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Principles of Orchestration
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Author/Editor: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
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In this affordable paperback reprint of an influential work of music theory, Rimsky-Korsakov, the great classical orchestrator, provides fundamentals of tonal resonance, progression of parts, voice and orchestra, tutti effects, and much more. This major document includes 330 pages of musical e...  read more
 


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Product Description:

In this affordable paperback reprint of an influential work of music theory, Rimsky-Korsakov, the great classical orchestrator, provides fundamentals of tonal resonance, progression of parts, voice and orchestra, tutti effects, and much more. This major document includes 330 pages of musical excerpts and extracts from Rimsky-Korsakov's 1891 draft and final versions of his Preface.
Reprint of the 1922 edition.

Product Details:

ISBN 10: 0486212661
ISBN 13: 9780486212661
Author/Editor: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Format: Book
Page Count: 489
Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 9 1/4
Publication date: June 1964

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