Berlioz's Orchestration Treatise: A Translation and Commentary

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.

Author: Berlioz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/01/2007
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780521036115

About the Author
MacDonald, Hugh: - Hugh Macdonald is Avis Blewett Professor of Music at Washington University, St Louis. He has been General Editor of the New Berlioz Edition since its inception in 1967. He has edited The Selected Letters of Berlioz (1995) and Volumes IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the Berlioz Correspondance générale (1992- ). He is also author of Skryabin (1978) and Berlioz (1982).

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