| Berlioz's Orchestration Treatise: A Translation and Commentary Contributor(s): Berlioz (Author), MacDonald, Hugh (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521239532 ISBN-13: 9780521239530 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $167.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Instruction & Study - Composition - Music | Instruction & Study - Conducting - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 781.374 |
| LCCN: 2001052619 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Series: Cambridge Musical Texts and Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 7" W x 10" (2.11 lbs) 430 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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 generale (1992 ). He is also author of Skryabin (1978) and Berlioz (1982). |