Commentary on "An Exploratory Study of Western Orchestration: Patterns through History" by S.H. Chon, D. Huron, & D. DeVlieger
Year: 2018
Type: editorial
Abstract: This commentary discusses the exploratory study by Chon, Huron and DeVlieger about the usage and combinations of musical instruments in orchestral works between 1700 and 2000 under the perspective of the evolution of the musical instruments in that time, their acoustical and social aspects as well as recommendations in orchestration treatises of the last 300 years.
Source: Empirical Musicology Review
Author: Christoph Reuter
Institution: University of Vienna
Language: English
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2810736180