Composition: 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 |
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| view | Complete | — | — | — | Part I: Основы оркестровки · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Part I: Основы оркестровки · view Part II: Musical Examples · view |
| view | Principles of Orchestration (English) | — | — | — | Table of contents · view Prefaces to the English edition · view Chapter 1. General review of orchestral groups · view Chapter 2. Melody · view Chapter 3. Harmony · view Chapter 4. Composition of the Orchestra · view Chapter 5. Combination of the Human Voice with Orchestra. The Stage Band · view Chapter 6. (Supplementary). Voices · view List of printed sources for the examples · view Musical Examples 1-25 · view Musical Examples 26-50 · view Musical Examples 51-75 · view Musical Examples 76–100 · view |
| view | Grundlagen der Orchestration (German) | — | — | — | Inhaltsverzeichnis und Vorrede · view Kapitel 1: Allgemeine Übersicht · view Kapitel 2: Die Melodie · view Kapitel 3: Harmonie · view Kapitel 4: Die orchestrale Faktur · view Kapitel 5: Verbindung der Singstimme mit dem Orchester · view Kapitel 6: Die Stimmen · view |
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