Berlioz's Orchestration Treatise

Berlioz''S Orchestration Treatise (1843) Is A Classic Textbook By A Master Of The Orchestra Which Has Not Been Available In English Translation For Over A Century. This Is A Book By And About Berlioz Since It Provides Not Only A New Translation But Also An Extensive Commentary On His Text Dealing With The Instruments Of Berlioz''S Time And Comparing His Instruction With His Practice. It Is Thus A Study Of The High Craft Of The Most Distinctive Orchestrator Of The Nineteenth Century.