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9780195189551
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', published 2005 under ISBN 9780195189551 and ISBN 0195189558.
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