Anatomy of the OrchestraBefore his death in 1994, Norman Del Mar was acknowledged as one of the world's foremost authorities on the orchestra. Anatomy of the Orchestra is written not only for fellow conductors, players, students, and professional musicians, but also for everyone interested in the performance of orchestral music. |
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Contents
Dedicatory Introduction page | 21 |
Acknowledgements | 27 |
THE STRINGS 1 Definitions page | 29 |
Nomenclature of the Sections Components | 30 |
Early Instruments | 31 |
Personnel | 33 |
Divided Playing | 36 |
Score Layout | 44 |
Vibratoand Conclusion | 135 |
The Woodwind | 139 |
Family Characteristics | 165 |
Constitutions of Woodwind Sections | 184 |
Platform Planning | 191 |
Muting | 198 |
Affiliated Instruments | 204 |
Conclusions | 210 |
Platform Planning | 49 |
Numerical Strength | 62 |
Solo Work on Violins | 66 |
Solo Work on Lower Strings | 70 |
The Bow and its Standard Usage | 71 |
Other Colouristic Uses of the Bow | 79 |
Variations of Bowing Style | 86 |
Tremolos and Trills | 92 |
Plucked and Other Nonbowed Styles | 96 |
The Strings and Tuning | 100 |
Problems of Double Bass Tuning | 105 |
Strings Compass in the Upper Register | 107 |
Harmonics | 112 |
Open Strings and their Notation | 121 |
The Use and Application of Mutes | 123 |
Chords and Double Stopping | 126 |
Broken Chords Arpeggiando Styles etc | 129 |
Horns | 215 |
Very Strong Effects | 249 |
The Heavy Brass | 273 |
Notation | 281 |
Seating Positions in the Orchestra | 303 |
Layout in the Score | 309 |
Special Effects | 316 |
Family Characteristics | 323 |
Unusual Visitors | 329 |
Part ITimpani page | 339 |
Conclusion | 370 |
Vibraphone page | 412 |
Cowbells | 425 |
KEYBOARD AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS | 431 |
Zither etc page | 494 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Anatomy of the Orchestra |
| Author | Norman Del Mar |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | University of California Press, 1983 |
| ISBN | 0520050622, 9780520050624 |
| Length | 526 pages |
| Subjects | › › Music / Genres & Styles / Classical Music / Musical Instruments / General Music / Reference |
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