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This book presents the wonderful world of the symphony orchestra:

  • The players and their instruments—strings, wood winds, percussion, and brass
  • The conductor, who leads the players and interprets the music
  • The great composers of past and present
  • The outstanding forms of orchestral music—overture, suite, concerto, symphony, and tone poem

Dorothy Berliner Commins, composer and concert pianist, is an ideal guide to this musical world. Thomas Scherman, founder and conductor of the Little Orchestra Society, has contributed a stimulating foreword.

Illustrated with handsome drawings by Warren Chappell and superb photographs by Constantine Manos. All About the Symphony Orchestra is a book for all young musicians and music lovers.

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Dorothy Berliner Commins

Dorothy Berliner Commins

1888-1991
American
Dorothy Berliner Commins is a concert pianist and composer whose music has been played at young people's concerts. For several years she lectured on... See more
Warren Chappell

Warren Chappell

1904 - 1991
American
Warren Chappell, draughtsman and type designer, was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1904, and received a B.A. degree from the University of Richmond.... See more

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