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Treatise on Instrumentation

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was asked to update the text to include some modern instruments and added musical examples from Wagner, and in 1905 the updated
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by Hector Berlioz and Richard Strauss, translated by Theodore Front, published by Edwin F. Kalmus, NY, NY 1948
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with a new preface by Strauss was published in German. The 1905 edition was translated into English in 1948.
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to give examples of techniques discussed. These examples are sometimes of works by Berlioz himself, while
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The book discusses the various technical aspects of instruments, such as chromatic
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complete, with additions by Richard Strauss, in English, on IMSLP.org
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is also provided. The book also provides orchestral excerpts from
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The following musical instruments are discussed in the Treatise.
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Grand traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes
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English
Western
musical instruments
Hector Berlioz
conducting
Richard Strauss
range
tone quality
orchestra
classical
scores
Mozart
Wagner
Beethoven
Gluck
Modest Mussorgsky
Gustav Mahler
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Violin
Viola
Viola d'amore
Viola da gamba
Cello
Double bass
Harp
Guitar
Mandolin
Piano
Organ

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