Jeremy Siepmann
The Instruments of the Orchestra
WORKS MUSICS
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Arrival at the standard string trio: violin, viola, and cello
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Arrival at the standard string trio: violin, viola, and cello
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The string quartet: two violins, viola, and cello
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The string quartet: two violins, viola, and cello
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second viola
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second viola
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second cello
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The string quintet - when the extra instrument is a second cello
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The string sextet: two violins, two violas, and two cellos
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The string sextet: two violins, two violas, and two cellos
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The string octet: the standard string quartet times two
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The string octet: the standard string quartet times two
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Double the string octet: a fully fledged string orchestra
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Double the string octet: a fully fledged string orchestra
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The massed strings of a symphony orchestra
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The massed strings of a symphony orchestra
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Contrasts of pitch and instrumental 'colour' in the woodwind section
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Contrasts of pitch and instrumental 'colour' in the woodwind section
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: In the First Variation it's the horn that gets the lion's share
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: In the First Variation it's the horn that gets the lion's share
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: In Variation Two the torch is handed to the bassoon
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: In Variation Two the torch is handed to the bassoon
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: in Variation Three the oboe leads
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: in Variation Three the oboe leads
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Variation Four: conversation before returning to a solo-dominated texture
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Variation Four: conversation before returning to a solo-dominated texture
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: And Variation Five is dominated by the clarinet
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: And Variation Five is dominated by the clarinet
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The next to be featured is the virtuoso flute
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The next to be featured is the virtuoso flute
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Individual farewells and a closing chorus
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Individual farewells and a closing chorus
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: A mixed group: clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet, and double-bass
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: A mixed group: clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet, and double-bass
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The early classical symphony orchestra of Haydn and Mozart
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The early classical symphony orchestra of Haydn and Mozart
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Strings, wind, but no brass. What Haydn and Mozart never knew
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Strings, wind, but no brass. What Haydn and Mozart never knew
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Beethoven's Fifth: two horns, two trumpets, and three trombones join the team
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Beethoven's Fifth: two horns, two trumpets, and three trombones join the team
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: From Beethoven to the massive orchestras of Berlioz, Wagner, and Mahler
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: From Beethoven to the massive orchestras of Berlioz, Wagner, and Mahler
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Beethoven changed the face of the symphony and the orchestra forever.
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Beethoven changed the face of the symphony and the orchestra forever.
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The cult of orchestral elephantiasis reaches its peak
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The cult of orchestral elephantiasis reaches its peak
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: When large doesn't necessarily mean loud: Debussy
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: When large doesn't necessarily mean loud: Debussy
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: A crisis of confidence; the orchestra's survival hangs in the balance, but it still
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: A crisis of confidence; the orchestra's survival hangs in the balance, but it still
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The advent of the 'early music' movement brings a new vitality and freshness
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: The advent of the 'early music' movement brings a new vitality and freshness
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Computer and synthesiser: friends or foes?
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: Computer and synthesiser: friends or foes?
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The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: A speculative look ahead. Includes excerpt from Bach's Mass in B minor
The Instruments of the Orchestra
The Orchestra: A speculative look ahead. Includes excerpt from Bach's Mass in B minor
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