Performer:

Yehudi Menuhin

Title:

Instruments Of The Orchestra

Category:

Non Music, Classical

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Label: Oxford University Press ‎– OUP 137
Type: Cassette, Reissue Box Set, Booklet
Country: France
Date of released:
Category: Non-Music, Classical
Style: Classical, Education

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Violin
A1	String Orchestra - Air From Suite No. 3 In D Composed By – Bach*Orchestra – Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra
A2	Open Strings And Compass-Scales Violin – Yehudi Menuhin
A3	Crescendo And Diminuendo (Selection Of Chaconne From Bach's Suite No. 4 In D Minor) Composed By – Bach*Violin – Yehudi Menuhin
Methods Of Bowing: Violin – Yehudi Menuhin
A4.a	Saltellato (Coda From Sarasate's Habanera)
A4.b	Martellato (Bourrée From Bach's Partita In G Minor)
A4.c	Tremolo (Song Of The Volga Boatmen)
A4.d	Col Legno
A5	Double Stopping (Drink To Me Only) Violin – Yehudi MenuhinWritten-By – Traditional
A6	Muted Strings (Mozart's Concerto In G Major, K.216) Violin – Yehudi Menuhin
A7	Harmonics (A) Natural, (B) Artificial Violin – Yehudi Menuhin
A8	Pizzicato (Nel Cor Più Non Mi Sento) Composed By – Paganini*Violin – Yehudi Menuhin
A9	Sound Of Violin Section Of Full Orchestra (Finale, Symphony No. 1) Composed By – BrahmsConductor – Rudolf KempeOrchestra – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Viola
A10	Open Strings Of Violin Followed By Open Strings And Compass Of Viola Viola – Yehudi Menuhin
A11	Tone Quality (Opening Of 2nd Movement Of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, K.364) Composed By – Mozart*Viola – Yehudi Menuhin
A12	Sound Of The Viola Section (Finale, Brandenburg Concerto No. 6) Composed By – Bach*Orchestra – Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra
Cello
A13	Open Strings And Compass Of Cello In Comparison With Open Strings Of Viola Cello – Anthony Pini
A14	Melody In Low Register (From 1st Movement Of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony) Cello – Anthony PiniComposed By – Schubert*
A15	Melody In High Register (From Weber's Invitation To The Dance) Cello – Anthony PiniComposed By – Weber*
A16	Muted Strings (From Same Work) Cello – Anthony PiniComposed By – Weber*
A17	Harmonics Cello – Anthony Pini
A18	Sound Of Cello With Orchestra (From Opening Of 3rd Movement Of Brahm's Piano Concerto No. 2) Composed By – Brahms*Conductor – Sir Adrian BoultOrchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
A19	Sound Of Cello Section (Recapitulation Of 1st Movement Of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony) Composed By – SchubertConductor – Paul KletzkiOrchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Double Bass
A20	Open Strings And Compass Of Double Bass In Comparison With Open Strings Of Cello Double Bass – Edmund Chesterman
A21	Pizzicato (From Sing For You Supper) Double Bass – Edmund ChestermanOrchestra – Frank Cordell And His Orchestra*
A22	Sound Of Double Bass Playing Bass Part (Scherzo From Beethoven's Fifth Symphony) Composed By – Beethoven*Double Bass – Edmund Chesterman
A23	Full Orchestra Playing Same Passage Conductor – André CluytensOrchestra – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra*
Harp
A24.a	Compass - 47 Strings, Plucked Harp – Renata Scheffel-Stein
A24.b	Chords (With Pedal Changes) Harp – Renata Scheffel-Stein
A24.c	Whole-Tone Scale (Sons Étouffés) Harp – Renata Scheffel-Stein
A24.d	Prés De La Table (Near The Soundboard) Harp – Renata Scheffel-Stein
A25	Glissando Harp – Renata Scheffel-Stein
A26	Harmonics Harp – Renata Scheffel-Stein
A27	Solo (Capriccio Espagnol) Composed By – Rimsky-Korsakov*Harp – Renata Scheffel-Stein
Flute
A28	Primitive Whistle (Actual Instrument) Flute – Geoffrey Gilbert
A29	Scale Passage Showing Compass Of Flute Flute – Geoffrey Gilbert
Tone Quality
A30.a	Low Register Flute – Geoffrey Gilbert
A30.b	High Register (From Bizet's Carmen) Composed By – BizetConductor – Sir Thomas BeechamOrchestra – French National Radio Orchestra
A31	Three Flutes Playing Together (Dance Of The Flutes From Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite) Composed By – Tchaikovsky*Conductor – Efrem KurtzOrchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
Piccolo
A32	Scale Passage Showing Compass (From Danse Chinoise, Nutcracker Suite) Composed By – Tchaikovsky*Piccolo Flute – Geoffrey Gilbert
A33	Extract From Rossini's Semiramide Overture Conductor – Sir Thomas BeechamOrchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra*
Clarinet
A34	Compass Of Instrument Clarinet – Jack Brymer
Tone Quality
A35.a	Low Register (Opening Of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5) Composed By – Tchaikovsky*Conductor – Constantin SilvestriOrchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
A35.b	High Register (From Mendelssohn's Overture Fingal's Cave) Composed By – MendelssohnConductor – Sir Eugene GoossensOrchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
A36	Comparison Of Flute And Clarinet (Blue Bird Variation From Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty) Composed By – Tchaikovsky*Conductor – Efrem KurtzOrchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
A37	Music For 2 Clarinets Playing In Different Registers (Trio, 3rd Movement Of Mozart's Symphony No. 39) Clarinet – Jack Brymer, Walter LearComposed By – Mozart*
Bass Clarinet
A38	Compass Of Instrument Bass Clarinet – Walter Lear
A39	Solo From Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy, Nutcracker Suite Bass Clarinet – Walter LearConductor – Efrem KurtzOrchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
A40	Same Phrase With Celeste Added
Oboe
A41	Sound Of Reed Alone Oboe – Terence MacDonagh
A42	Compass Oboe – Terence MacDonagh
A43	Quick Passage (From Hornpipe By Purcell) Composed By – Purcell*Oboe – Terence MacDonagh
Two Characteristic Solo Passages
A44.a	From Act 2, Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Composed By – Tchaikovsky*Conductor – Efrem KurtzOrchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
A44.b	From Schubert's Great C Major Symphony Composed By – SchubertConductor – Rafael KubelikOrchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Cor Anglais
A45	Oboe Compass Followed By Scale Of Cor Anglais Cor Anglais – Terence MacDonagh
A46	Melody From Slow Movement Of Dvořak's New World Symphony Composed By – DvořakConductor – Rudolf KempeOrchestra – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Bassoon
B1	Compass Bassoon – Gwydion Brooke
B2	Staccato Playing (From Symphony No. 4) Bassoon – Gwydion BrookeComposed By – Beethoven*
Tone Quality
B3.a	High Register (From Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade) Bassoon – Gwydion BrookeComposed By – Rimsky-Korsakov*
B3.b	Low Register (From Bizet's Carmen) Composed By – BizetConductor – Sir Thomas BeechamOrchestra – French National Radio Orchestra
Double Or Contra Bassoon
B4	Lowest Notes Compared With Bottom Notes Of Bassoon Bassoon – Kenneth Cooper
B5	Typical Double Bassoon Part (Brahms' Symphony No. 1, Finale) Bassoon – Kenneth CooperComposed By – Brahms*
B6	Full Orchestra Playing Same Passage Composed By – BrahmsConductor – Rudolf KempeOrchestra – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Trumpet
Open Notes: Trumpet – David Mason
B7.a	Harmonic Series In B Flat
B7.b	Harmonic Series In A
B8	Natural Trumpet Solo (Overture, Leonora No. 3) Composed By – Beethoven*Trumpet – David Mason
B9	Valve Trumpet (Ballerina's Dance From Petrouchka) Composed By – Stravinsky*Trumpet – David Mason
B10	Two Trumpets In Full Orchestra (From Tchaikovsky's Romeo And Juliet Overture) Composed By – TchaikovskyConductor – Artur RodzinskiOrchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Mute Effects Trumpet – David Mason
B11.a	Without Mute
B11.b	With Ordinary 'Straight' Mute
B11.c	With Cup Mute
B11.d	With Wow-wow Mute
B12	Two Muted Trumpets With Full Orchestra (Bartók's Concerto For Orchestra) Composed By – BartókConductor – Rafael KubelikOrchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Trombone
B13	Compass Trombone [Tenor] – Evan Watkins
B14	Glissando Trombone [Tenor] – Evan Watkins
B15	Mute Trombone [Tenor] – Evan Watkins
Tone Quality Of 2 Tenor Trombones And A Bass Trombone In The Orchestra
B16.a	Mazurka From Delibes' Coppélia Ballet Composed By – Delibes*Conductor – Robert Irving Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
B16.b	Tannhäuser Overture Composed By – WagnerConductor – Rudolf KempeOrchestra – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Horn
B17	Opening Of Delibres' Coppélia Ballet Conductor – Rudolf KempeOrchestra – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra*
B18	Compass Horn – James Brown
B19	Open Notes Followed By Stopped Notes Horn – James Brown
B20	Cuivré ('Brassy') Effects Horn – James Brown
B21	Music For 3 Natural (Valveless) Horns (Trio From 3rd Movement Of Eroica Symphony) Composed By – BeethovenConductor – Rudolf KempeOrchestra – Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
B22	Ease Of Playing Melodies With Valve Horns (2nd Movement Of Symphony No. 5) Composed By – Tchaikovsky*Conductor – Constantin SilvestriOrchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
B23	Valve Horn With Characteristic Horn Tune (From Till Eulenspiegel) Composed By – Richard StraussHorn – James Brown
Tuba
B24	Compass Tuba – John Wilson
B25	Tone Quality (Meistersinger Overture) Composed By – Richard WagnerTuba – John Wilson
B26	Tone Quality ('Bydlo' From Pictures At An Exhibition) Composed By – MussorgskyConductor – Sir Eugene GoossensOrchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Saxophone
B27	Compass Saxophone – Walter Lear
B28	Tone Quality Of Alto Saxophone (Prelude From Bizet's L'Arlésienne) Composed By – BizetConductor – Sir Thomas BeechamOrchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Timpani
B29	Three Drums Timpani – James Bradshaw
B30	Pedal Glissando Timpani – James Bradshaw
B31	Opening Of March To The Scaffold (From Symphonie Fantastique) Composed By – Berlioz*Timpani – James Bradshaw
Bass Drum
B32	Roll And Single Strokes
Side Drum
B33	Rolls And Single Strokes
Cymbals
B34	Clashes
B35	Suspended And Played With A Drum Stick ; A Roll ppp To fff
B36	Edges Brushed Against Each Other
Triangle
B37	Single Stroke And Roll
Tam-Tam
B38	Rolls And Crashes
Tambourine
B39	Hit And Shaken
B40	Played Against Knee
B41	Finger Trill
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B42	Castanets
B43	Whip
Latin-American Instruments:
B44	Maracas
B45	Gourd
B46	Claves
Instruments Of Definite Pitch:
B47	Xylophone
B48	Vibraphone
B49	Glockenspiel
B50	Tubular Bells
Celeste
B51	Tone Quality (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy From Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite) Celesta – Leslie PearsonComposed By – Tchaikovsky*

Credits

Illustration [Cover] – Raoul Dufy
Narrator [Introduced By] – Yehudi Menuhin
Performer [Instruments Of Indefinite Pitch] – James Blades
Written-By – John Hosier

Notes

Housed in a 7.5" hinged cardboard box with a 4-panel paper insert and a 72 page booklet.
This is the second edition revised and brought up to date.

© S.P.A.D.E.M. Paris 1976

(EMI recording first published 1961)
℗ Oxford University Press 1977

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 9 780193 213524
Rights Society: S.P.A.D.E.M.
Other (ISBN): 0-19-321352-4

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CLP 1523	Yehudi Menuhin	Instruments Of The Orchestra ‎(LP, Mono)	His Master's Voice	CLP 1523	UK	1961
CLP 1653	Yehudi Menuhin	Instruments Of The Orchestra ‎(LP, Mono)	His Master's Voice	CLP 1653	UK	Unknown
CSD 1417, CSD.1417	Yehudi Menuhin	Instruments Of The Orchestra ‎(LP, RE)	His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice	CSD 1417, CSD.1417	UK	Unknown
7243 5 65720 2 7, CDM01	Yehudi Menuhin	Instruments Of The Orchestra ‎(CD, Album, RM)	EMI Classics, EMI Classics	7243 5 65720 2 7, CDM01	UK & Europe	1995
CSD 1417, CSD.1417	Yehudi Menuhin	Instruments Of The Orchestra ‎(LP)	His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice	CSD 1417, CSD.1417	UK	1961

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