Orchestration Treatises in the Public Domain
Open access to orchestration treatises / Traités d'orchestration disponibles en accès libre.
Berlioz, L. H. (1856). A Treatise upon modern instrumentation and orchestration (Vol. 7). J. Alfred Novello. Link
Clarke, H. (1893). A Manual of Orchestration: Designed Especially to Enable Amateurs to Follow Intelligently the Performance of Orchestral Music. J. Curwen & sons, Limited. Link
Czerny, C., & Bishop, J. (1848). School of practical composition. Link
Fidler, F. G. (1921). A handbook of orchestration. K. Paul, Trench, Trubner & Company, Limited. Link
Forsyth, C. (1914). Orchestration. Courier Corporation. Link
Gevaert, F. A. (1863). Traité général d'instrumentation; exposé méthodique des principes de cet art, dans leur application à l'orchestre, à la musique d'harmonie et de fanfares, etc. Link
Gevaert, F. A. (1885). Nouveau traité d'instrumentation. Lemoine & fils. Link
Hofmann, R. (1893). Practical instrumentation. Augener. Link
Kling, H. (1905). Modern orchestration and instrumentation : or, The art of instrumentation ; containing detailed descriptions of the character and peculiarities of all instruments and their practical employment. Based on German 2nd Edition. Translated by Gustav Saenger. New York: Carl Fischer, 1905. Link
Kœchlin, C. (1959). Traité de l'orchestration: en quatre volumes (Vol. 3). Eschig. Link
Piston, W. (1955). Orchestration. WW Norton. Link
Prout, E. (1899). The orchestra: orchestral techniques and combinations, Vol. I. London, UK: Augener & Co. Link
Riemann, H. (1888). Catechism of Musical Instruments (Guide to Instrumentation). Translated from German (translator unknown). London: Augener & Co, 1888. Link
Rimsky-Korsakov, N. (1913). Principles of orchestration, with musical examples drawn from his own works. (M. Shteĭnberg, Ed., E. Agate, Trans.). New York, NY: Dover Publications. Link
Wagner, J. (1959). Orchestration: a practical handbook. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Link
Widor, C. M. (1906). The technique of the modern orchestra: a manual of practical instrumentation. London, UK: J. Williams, limited. Link
