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Hector Berlioz · revised by Richard Strauss

1948 English translation by Theodore Front of the Berlioz/Strauss treatise. Private reading draft.

Treatise on instrumentati

Hector berlioz

Enlarged and revised

Richard strauss

Including berlioz’ essay on conducting

Translated by theodore front

Copyright, 1948, by

Edwin f. kalmus

Publisher of music new york. n, y-

Contents

INTRODUCTION............. 0. cee eee eee eee 1 The Instruments.......... 00... ccc eeen ee eeeees 1

STRINGED INSTRUMENTS The Violin.......... 0c. ecce cece ee ee cere eens 2 The Viola 2.0... 0... cece cece nett een eneee 60 The Viola d’Amore..........0..0. ce ecccceeceee 75 The Viola da Gamba...........-.0-0ececeeees 76 The Violoncello........... 0. cen cence eceeeeces 77 The Double-Bass............ 222.22 cee eeeeees 96

INSTRUMENTS WITH PLUCKED STRINGS The Harp....-.. 2... cc cece ce cee rene eeens 187 The Guitar.......... cece cece teens 145 The Mandolin............... cee eee ee ec eeeeees 151

Stringed instruments with keyboard

The Pianoforte.........0cceccccceeeneseeseees 152

Wind instruments 161

Reed instruments 168

The Oboe..........-..00.- Bec ccwenneneeasetes 168 -The Oboe d’amore.............--eeeeeeee eee 188 The English Horn............ 0c eceeeeenenens 188 The Bassoon......-..0s cece cece cence eenees 189 The Tenoroon (Basson Quinte)................. 198 The Double-Bassoon.......-..-.2.2eeceeeeceee 198

Clarinets 2.0.0.... ccc cece cere eee te nneenes 199 The Alto Clarinet............. cece cece eens 222 The Bass Clarinet............--.--cc essences 222 The Basset-Horn............cceecte cee ceeeens 226

INSTRUMENTS WITHOUT The Flute......... 00... cece wee e eee ce eeee 227 The Piccolo......-. cece e ese cect eee e ne ceees 2386 The Alto Flute.............c cece cece ee ceees 248

WIND INSTRUMENTS WITH KEYBOARD The Organ...-..... ccc cece eect eee eee acee 248

BRASS INSTRUMENTS WITH MOUTHPIECE The French Horn.........0¢c0eeccceeeeeecees 247 The Valve Horn..........-... esse cece cece eens 259 The Trumpet..... 22.22.22. eee e eee cece eens 281 The Cornet.......0..- cece cece ence nce ecaecees 292

The Trombones.........000 cee see cence necceees 298 The Tubas......... 00. c cece e eee e ees ea cence 880 The Bugle.........0 cece cece eet eee ee eee eeeee 836 The Key Bugle.........0... ce see eeeeeeeeceeee 886 The Valve Bugle............-.0ee cece eee eeres 887 The Bass Ophicleide..........¢+eeeeeeeecccues 837 The Alto Ophicleide.....-.... 000 ccc ee eee neces 888 The Double-Bass Ophicleide...........----+-+- 888 The Bombardon.......-..-0-eee cect eeceeceeee 888 The Bass Tuba........00.c cece rect ence enone 889

Wind instruments of wood

The Serpent.........-.20 cece cere eter erences 848 The Russian Bassoon...-......:0eseeeeeeceeeee 348

VOICES 2... cece eect cere eee teneneee 848

Percussion instruments

Rettledrums....... cece ec eee steer ce eeeeenees 370 Bells..... cece cece cece eee ee ene s eee neeenees 885 Sets of small bells......0....0.. ccc eeeeeceeeee 888 The Glockenspiel.........0.-- 0s eee eeeeeeceeee 888 The Keyboard Harmonica (Glass Harmonica)....891 The Ancient Cymbals............2.2eeeeeeeeeee 891 The Bass Drum....-.... eee en cece reece eteens 891 The Cymbals......... 2. esse ee ec cence eee eeees 892 The Gong......... 2c cee cece ene cece eeeeees 895 The Tambourine......... cece cence en ceeeeees 896 The Side Drum........0 0. cece eee ce eee eeeee 897 The Tenor Drum............. 00sec eee ee eee 897 The Triangle.........0.cc cece cece reer eeeeee 897 The Crescent.......0.c cece eect eect eee eeteeee 899

New instruments 899

The Saxophones..........0 cece ee ceeeeseccece 400 Saxhorns..........0.ee00e: sce ee aes eee cee 400 Saxotrombas........00 ces cee c eet teen eenee 401 The Saxtubas.......... cc cece een eee ete eeeeees 401 The Concertina........ 0c c cece ee eee cence eee 401 The Melodium Organ...........-000-- eee ecenee 408

Pianofortes and Melodiums with prolonged sounds..404

The Octobass.........c cece e eee ce tee tee cence 405

ON CONDUCTING......--.cceeee cere eeeeees 410 GLOSSARY of German terms and phrases used in the full-score examples........--..+0-eeeeees 421

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