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9780198164340
This work traces the emergence of the orchestra from 16th-century string bands to the 'classical' orchestra of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and their contemporaries. The authors examine how the orchestra became a pan-European phenomenon and a central institution in European life.Spitzer, John is the author of 'Birth of the Orchestra History of an Institution, 1650-1815' with ISBN 9780198164340 and ISBN 0198164343.
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