The players and their stage -- The arrangement of an orchestra -- The string section -- How it works: the violin -- The woodwind section -- How it works: the trumpet -- The percussion section -- How it works: percussion -- Occasional guests -- You are an instrument, too! -- A forest of sound -- How it works: concert hall acoustics -- The concert hall: Wiener Musikverein -- Reading music -- Composing the music -- Medieval genius: Hildegard of Bingen -- The Four Seasons: Antonio Vivaldi -- Composition pioneer: Amy Beach -- The Planets: Gustav Holst -- Big band maestro: Duke Ellington -- Hall of fame -- Mythology of music -- Opera -- Orchestra and dance -- Composing for musical theater -- Composing for the cinema -- Orchestra and technology -- Getting involved.
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