Hard covered book titled THE ORCHESTRA An Illustrated Guide to the History and Development of Instruments and Music by Michael Hurd, 1980, 224 pages.

Topics include:

• THE EARLY ORCHESTRA
• THE CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA
• THE ROMANTIC ORCHESTRA
• THE MODERN ORCHESTRA
• INTRODUCING SOUND
• THE STRINGS
• THE WOODWIND
• THE BRASS
• THE PERCUSSION
• THE ORCHESTRAL FULL SCORE
• THE WORLD OF THE ORCHESTRA
• BRITISH ORCHESTRAS
• EUROPEAN ORCHESTRAS
• AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS
• 101 CONDUCTORS

This book is in VG+ condition,  pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A must have for anyone with an interest in music!