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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
September 2009
Print publication year:
2002
Online ISBN:
9780511481949
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511481949
Subjects:
Music, Music Criticism, Music Performance, Nineteenth-Century Music
Series:
Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs
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Book description

Berlioz's Orchestration Treatise is a classic textbook which has been used as a guide to orchestration and as a source book for the understanding both of Berlioz's music and of orchestral practice in the nineteenth century. This was the first English translation of Berlioz's complete text since 1856, and it is accompanied throughout by Hugh Macdonald's extensive and authoritative commentary on the instruments of Berlioz's time and on his own orchestral practice, as revealed in his scores. It also includes extracts from Berlioz's writings on instruments in his Memoirs and in his many articles for the Parisian press. The Treatise has been highly valued both for its technical information about instruments but also for its poetic and visionary approach to the art of instrumentation. Berlioz was not only one of the great orchestrators of the nineteenth century, he was also the author with the clearest understanding of the art.

Reviews

"When I received the book, I confidently expected a good modern translation of this seminal work on orchestration and an informative commentary. My expectations were exceeded in both respects. A better translation and commentary than the present one can scarcely be imagined. Indeed, as far as commentary is concerned, this book is an essential reference tool for scholars of every nationality and for all performers of Berlioz's music." Journal of Musicological Research

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Contents

Contents
References
Bibliography
On the Treatise
H. Kling, ‘Le grand traité d'instrumentation et d'orchestration modernes’, in Le livre d'Or du centenaire d'Hector Berlioz (Paris, [1903]), pp. 122–4 Google Scholar
Camille Saint-Saëns, Portraits et Souvenirs (Paris, 1909), pp. 4–6 Google Scholar
Ernest, Closson, ‘Richard Strauss et le Traité d'orchestration d'Hector Berlioz’, Le guide musical, 55 (1909 Google Scholar), pp. 591–4, 607–11
Hans Bartenstein, Hector Berlioz's Instrumentationskunst und ihre geschichtlichen Grundlagen: ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des Orchesters (Strasbourg, 1939); 2nd, expanded, edn (Baden-Baden, 1974) Google Scholar
Edward, Lockspeiser, ‘The Berlioz–Strauss treatise on instrumentation’, Music and Letters, 50/1 (1969 Google Scholar), pp. 37–44
Joseph-Marc Bailbé, ‘L'orchestre et Le traité d'orchestration’, in Berlioz artiste et écrivain dans les ‘mémoires’ (Paris, 1972), pp. 87–104 Google Scholar
Frédéric de La Grandville, Recueil complémentaire des exemples d'orchestration cités dans le texte du grand traité d'instrumentation d'Hector Berlioz (Faculté des Lettres et Sciences humaines, Reims, 1978) Google Scholar
Alastair, Bruce, ‘Berlioz's treatise on instrumentation’, Berlioz Society Bulletin, 104 (Summer 1979 Google Scholar), pp. 2–13
Joël-Marie Fauquet, ‘The Grand Traité d'instrumentation’, in The Cambridge Companion to Berlioz, ed. Peter Bloom (Cambridge, 2000), pp. 164–70 Google Scholar
On Berlioz's Orchestration
H. Lavoix fils, Histoire de l'instrumentation depuis le seizième siècle jusqu’à nos jours (Paris, 1878) Google Scholar
Adam Carse, The History of Orchestration (London, 1925) Google Scholar
Tom S. Wotton, ‘Orchestration’, in Hector Berlioz (London, 1935), pp. 99–121 Google Scholar
Adam Carse, The Orchestra from Beethoven to Berlioz (Cambridge, 1948) Google Scholar
Jacques Barzun, ‘Structure and harmony through timbre’, in Berlioz and the Romantic Century (2 vols, Boston, 1950), 1, pp. 448–69 Google Scholar
Hugh, MacDonald, ‘Berlioz's orchestration: human or divine?’, Musical Times, 110 (1969 Google Scholar), pp. 255–8
Pierre Boulez, ‘L'imaginaire chez Berlioz’, in Points de répère (Paris, 1981), pp. 239–47; published in English as ‘Berlioz and the realm of the imaginary’, High Fidelity Magazine, 19/3 (1969), pp. 47–54 Google Scholar
Benjamin Perl, ‘L'orchestre dans les opéras de Berlioz’ (thesis, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, 1983) Google Scholar
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Joël-Marie Fauquet, ‘L'innovation instrumentale devant l'Académie (1803–1851)’, in Musique et médiations, ed. Dufont et Fauquet (Paris, 1994), pp. 197–249 Google Scholar
Guitar:
Philip James Bone, The Guitar and Mandolin (London, 1914), pp. 36–40 Google Scholar
Joseph, Zuth, ‘Die Gitarre des Berlioz’, Zeitschrift für die Gitarre, 1 (1922 Google Scholar), pp. 8–11
Victor, Kolon, ‘Die Pariser Gitarre von Paganini–Berlioz’, Zeitschrift für die Gitarre, 5 (1926 Google Scholar), pp. 50–3
Paul Jerald Dallman, ‘Influence and use of the guitar in the music of Hector Berlioz’ (MMus thesis, University of Maryland, 1972) Google Scholar
Wind:
Anthony Baines, Woodwind Instruments and their History (London, 1957) Google Scholar
Cecil B. Wilson, ‘Berlioz's use of brass instruments’ (Ph.D. dissertation, Case Western Reserve, 1971) Google Scholar
Hugh, MacDonald, ‘An ophicleide you cannot refuse’, Berlioz Society Bulletin, 101 (1978 Google Scholar), pp. 3–5
Jürgen Eppelshein, ‘Berlioz’ “Petit Saxhorn Suraigu”’, in Gesellschaft für Musikforschung. Bericht über den internationalen Musikwissenschaftlichen Kongreβ. Berlin 1974, ed. Hellmut Kühn and Peter Nitsche (Kassel, 1980), pp. 586–91 Google Scholar
Anthony Baines, Brass Instruments: Their History and Development (New York, 1981) Google Scholar
Benjamin, Perl, ‘Les cuivres dans les opéras de Berlioz’, Brass Bulletin, 45 (1984 Google Scholar), pp. 18–30
Sandor, E. P., ‘Development and use of the chromatic trumpet in the nineteenth century orchestra’, NACWPI Journal, 33/4 (1985 Google Scholar), pp. 4–12
Ernest H. Gross Ⅲ, ‘The influence of Berlioz on contemporary nineteenth century use of brass instruments’, Brass Bulletin (in 4 parts): 67/3 (1989), p. 20; 68/4 (1989), p. 34; 69/1 (1990), p. 88; 70/2 (1990), p. 62 Google Scholar
Edward, H. Tarr, ‘The romantic trumpet’, Historic Brass Society Journal, 5 (1993 Google Scholar), pp. 213–61
Diana, Bickley, ‘The trumpet shall sound’, Historic Brass Society Journal, 6 (1994 Google Scholar), pp. 61–83
David, Whitwell, ‘Berlioz – his music for winds’, The Instrumentalist, 20 (1996 Google Scholar), pp. 71–5
Organ:
Batigan, D. Verne, ‘Berlioz versus the organ’, The Organ, 6 (1927 Google Scholar), pp. 171–8
Guy, Warrack, ‘Hector, thou sleep'st’, Musical Times, 104 (1963 Google Scholar), pp. 896–7
Denis, McCaldin, ‘Berlioz and the organ’, The Organ Yearbook, 4 (1973 Google Scholar), pp. 3–17
Voices:
Geneviève, Duval-Wirth, ‘Berlioz et la voix’, Silex, 17 (1980 Google Scholar), pp. 87–94
Percussion:
Tom, S. Wotton, ‘The roll of the drums’, Musical Opinion, 25 (1902 Google Scholar), p. 366
Peter Hyde Tanner, ‘Timpani and percussion writing in the works of Hector Berlioz’ (PhD dissertation, Catholic University of America, 1967) Google Scholar
Nancy Benvenga, ‘The use of the percussion in the symphonies of Berlioz’ (typescript, Boston, 1969) Google Scholar
James Blades, Percussion Instruments and their History (London, 1970) Google Scholar
Cecil, B. Wilson, ‘Some remarks about multiple timpani and Berlioz’, The Instrumentalist, 28 (1973 Google Scholar), pp. 55–6
John, Crabbe, ‘Hell's bells and Hector Berlioz’, Hi-Fi News and Record Review (1978 Google Scholar), pp. 91–3
Nancy, Benvenga, ‘Berlioz and sponge timpani sticks’, Berlioz Society Bulletin, 100 (Summer 1978 Google Scholar), pp. 5–9
Conducting:
Michael Paul Matesky, ‘Berlioz on conducting’ (DMA dissertation, University of Washington, 1974) Google Scholar
Elliott, W. Galkin, ‘Berlioz as conductor’, Journal of the American Liszt Society, 9 (1981 Google Scholar), pp. 19–30
Donald L. Appert, ‘Berlioz, the conductor’ (DMA dissertation, University of Kansas, 1985) Google Scholar
Bibliographies
Michael G. H. Wright, A Berlioz Bibliography (Farnborough, n. d.) Google Scholar
Cecil Hopkinson, A Bibliography of the Musical and Literary Works of Hector Berlioz 1803–1869, 2nd edn, ed. Richard Macnutt (Tunbridge Wells, 1980) Google Scholar
D. Kern Holoman, Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (Kassel, 1987) Google Scholar
Jeffrey Langford and Jane Denker Graves, Hector Berlioz: a Guide to Research (New York, 1989) Google Scholar
For further sources used in this book, see ‘Abbreviations’ (p. ⅩⅩⅩⅧ) Google Scholar

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