{"product_id":"a-treatise-upon-modern-instrumentation-and-orchestration-paperback-9781108021166","title":"A Treatise upon Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108021166","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Treatise upon Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a translation of the second edition of Berlioz's landmark text on instrumentation, encapsulating his mastery of the craft.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHector Berlioz (Author), Mary Cowden Clarke (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108021166, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 October 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e266 pages, 66 music examples\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 1.4 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a translation of the second (1858) edition of Berlioz's landmark treatise by Mary Cowden Clarke, daughter of music publisher Vincent Novello. The book was quick to establish itself as a standard work, reflecting Berlioz's keen understanding of the orchestra as both composer and conductor. It is intended as a textbook on the craft of orchestration and to promote better understanding of the essential character of each instrument. Technical details and sonorities are discussed and illustrated with musical examples from composers Berlioz admired, including Gluck and Beethoven, and from his own compositions. This edition includes a section on new instruments, such as the saxophone and concertina, and on the orchestra, and a discussion on the art of conducting. Today the treatise is an important source of information on musical practices of the time and provides us with valuable insight into Berlioz's imaginative and original thinking as a musician.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Instruments\u003cbr\u003e 2. Instruments played with a bow - the violin\u003cbr\u003e 3. The viola\u003cbr\u003e 4. The viole d'amour\u003cbr\u003e 5. The violincello\u003cbr\u003e 6. Double-basses\u003cbr\u003e Stringed instruments played with the hand\u003cbr\u003e Stringed instruments with keys\u003cbr\u003e Wind instruments\u003cbr\u003e Table of transposing and non-transposing instruments\u003cbr\u003e Reed instruments\u003cbr\u003e Wind instruments without reeds\u003cbr\u003e Wind instruments with key-boards\u003cbr\u003e Brass instruments with mouth-pieces\u003cbr\u003e Instruments with a mouth-piece, and of wood\u003cbr\u003e Voices\u003cbr\u003e Instruments of percussion\u003cbr\u003e New instruments\u003cbr\u003e The orchestra\u003cbr\u003e The orchestral conductor - theory of his art.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Classical music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20music%20%5Bc%201750%20to%20c%201830%5D%20%5BAVGC4%5D%22\"\u003ec 1750 to c 1830 AVGC4\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005783920920,"sku":"9781108021166","price":29.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108021166i.jpg?v=1694869629","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-treatise-upon-modern-instrumentation-and-orchestration-paperback-9781108021166","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}