On cover: With an entirely original system of arrow signals which trace the melodic line throughout each orchestration, making score reading simple for those who can follow ordinary instrumental or vocal music. Each excerpt is preceded by historical and critical comment.
Contents
Chabrier. Espaไna.--Debussy. Prโelude โa l'aprแes-midi d'un faune.--Dukas. L'apprenti sorcier.--Liadow. The enchanted lake.--Liszt. Les prโeludes.--Moussorgsky. A night on the bare mountain.--Rimsky-Korsakow. Capriccio espagnol.--Saint-Sa่ens. Danse macabre.--Scriabin. Le poแoeme de l'extase.--Sibelius. The swan of Tuonela.--Strauss. Death and transfiguration. Don Juan. Till Eulenspiegel's merry pranks.--Stravinsky. Fireworks.--Tschaikowsky. Capriccio italien. Romeo and Juliet.
