Berlioz's Orchestration Treatise

Download or read book Berlioz's Orchestration Treatise written by Berlioz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-08 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.