Hector Berlioz — Die Moderne Instrumentation Und Orchestration

Berlin, Ad. Mt. Schlesinger, 1845. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first German edition of this treatise on instrumentation by French composer Hector Berlioz. The first German edition, also with the original French alongside text. In a full navy cloth binding with leather spine label. Bound without the index, otherwise complete as issued. Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library.Translated into English as 'Treatise on Instrumentation', this work offers as a technical study of Western musical instruments, written by French Romantic composer Hector Berlioz. With dicussions of various technical aspects, such as chromatic range, tone quality, and limitations. Translated from the French by J. C. Grunbaum. Bound in full cloth, with a leather spine label. Externally, smart, with rubbing to the extremities and creasing to the cloth. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned, with scattered spotting. Small ink impression to the title page. Good . Ill.: None. Good .