Chapter I

.--General review of orchestral groups

A. Stringed instruments 6 B. Wind instruments: Wood-wind 12 Brass 21 C. Instruments of little sustaining power: Plucked strings 26 Pizzicato 27 Harp 27 Percussion instruments producing determinate sounds, keyed instruments Kettle-drums 29 Piano and Celesta 30 _Glockenspiel_, Bells, Xylophone 32 Percussion instruments producing indefinite sounds 32 Comparison of resonance in orchestral groups, and combination of different tone qualities 33

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