by John Hosier, Yehudi Menuhin · Oxford University Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780193213517
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«Instruments of the Orchestra» is the musical guide by John Hosier with a preface by Yehudi Menuhin, from Oxford University Press (paperback, 72 pages, in English).
The book examines one by one the instruments that form the orchestra and offers a physical and sonic description of each. It also traces the evolution of the modern orchestra and explains the properties of sound, allowing readers to understand the place of each instrument in the ensemble.
Second edition, published in 1977. The text is by John Hosier and Yehudi Menuhin signs the preface.
For music students and enthusiasts who want to identify and understand the instruments of the orchestra.
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, was an American-born British and Swiss violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century.
