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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Coda; begins as the movement itself begins, but soon diverges in harmony and instrumentation
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Coda; begins as the movement itself begins, but soon diverges in harmony and instrumentation
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Original layout compressed; order of events is changed and Beethoven springs a big surprise
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Original layout compressed; order of events is changed and Beethoven springs a big surprise
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Unparalleled portrait of nature's power over humanity, with some stupendous orchestration
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Unparalleled portrait of nature's power over humanity, with some stupendous orchestration
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Self-generating form and terror of total unpredictability; 'anxiety motif' from the violins
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Self-generating form and terror of total unpredictability; 'anxiety motif' from the violins
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The 'lashing rain' motif - downward-driving arpeggios from the first violins and violas
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The 'lashing rain' motif - downward-driving arpeggios from the first violins and violas
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The 'lightning' motif, and its recurrence later in the movement
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The 'lightning' motif, and its recurrence later in the movement
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Rain' motif, derived from descending scale pattern from the violins at the outset
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Rain' motif, derived from descending scale pattern from the violins at the outset
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Shivering tremolandos from the strings and increasingly eerie harmonies from the wind
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Shivering tremolandos from the strings and increasingly eerie harmonies from the wind
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Steady crescendo in strings; terrifying, downward spelling-out chords in the violins
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Steady crescendo in strings; terrifying, downward spelling-out chords in the violins
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Extremes of dynamic contrasts; the unsettling, disturbing, undermining effects of chromaticism
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Extremes of dynamic contrasts; the unsettling, disturbing, undermining effects of chromaticism
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Abandonment of the melody, and most traces even of rhythm; sustained, discordant harmony
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Abandonment of the melody, and most traces even of rhythm; sustained, discordant harmony
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Storm dispersed, the sun reappears, bathing sodden earth below with its life-giving rays
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Storm dispersed, the sun reappears, bathing sodden earth below with its life-giving rays
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Yodelling' figure from clarinet, then horn, then violins, who introduce the main theme
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Yodelling' figure from clarinet, then horn, then violins, who introduce the main theme
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Details of instrumental magic in the interplay of horns, cellos, clarinets and bassoons
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Details of instrumental magic in the interplay of horns, cellos, clarinets and bassoons
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Main theme heard three times in a row - and yet never the same way twice
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Main theme heard three times in a row - and yet never the same way twice
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Now we get the whole orchestra, playing full out, with violins all double-stopping
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Now we get the whole orchestra, playing full out, with violins all double-stopping
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Transition to the next section, based on the last two notes of the main theme
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Transition to the next section, based on the last two notes of the main theme
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The rhythmic basis of new transition theme, first in violas, then taken up by first violins
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The rhythmic basis of new transition theme, first in violas, then taken up by first violins
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Another rhythmic detail of extended transition comes increasingly into the foreground
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Another rhythmic detail of extended transition comes increasingly into the foreground
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  ...and is then heard in expanded version, taken in sequence by the strings, from the top down
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  ...and is then heard in expanded version, taken in sequence by the strings, from the top down
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  New phrase, introduced by violins, brings us resoundingly back to the opening material
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  New phrase, introduced by violins, brings us resoundingly back to the opening material
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Main theme, re-orchestrated; unexpected drift into another key and a new, gently flowing theme
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Main theme, re-orchestrated; unexpected drift into another key and a new, gently flowing theme
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Hints of a return to main them; long 'pedal point'; running commentary from the violins
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Hints of a return to main them; long 'pedal point'; running commentary from the violins
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Main theme returns, but significantly altered, and not entirely intact
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Main theme returns, but significantly altered, and not entirely intact
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Running commentary now heard in the middle, with alternating pizzicatos both above and below
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Running commentary now heard in the middle, with alternating pizzicatos both above and below
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Part Three of main theme given to entire orchestra, leading to final appearance of Theme two
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Part Three of main theme given to entire orchestra, leading to final appearance of Theme two
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Extended coda; overlapping variations of main theme, rather in the manner of a round
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Extended coda; overlapping variations of main theme, rather in the manner of a round
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Suddenly the scene changes. A variation of the 'running commentary' cited in tracks 34 and 36
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Suddenly the scene changes. A variation of the 'running commentary' cited in tracks 34 and 36
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The crowning glory, as the Shepherd's Song of Thanksgiving takes on a 'heavenly' magnificence
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  The crowning glory, as the Shepherd's Song of Thanksgiving takes on a 'heavenly' magnificence
 
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Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Cue into complete performance of Fifth Movement through the 'gateway' of the Fourth
Discussion/Introduction to Beethoven's "Pastoral Symphony"  Cue into complete performance of Fifth Movement through the 'gateway' of the Fourth
 
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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 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: 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: 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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