Thesaurus of Orchestral Devices

Gardner Read

Bloomsbury Academic, Nov 17, 1969 - Music - 631 pages

Contents

• Introduction 4: 10
• Comparative Table of Ranges II: 17
• Evolution of the Modern Symphony Orchestra: 35
• Introduction: 46
• Doubletonguing: 62
• Fluttertonguing: 63
• Bells Up: 72
• Slaptongue: 78
• Introduction: 90
• Mutes: 104
• Stopped or Brassy Tones: 112
• StoppedOpen + o: 122
• Tripletonguing: 128
• Glissandi: 137
• Offstage: 144
• Brass Terminology: 152
• Introduction: 158
• Bells Glockenspiel Marimba Vibraphone and Xylophone: 173
• Bass Snare and Tenor Drums: 196
• Other Percussion Instruments: 221
• Percussion Terminology: 232
• Celesta Organ and Piano: 238
• Introduction: 250
• Harmonics: 257
• Nonarpeggiato: 264
• Miscellaneous Effects: 271
• Introduction: 278
• Pizzicati: 322
• Tremoli: 347
• Col Legno: 372
• Sul Ponticello: 381
• Sul Tasto: 394
• Mutes: 403
• 2G 429: 429
• Artificial Harmonics: 441
• Multiple Divisi: 455
• Solo Parts: 477
• Soli Parts: 491
• Chord Notation: 532
• Glissandi and Portamenti: 542
• Offstage: 554
• Open Strings: 555
• Reverse Arpeggio: 572
• LIST OF COMPOSERS AND WORKS: 587
• INDEX OF ABBREVIATIONS: 601

Bibliographic information

• Title: Thesaurus of Orchestral Devices
• Author: Gardner Read
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 1969
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: May 25, 2010
• ISBN: 0837118840, 9780837118840
• Length: 631 pages
• Subjects: Music / Genres & Styles / Chamber; Music / Instruction & Study / Techniques; Music / Musical Instruments / General; Social Science / Popular Culture