The Orchestral Instruments and What They Do: A Primer for Concert Goers - Hardcover

Mason, Daniel Gregory

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1432602802 ISBN 13: 9781432602802

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

The Orchestral Instruments and What They Do: A Primer for Concert Goers is a comprehensive guide to the various instruments that make up an orchestra, written by Daniel Gregory Mason. The book provides a detailed overview of each instrument, including its history, construction, and sound. Mason also delves into the role each instrument plays within the orchestra, as well as how they are used in different genres of music. The book is designed to help concert-goers better understand and appreciate the music they are listening to, by providing them with a deeper understanding of the individual instruments and their contributions to the overall sound of the orchestra. The Orchestral Instruments and What They Do is an essential resource for anyone interested in classical music, whether they are a seasoned concert-goer or a newcomer to the genre.1908. The object of this little book is to assist the concert-goer in recognizing the various orchestral instruments, both by sight and by hearing, and to stimulate his perception of the thousand and one beauties of orchestral coloring. As a help to the eye, the descriptions of the appearance of the instruments are supplemented by pictures; in order to help recognition by ear, the divers registers of instruments are discussed with some particularity; while it is hoped that the many figures showing excerpts from standard works will sharpen the reader's attentiveness to delicate shades of tonal effect.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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About the Author

Daniel Gregory Mason (1873-1953) studied at Harvard and in Paris before joining the Columbia University faculty in 1910, where he remained until his 1942 retirement. He was the grandson of the music publisher and educator Lowell Mason and the son of Henry Mason, a founder of the Mason & Hamlin Co. piano firm; a composer as well as the author of many books on music.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1432602802
• ISBN 13: 9781432602802
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160