Orchestration Treatises
The Timbre and Orchestration Resource is currently making web-based versions of public domain orchestration treatises. Below are links to the sites with the original PDF's off the publications, as well as links to in-process pages.
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Berlioz - Strauss | Treatise on Instrumentation
Updated July, 2021: This in-process page currently just contains the Cello chapter.
Fidler | A Handbook of Orchestration
A Handbook of Orchestration" by Florence G. Fidler is a systematic, hands-on guide to the fundamentals of orchestration. With the inclusion of referenced musical scores, this new edition provides a comprehensive resource for learning the craft of orchestral writing.
Forsyth | Orchestration
Updated June, 2021: This in-process page currently just contains the Cello chapter.
Gevaert | Nouveau Traité d’Instrumentation
Updated April, 2021: This in-process page currently just contains the Cello chapter.
Kling | Modern Orchestration and Instrumentation
Updated February, 2022: This in-process page currently just contains the Cello chapter.
Prout | The Orchestra, Volume 1
Updated October, 2021: This in-process page currently just up to Chapter V, including the cello section.
Treatise — Musical Figures
The musical figures in each treatise are scanned and analyzed for data such as instruments involved, instrumental and orchestration techniques, as well a descriptive note.
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The only treatise that has currently been completely analyzed is Prout’s 1899 treatise.
Click on the individual chapter pages below.
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