The Birth of the Orchestra: History of an Institution, 1650-1815 – John Spitzer and Neal Zaslaw (2004) This book traces the emergence of the orchestra from 16th-century string bands to the ‘classical’ orchestra of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and their contemporaries.
The Edinburgh International Festival 1947-1996 – Eileen Miller (1996) Reference work that tells the story of the development of the Edinburgh International Festival, published to mark the 50th anniversary.
