Evenings with the Orchestra A Norton Companion for Concertgoers [Hardcover]

This companion to the orchestral concert includes background, biographies, and discussions of 200 masterpieces.Going to concerts is becoming, for large numbers of Americans, an increasingly frequent pleasure. For those who encounter unfamiliar traditions and terms in the concert hall, here is information and advice which tells all listeners what they need to know to be comfortable at an orchestral concert.