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Forsyth, Orchestration

Cecil Forsyth

Forsyth, Orchestration

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  1. Preface
  2. List of instruments
  3. Classification of instruments
  4. Percussion instruments
  5. No. 1. The Side-Drum
  6. No. 2. The Bass-Drum
  7. No. 3. The Tenor-Drum
  8. No. 4. The Tabor
  9. No. 5. The Tambourine
  10. No. 6. The Triangle
  11. No. 7. The Cymbals."
  12. No. 8. The Gong
  13. No. 9. The Castanets
  14. No. 10. The Rattle, the Wind-Machine, and the Anvil
  15. No. 11. The Kettle-Drums
  16. No. 12. Bells
  17. No. 13. The Glockenspiel'
  18. No. 15. The Dulcitone (or Typophone)
  19. No. 16. The Xylophone.1
  20. Brass instruments
  21. No. 17. The Valve-Trumpet
  22. No. 18. The Bass-Trumpet
  23. No. 19. The Cornet
  24. No. 20. The Valve Horn' in F
  25. No. 21. The Tenor (or B) Trombone.'
  26. No. 22. The Alto (or Eb) Trombone
  27. No. 23. The Bass (or G) Trombone
  28. No. 24. The Double-Bass-Trombone
  29. No. 25. "The Tubas."
  30. No. 26. The Saxhorns and Flügelhorns
  31. No. 27. The Saxophones
  32. No. 28. The Sarrusophones
  33. No. 29. Obsolete Brass-Wind
  34. Wood-wind instruments
  35. No. 30. The Flute
  36. No. 31. The Bass-Flute
  37. No. 32. The Piccolo.'
  38. No. 33. The Oboe' (or Hautboy)
  39. No. 34. The Oboe d'Amore
  40. No. 35. The English-Horn
  41. No. 36. Rarely-used Wood-Wind
  42. No. 37. The Bassoon
  43. No. 38. The Double-Bassoon
  44. No. 39. The Clarinet
  45. No. 40. The Bass-Clarinet
  46. No. 41. The Eb-Clarinet
  47. No. 42. The Bassett-Horn and The Alto-Clarinet
  48. No. 43. The Pedal-Clarinet
  49. No. 45. The Cuckoo-Instrument
  50. Stringed instruments
  51. No. 47. The Viola (or Tenor)
  52. No. 48. The Viola d'Amore
  53. No. 49. The Cello
  54. No. 50. The Viola da Gamba
  55. No. 51. The Double-Bass.'
  56. No. 52. The Harp
  57. No. 53. The Chromatic Harp.1
  58. No. 54. The Mandoline.'
  59. No. 55. The Guitar
  60. No. 56. The Dulcimer (or Cimbalom).1