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Koscielniak, Bruce

The Story of the Incredible Orchestra

40 pp. | Houghton | April, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-395-96052-5 $$15.00
(3) K-3 This concise chronological account covers the pre-Baroque period all the way to contemporary jazz and computer-controlled synthesized orchestras. For each historical period, a standard-bearer composer is discussed, while detailed illustrations of musicians playing period instruments are employed to introduce all the instrument families in the modern orchestra.
Reviewer: Daniel Brabander

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