Berlioz's Orchestration Treatise (1843) is a classic textbook by a master of the orchestra, which has not been available in English translation for over a century. This is a book by and about Berlioz, since it provides not only a new translation but also an extensive commentary on his text, dealing with the instruments of Berlioz's time and comparing his instruction with his practice. It is thus a study of the high craft of the most distinctive orchestrator of the nineteenth century.
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"When I received the book, I confidently expected a good modern translation of this seminal work on orchestration and an informative commentary. My expectations were exceeded in both respects. A better translation and commentary than the present one can scarcely be imagined. Indeed, as far as commentary is concerned, this book is an essential reference tool for scholars of every nationality and for all performers of Berlioz's music." Journal of Musicological Research
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Berlioz's Orchestration Treatise (1843) is a classic textbook by a master of the orchestra, which has not been available in English translation for over a century.This is a book both by and about Berlioz, since it provides not only a new translation but also an extensive commentary on his text, dealing with the instruments of Berlioz's time and comparing his instruction with his practice. It is thus a study of the high craft of most distinctive orchestrator of the nineteenth century.
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reviewed by Hugh Wood in TLS march 2003,
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This review is from: Berlioz's Orchestration Treatise: A Translation and Commentary (Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs) (Hardcover)
"-the provenance of the 'Treatise'. It came from many evenings of his youth spent with the Berlioz rat-pack at the Opera. Those uproarious occasions, enlivened by justifiable if impertinent complaints about missing trombones or unscored cymbal-clashes, are told breathlessly in Chapter Fifteen of the 'Memoirs'."
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The four strings of the violin are normally tuned in fifths, with the fourth string tuned to g, the third to d', the second to a' and the first to e". Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Les Troyens, Benvenuto Cellini, Orchestration Treatise, L'enfance du Christ, Adolphe Sax, Paris Conservatoire, Don Giovanni, Rob Roy, Exposition Universelle, Parish Alvars, Treatise Berlioz, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Berlioz'c Orchestration, Pastoral Symphony, Great Exhibition, Prix de Rome, Berlioz Society Bulletin, David Charlton, Faust Berlioz, Gluck's Armide, Haydn's Symphony, Hugh Macdonald, Musical Times, New York, Pedals Bass New!
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The four strings of the violin are normally tuned in fifths, with the fourth string tuned to g, the third to d', the second to a' and the first to e". Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Les Troyens, Benvenuto Cellini, Orchestration Treatise, L'enfance du Christ, Adolphe Sax, Paris Conservatoire, Don Giovanni, Rob Roy, Exposition Universelle, Parish Alvars, Treatise Berlioz, Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, Berlioz'c Orchestration, Pastoral Symphony, Great Exhibition, Prix de Rome, Berlioz Society Bulletin, David Charlton, Faust Berlioz, Gluck's Armide, Haydn's Symphony, Hugh Macdonald, Musical Times, New York, Pedals Bass New!
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- Don Giovanni in Full Score by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on 4 pages
- Berlioz Studies (Cambridge Composer Studies) by Peter Bloom on page 282, and page 339
- Hector Berlioz by Tom S. Wotton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- New Grove Dictionary by Sadie on page 159, and page 323
- The History of Orchestration by Adam Carse in Back Matter
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- The Cambridge Companion to Conducting (Cambridge Companions to Music) by José Antonio Bowen in Back Matter
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