Oct 19, 2012
(The Birth of the Orchestra: History of an Institution, 1650-1815 - John Spitzer, Neal Zaslaw - p. 61)
This is amazing. 150 people playing, in 1628. That's something we'd usually conceive as being a 19th Century activity.

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(The Birth of the Orchestra: History of an Institution, 1650-1815 - John Spitzer, Neal Zaslaw - p. 61)
This is amazing. 150 people playing, in 1628. That's something we'd usually conceive as being a 19th Century activity.