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A Treatise Upon Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration by Hector Berlioz is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Treatise Upon Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration about?
From the Introduction: "Berlioz’s Treatise on Instrumentation and Modern Orchestration is one of his most important and influential works. It was widely studied in his lifetime and after his death, and remains a landmark in the history of the symphony orchestra. Though there have been numerous improvements in the manufacture and playing of instruments since the composer’s time, especially with wind and brass instruments, the work still retains much of its value. It is a historical document on instrumental practice in the time of Berlioz, and also provides a commentary on Berlioz’s own use of the orchestra. And it shows simultaneously two different but complementary aspects of Berlioz the composer. On the one hand there is Berlioz the practical musician, master of his craft and familiar with all the requirements of music-making, with a deep knowledge and understanding of the technique of every instrument. This he acquired over many years of organising, rehearsing and conducting concerts, and through associating with numerous professional musicians and instrument makers. On the other hand there is Berlioz the creative artist with an inquisitive mind, gifted with an exception musical
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- Author
- Hector Berlioz
- Publisher
- Novello, Ewer and Co
- Published
- 1858
- Language
- EN
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, History & Criticism, Humanities