The Instruments of the Orchestra (Siepmann)
$39.99
What a fabulous resource! - As a music educator, I ve found the recorded excerpts to be wonderfully and logically organized and presented. I ve always been an instrumental music teacher only, but find myself teaching general music classes this year, and absolutely love what I ve used so far. The last disc alone shows the fascinating evolution of the modern orchestra. Every other track is narrative text, the script of which is printed in the booklet, and I present that info myself, modifying as needed and answering questions during that time. I ve only skimmed the other information from the booklet on my own, and look forward to reading and learning more! I ll be buying another copy of Instruments of the Orchestra for my school to own in the near future.
Excellent for non-musicians - I just listen to music, don t play an instrument or read music. This set greatly helped me know just WHAT was making the sounds I heard, and what the various instruments are capable of doing and the range they have. I still can t distinguish a violin from a viola very well---but I m getting better. Overall I m quite satisfied and plan to see if my grandchildren are interested.
Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material! - This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one s knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!
Beginner or Expert - This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!
Very Informative and Enjoyable - Whether you re a music novice or pro, The instruments of the Orchestra is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He s a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won t regret that you did. Five solid stars!