Penguin Score Collection (Four-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Gordon Jacob (ed.)
Binding: Paperback
Published: Penguin, London, 1949
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded and worn covers. Internally sound. Name on fep. Clean text.
This four-volume Penguin Scores set presents a compact and authoritative collection of orchestral masterworks, each edited and introduced by Gordon Jacob with biographical notes by leading musicologists. Haydn’s Symphony No. 101 in D instructs in the precision and wit of Classical form, while Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 illustrates the dramatic intensity and structural innovation that reshaped symphonic writing. J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos No. 3 in G showcase the contrapuntal brilliance and instrumental colour of the Baroque, with editorial contributions from Frank Howes and Mosco Carner. Published by Penguin Books as part of their mid-century educational initiative, these scores combine scholarly insight with practical formatting for students, performers, and collectors. Each volume reflects Penguin’s commitment to musical literacy, offering accessible entry points into the canon of Western orchestral music.
Author: Gordon Jacob (ed.)
Binding: Paperback
Published: Penguin, London, 1949
Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded and worn covers. Internally sound. Name on fep. Clean text.
This four-volume Penguin Scores set presents a compact and authoritative collection of orchestral masterworks, each edited and introduced by Gordon Jacob with biographical notes by leading musicologists. Haydn’s Symphony No. 101 in D instructs in the precision and wit of Classical form, while Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 illustrates the dramatic intensity and structural innovation that reshaped symphonic writing. J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos No. 3 in G showcase the contrapuntal brilliance and instrumental colour of the Baroque, with editorial contributions from Frank Howes and Mosco Carner. Published by Penguin Books as part of their mid-century educational initiative, these scores combine scholarly insight with practical formatting for students, performers, and collectors. Each volume reflects Penguin’s commitment to musical literacy, offering accessible entry points into the canon of Western orchestral music.