Principles of Orchestration

work by Rimsky-Korsakov

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In wind instrument: The Romantic period
In his Principles of Orchestration (1913; written 1896–1908), the Russian composer Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov developed the theory that the four basic woodwinds had a vast range of expression. At each end of the entire range were areas useful for their individual colour, and the instruments of smaller and…
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