Principles of Orchestration (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay)
| Title | Principles of Orchestration |
| Alternative title | Основы оркестровки ; Grundlagen der Orchestration |
| Creators | Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, composer |
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| Composed | 1873 |
| First published | 1913 |
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| Composition types | Music theory, Orchestration |
| Language | Russian |
| Period | Romantic |
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| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | — | — | — | Part I: Основы оркестровки |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Part I: Основы оркестровки Part II: Musical Examples |
| View | Principles of Orchestration (English) | — | — | — | Table of contents Prefaces to the English edition Chapter 1. General review of orchestral groups Chapter 2. Melody Chapter 3. Harmony Chapter 4. Composition of the Orchestra Chapter 5. Combination of the Human Voice with Orchestra. The Stage Band Chapter 6. (Supplementary). Voices List of printed sources for the examples Musical Examples 1-25 Musical Examples 26-50 Musical Examples 51-75 Musical Examples 76–100 |
| View | Grundlagen der Orchestration (German) | — | — | — | Inhaltsverzeichnis und Vorrede Kapitel 1: Allgemeine Übersicht Kapitel 2: Die Melodie Kapitel 3: Harmonie Kapitel 4: Die orchestrale Faktur Kapitel 5: Verbindung der Singstimme mit dem Orchester Kapitel 6: Die Stimmen |
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