Principles of Orchestration (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay)

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Editor Maksimilian Steinberg (1883–1946)
First edition
Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: Editions Russes de Musique, 1913.
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Misc. Notes 1913 edition, old spelling
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Principles of Orchestration (English)

14 more: 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 • Musical Examples 1-25 • Musical Examples 26-50 • Musical Examples 51-75 • Musical Examples 76–100

Editor Maksimilian Steinberg (1883–1946)
Language English (musical examples use French text for vocal works)
Translator Edward Agate (1880–1940)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Editions Russes de Musique, 1922.
Reprinted New York: Dover Publications, 1964.
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Grundlagen der Orchestration (German)

6 more: 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

Editor Maksimilian Steinberg (1883–1946)
Translator Aleksandr Elukhen (1876–ca.1940)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Russischer Musikverlag, 1922. Plate R.M.V. 407.
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General Information

Work Title Principles of Orchestration
Alternative. Title Основы оркестровки ; Grundlagen der Orchestration
Composer Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1873 (unfinished)
First Publication. 1913 – St. Petersburg: Editions Russes de Musique. Russian text
1922 – Berlin: Editions Russes de Musique. English text (Edward Agate).
1922 – Berlin: Russischer Musikverlag. German text (Aleksandr Elukhen). Plate R.M.V. 407.
Language Russian
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Extra Information Left unfinished by Rimsky-Korsakov, but completed in 1912 by Maksimilian Steinberg (1883–1946).