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This is a translation of the second (1858) edition of Berlioz's treatise by Mary Cowden Clarke, daughter of music publisher Vincent Novello. The work was quick to establish itself as a standard text, and reflects Berlioz's keen understanding of instrumentation and the orchestra as both composer and conductor.

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1. Instruments; 2. Instruments played with a bow - the violin; 3. The viola; 4. The viole d'amour; 5. The violincello; 6. Double-basses; Stringed instruments played with the hand; Stringed instruments with keys; Wind instruments; Table of transposing and non-transposing instruments; Reed instruments; Wind instruments without reeds; Wind instruments with key-boards; Brass instruments with mouth-pieces; Instruments with a mouth-piece, and of wood; Voices; Instruments of percussion; New instruments; The orchestra; The orchestral conductor - theory of his art.

A Treatise upon Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration Cambridge Library Collection Music

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 10/28/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108021166, 978-1108021166
      ISBN10: 1108021166
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is a translation of the second (1858) edition of Berlioz's treatise by Mary Cowden Clarke, daughter of music publisher Vincent Novello. The work was quick to establish itself as a standard text, and reflects Berlioz's keen understanding of instrumentation and the orchestra as both composer and conductor.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Instruments; 2. Instruments played with a bow - the violin; 3. The viola; 4. The viole d'amour; 5. The violincello; 6. Double-basses; Stringed instruments played with the hand; Stringed instruments with keys; Wind instruments; Table of transposing and non-transposing instruments; Reed instruments; Wind instruments without reeds; Wind instruments with key-boards; Brass instruments with mouth-pieces; Instruments with a mouth-piece, and of wood; Voices; Instruments of percussion; New instruments; The orchestra; The orchestral conductor - theory of his art.

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