Jeremy Siepmann
The Instruments of the Orchestra
WORKS MUSICS
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The versatility of the trumpet, from the most public to the most lonely
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The versatility of the trumpet, from the most public to the most lonely
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trumpet as the voice of the city. Includes excerpt from Gershwin's An American in Paris;
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trumpet as the voice of the city. Includes excerpt from Gershwin's An American in Paris;
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trumpet as the voice of strength and courage
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trumpet as the voice of strength and courage
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trumpet muted. Includes excerpt from Stravinsky's Petrushka (No. 4. The Blackamoor); Pro
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trumpet muted. Includes excerpt from Stravinsky's Petrushka (No. 4. The Blackamoor); Pro
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trumpet as a character actor
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trumpet as a character actor
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trumpet as the voice of God
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trumpet as the voice of God
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The birth of the trombone
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The birth of the trombone
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The birth of the brass as a family
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The birth of the brass as a family
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trombone in the eighteenth century
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trombone in the eighteenth century
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The tone of the tenor trombone. Includes excerpt from Höser's Romance for Trombone and Organ
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The tone of the tenor trombone. Includes excerpt from Höser's Romance for Trombone and Organ
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trombones become part of the orchestra
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trombones become part of the orchestra
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The Wagnerian trombone. Includes excerpt from Wagner's Overture to Tannhäuser
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The Wagnerian trombone. Includes excerpt from Wagner's Overture to Tannhäuser
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trombone as a caricaturist
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trombone as a caricaturist
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trombone as raspberry. Includes excerpt from Bartók's Conceto for Orchestra (Intermezzo)
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trombone as raspberry. Includes excerpt from Bartók's Conceto for Orchestra (Intermezzo)
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The horn and the hunt
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The horn and the hunt
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The challenging horn of the Baroque
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The challenging horn of the Baroque
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The scarcity of first-rate players in Handel's time
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The scarcity of first-rate players in Handel's time
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The horn as magician. Includes excerpt fron Stravinsky's Firebird Suite (1919 version) (fina
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The horn as magician. Includes excerpt fron Stravinsky's Firebird Suite (1919 version) (fina
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: horns and the sound of nobility
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: horns and the sound of nobility
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: the special sound of the horn in its higher register
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: the special sound of the horn in its higher register
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trumpet-like sound of massed horns
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The trumpet-like sound of massed horns
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The tuba - Unfairly maligned?
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The tuba - Unfairly maligned?
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The tuba perfectly cast by Ravel
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Brass: The tuba perfectly cast by Ravel
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introduction. And we begin with a bang
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introduction. And we begin with a bang
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The bass drum on the battlefields. Includes excerpt from Copland's Fanfare for the Comm
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The bass drum on the battlefields. Includes excerpt from Copland's Fanfare for the Comm
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: At the opposite extreme is the triangle
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: At the opposite extreme is the triangle
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Categories of percussion: tuned and untuned. The side drum
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Categories of percussion: tuned and untuned. The side drum
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The side drum in an effective but unexpected role. Includes excerpt from Nielsen's Clar
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The side drum in an effective but unexpected role. Includes excerpt from Nielsen's Clar
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The tambourine. One of the oldest instruments in the world
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The tambourine. One of the oldest instruments in the world
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Even older is the originally oriental gong
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Even older is the originally oriental gong
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: No single instrument can match the gong in evoking the breaking of waves. Includes exce
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: No single instrument can match the gong in evoking the breaking of waves. Includes exce
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The cymbals are generally discovered early in life. Includes excerpt from Elgar's The S
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The cymbals are generally discovered early in life. Includes excerpt from Elgar's The S
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Other untuned percussion instruments include the whip. Includes excerpt from Ravel's Pi
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Other untuned percussion instruments include the whip. Includes excerpt from Ravel's Pi
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: More versatile than the whip are the wood blocks.... Includes studio example
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: More versatile than the whip are the wood blocks.... Includes studio example
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Related to the wood blocks, by sound, are the castanets. Includes excerpt from Glinka's
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Related to the wood blocks, by sound, are the castanets. Includes excerpt from Glinka's
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: A still earlier example from fifteenth-century Spain
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: A still earlier example from fifteenth-century Spain
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The birth of the bongo
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The birth of the bongo
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: From the streets of New York to the blacksmith's shop. Includes excerpt rom Verdi's Il
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: From the streets of New York to the blacksmith's shop. Includes excerpt rom Verdi's Il
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Desert-island decibels. Includes excerpt from Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite (On the Trail)
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Desert-island decibels. Includes excerpt from Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite (On the Trail)
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: From one vegetable to another: the humble squash, or marrow. Includes excerpt from Monc
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: From one vegetable to another: the humble squash, or marrow. Includes excerpt from Monc
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Onwards to the tuned percussion. First, the timpani
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Onwards to the tuned percussion. First, the timpani
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: But the drum roll can be more effectively frightening than the big band. Includes excer
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: But the drum roll can be more effectively frightening than the big band. Includes excer
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Not one drum roll, but many. Includes excerpt from Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Not one drum roll, but many. Includes excerpt from Grofé's Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Taking advantage of tunability
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Taking advantage of tunability
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin takes a downward turn. Includes excerpt from Shch
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin takes a downward turn. Includes excerpt from Shch
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introducing the glockenspiel. Includes excerpt from Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (Carmen's
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introducing the glockenspiel. Includes excerpt from Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (Carmen's
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Saint-Saëns and the xylophone
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Saint-Saëns and the xylophone
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Ravel and the xylophone
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Ravel and the xylophone
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introducing the marimba. Includes excerpt from Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (First Intermez
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introducing the marimba. Includes excerpt from Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (First Intermez
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introducing the vibraphone
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introducing the vibraphone
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The vibraphone goes Russian.... Includes excerpts from Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (Carmen
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The vibraphone goes Russian.... Includes excerpts from Shchedrin's Carmen Suite (Carmen
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introducing the Hungarian cimbalom
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introducing the Hungarian cimbalom
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The cimbalom and the symphony orchestra
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The cimbalom and the symphony orchestra
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introducing the tubular bells
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introducing the tubular bells
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: A more "up-front" approach from Rodion Shchedrin
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: A more "up-front" approach from Rodion Shchedrin
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: But the bells can also make the sinister even more sinister. Includes excerpt from Vaug
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: But the bells can also make the sinister even more sinister. Includes excerpt from Vaug
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introducing the celeste
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Introducing the celeste
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Magic, in the use of collective percussion
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Magic, in the use of collective percussion
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Plucked instruments: the 'undercover percussion'. Includes excerpt from Shchedrin's Car
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: Plucked instruments: the 'undercover percussion'. Includes excerpt from Shchedrin's Car
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: A prime case in point is the harp, irresistible to the Romantics. Includes excerpt from
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: A prime case in point is the harp, irresistible to the Romantics. Includes excerpt from
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The traditionally subservient role of the harpsichord in the Baroque orchestra
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The traditionally subservient role of the harpsichord in the Baroque orchestra
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The piano: king of the tuned percussion. Includes excerpt from Saint-Saëns' Symphony No
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The piano: king of the tuned percussion. Includes excerpt from Saint-Saëns' Symphony No
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The anti-Romantic piano as an integral part of the orchestra
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Percussion: The anti-Romantic piano as an integral part of the orchestra
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Keyboard instruments in the orchestra - the most powerful of them all
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Keyboard instruments in the orchestra - the most powerful of them all
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: But things in Handel's day were very different
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: But things in Handel's day were very different
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The organ is difficult to classify
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The organ is difficult to classify
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: An unexpected, organ-related guest
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: An unexpected, organ-related guest
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Peasant-fancying... and a touch of the roaming cowboy
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Peasant-fancying... and a touch of the roaming cowboy
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Outside artefacts and the power of association. Includes excerpt from Mozart's German
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Outside artefacts and the power of association. Includes excerpt from Mozart's German
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Mahler's sleighbells. Includes excerpt from Mahler's Symphony No. 4 (opening)
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Mahler's sleighbells. Includes excerpt from Mahler's Symphony No. 4 (opening)
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: In another symphony Mahler used cowbells. Includes excerpt from Mahler's Symphony No.
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: In another symphony Mahler used cowbells. Includes excerpt from Mahler's Symphony No.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: A roll-call of some unusual guests. Includes excerpt from Anderson's The Typewriter; S
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: A roll-call of some unusual guests. Includes excerpt from Anderson's The Typewriter; S
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Chains, and more. Includes excerpt from Varèse's Intégrales; Gershwin's An American in
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Chains, and more. Includes excerpt from Varèse's Intégrales; Gershwin's An American in
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Purpose-built oddities: wind machines. Includes excerpts from Vaughan Williams' Sympho
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Purpose-built oddities: wind machines. Includes excerpts from Vaughan Williams' Sympho
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: National calling cards: the guitar for Spain. Includes excerpt from Rodrigo's Conciert
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: National calling cards: the guitar for Spain. Includes excerpt from Rodrigo's Conciert
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: And the guitar's poor American relative, the banjo. Includes excerpt from Seeger's Was
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: And the guitar's poor American relative, the banjo. Includes excerpt from Seeger's Was
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: And poorer still, the mouth organ. Includes excerpt from Steiner's The Treasure of the
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: And poorer still, the mouth organ. Includes excerpt from Steiner's The Treasure of the
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The Balalaika for Russia. Includes excerpt from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (Act 2, N
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The Balalaika for Russia. Includes excerpt from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet (Act 2, N
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The maracas for Mexico. Includes excerpt from Sanchez's The Treasure of the Sierra Mad
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The maracas for Mexico. Includes excerpt from Sanchez's The Treasure of the Sierra Mad
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The bongos and the congas and a whole wealth of other drums for Africa and Central Ame
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The bongos and the congas and a whole wealth of other drums for Africa and Central Ame
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The sitar for India. Includes excerpt from Evening Raga: Bhapoli
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The sitar for India. Includes excerpt from Evening Raga: Bhapoli
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The accordion for France (especially Paris). Includes excerpt from Ferré's Paris canai
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The accordion for France (especially Paris). Includes excerpt from Ferré's Paris canai
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The zither for Vienna. Includes excerpt from Kárás's The Third Man (Theme)
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The zither for Vienna. Includes excerpt from Kárás's The Third Man (Theme)
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The cimbalom for Hungary. Includes excerpt from Traditional Hungarian Folk Dances
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The cimbalom for Hungary. Includes excerpt from Traditional Hungarian Folk Dances
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The guitar as an integral part of the orchestra. Includes excerpt from Albéniz's Ronde
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The guitar as an integral part of the orchestra. Includes excerpt from Albéniz's Ronde
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: there are whole orchestras of balalaikas. Includes excerpt from Traditional Russian so
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: there are whole orchestras of balalaikas. Includes excerpt from Traditional Russian so
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The effect of the wordless human voice, used purely as an instrument. Includes excerpt
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The effect of the wordless human voice, used purely as an instrument. Includes excerpt
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Instruments and the imitation of nature. The clarinet as cuckoo
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Instruments and the imitation of nature. The clarinet as cuckoo
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The flute as an all-purpose aviary
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The flute as an all-purpose aviary
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The oboe as a duck
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The oboe as a duck
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The recording of reality. Does it work as well?
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The recording of reality. Does it work as well?
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The recording of reality electronically reborn in new guises
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The recording of reality electronically reborn in new guises
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Beethoven turns avian: cuckoo, nightingale, and quail
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Beethoven turns avian: cuckoo, nightingale, and quail
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Some improbable casting: the violin as braying donkey
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Some improbable casting: the violin as braying donkey
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: A truly orchestral hee-haw to be reckoned with
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: A truly orchestral hee-haw to be reckoned with
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: A thunderstorm in a million
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: A thunderstorm in a million
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The instrumental depiction of a silent world
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: The instrumental depiction of a silent world
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Saint-Saëns' menagerie takes a curtain call
The Instruments of the Orchestra
Interlopers: Saint-Saëns' menagerie takes a curtain call
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The grouping of instrumental families. An additive approach. First, two violins
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The grouping of instrumental families. An additive approach. First, two violins
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: A greater contrast, both pitch and character: violin and viola
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: A greater contrast, both pitch and character: violin and viola
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