whole of the violin's upper register is also available to the viola
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The viola can bring a special, rich tranginess to pizzicato that the violins lack. I
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The viola can bring a special, rich tranginess to pizzicato that the violins lack. I
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The muted viola: intimate, gentle, poignant in Dvorák
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The muted viola: intimate, gentle, poignant in Dvorák
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The massed violas of the modern symphony orchestra in Mahler
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The massed violas of the modern symphony orchestra in Mahler
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The "period" viola in Bach
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The "period" viola in Bach
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The cello: a voice of unique nobility
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The cello: a voice of unique nobility
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Brahms and the "soul" of the cello
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Brahms and the "soul" of the cello
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Most orchestral composers tend to emphasise the cello's lower register
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Most orchestral composers tend to emphasise the cello's lower register
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: In the time of Beethoven the cello remained as fundamental as ever
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: In the time of Beethoven the cello remained as fundamental as ever
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: But the cello is not condemned to spend its life in the basement
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: But the cello is not condemned to spend its life in the basement
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Not only in recital showpieces like that is the cello used in its highest register
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Not only in recital showpieces like that is the cello used in its highest register
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: A cello with an identity-crisis: the pizzicato Flamencan
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: A cello with an identity-crisis: the pizzicato Flamencan
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Double-stopping in the lower reaches of the cello's range
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Double-stopping in the lower reaches of the cello's range
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: It's in its middle register that the cello really comes into its own
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: It's in its middle register that the cello really comes into its own
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: It was to the cellos that Beethoven gave two of his most famous themes. Includes exc
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: It was to the cellos that Beethoven gave two of his most famous themes. Includes exc
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Introduction to the double-bass
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Introduction to the double-bass
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: but the double-bass can be intensely expressive and graceful
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: but the double-bass can be intensely expressive and graceful
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The range of the double-bass is the greatest of all the string instruments. Includes
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The range of the double-bass is the greatest of all the string instruments. Includes
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Double-bass solos in orchestral scores are rare but often memorable. Includes excerp
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: Double-bass solos in orchestral scores are rare but often memorable. Includes excerp
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The Double-bass muted in Prokofiev. Includes excerpt from Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kij
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Lower Strings: The Double-bass muted in Prokofiev. Includes excerpt from Prokofiev's Lieutenant Kij
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The antiquity and magic of the flute
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The antiquity and magic of the flute
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The versatility and agility of the flute
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The versatility and agility of the flute
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The flute in fifteenth-century Spain
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The flute in fifteenth-century Spain
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: Other flutes: the bass and alto
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: Other flutes: the bass and alto
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The piccolo - aptly named
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The piccolo - aptly named
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: From a piccolo of the eighteenth century to one of its descendants in the twentieth
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: From a piccolo of the eighteenth century to one of its descendants in the twentieth
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: A variety of techniques
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: A variety of techniques
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: Flutter-tonguing. But Tchaikovsky got there eighty years before
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: Flutter-tonguing. But Tchaikovsky got there eighty years before
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: From the transverse to the vertical: the Baroque recorder
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: From the transverse to the vertical: the Baroque recorder
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: An unfamiliar, early version of the instrument
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: An unfamiliar, early version of the instrument
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The Bachian oboe
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The Bachian oboe
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: Introduction to the cor anglais or "English horn"
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: Introduction to the cor anglais or "English horn"
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The loneliness of the cor anglais
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The loneliness of the cor anglais
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The cor anglais joins the French horn in Haydn
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Woodwinds: The cor anglais joins the French horn in Haydn
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