Lexikon des Orchesters

Frank Heidlberger, Gesine Schröder, Christoph Wünsch, Kent Nagano

Combines descriptions of the systematics and history of the orchestra with informative individual descriptions of outstanding personalities in this field. Not only the different variants of an orchestra and their position within the different social and ethnic contexts are considered. Particular attention is also paid to the variety of instruments, their function in the orchestra, the history of their use and their influence on the development of the orchestra. The thematically wide-ranging lexicon deals with questions regarding the management of an orchestra as well as the areas of professional training and practice Das 'Lexikon des Orchesters' verknüpft in zwei umfassenden Bänden Darstellungen zur Systematik und Historie des Orchesters mit informativen Einzeldarstellungen zu überragenden Persönlichkeiten auf diesem Gebiet. Dabei werden nicht nur die unterschiedlichen Varianten...