Orchestration: An Anthology of Writings

248 Pages·2006·10.44 MB·English

by  Paul Mathews

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An Anthology of Writings
EDITED BY PAUL MATHEWS
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For my parents,
Charles and Bernadette Mathews
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Preface xiii
SECTION I • ThE EArly NINETEENTh CENTury: BEEThOVEN’S
OrChESTrATION 1
On the Symphony 4
Part II, Chapter III of School of Practical Composition
CArl CzErNy
Instruments Added to the Scores of Old Masters 17
Chapter XIII of à Travers Chants
hECTOr BErlIOz
On the rendering of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony 18
rIChArd WAgNEr
Instruments Added by Modern Composers: Wagner and
Beethoven 37
ChArlES gOuNOd
Pamphlet on Mahler’s Edition of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony 40
guSTAV MAhlEr ANd SIEgfrIEd lIPINEr
Beethoven’s Instrumentation 41
from An Autobiography
IgOr STrAVINSky
SECTION II • ThE lATE NINETEENTh CENTury: frENCh ANd
gErMAN OrChESTrATION I 45
Statements on Orchestration 47
guSTAV MAhlEr
first lesson: Preliminary Instruction 53
from Cours méthodique d’orchestration
f.-A. gEVAErT
foreword to Berlioz’ Treatise on Instrumentation 58
rIChArd STrAuSS
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SECTION III • INTErludE: OrChESTrAl POSSIBIlITES ON ThE
EVE Of ThE NEW MuSIC 65
The Orchestra 67
from Treatise on Instrumentation
hECTOr BErlIOz, ANNOTATEd By rIChArd STrAuSS
Orchestra Tutti 77
from Chapter X of A Course of Instruction in Instrumentation
SAlOMON JAdASSOhN
The general divisions and Classification of the Principal
Instruments of the Orchestra 93
from Anatomie et phisiologie de l’orchestra
dElIuS and PAPuS
Composition of the Orchestra 97
Chapter IV of Principals of Orchestration
NIkOlAy rIMSky-kOrSAkOV
SECTION IV • ThE TurN Of ThE TWENTIETh CENTury:
frENCh ANd gErMAN OrChESTrATION II 117
An Inadequate Means for Musical Expression 120
fErruCCIO BuSONI
The Orchestra: diatonic and Atonal Music 121
from Vom Wesen des Musikalischen
JOSEf MATThIAS hAuEr
Possibilities of the Concert Wind Band from the Standpoint
of the Modern Composer 127
PErCy grAINgEr
Instrumentation 133
ArNOld SChOENBErg
The Balance of Sonorities: Volume and Intensity 139
from Volume I, Chapter II of Traité de l’orchestration
ChArlES kOEChlIN
Instrumentation 147
from Conversations with Stravinsky
IgOr STrAVINSky ANd rOBErT CrAfT
SECTION V • ThE EArly TWENTIETh CENTury:
klANgfArBENMElOdIE ANd TEXTurE 153
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klangfarbenmelodie 155
from Theory of Harmony [Harmonielehre]
ArNOld SChOENBErg
letter to heinrich Jalowetz regarding the Symphony, Op. 21 157
letter to herman Scherchen regarding
the Transcription of J.S. Bach’s ricercata
ANTON WEBErN
Anton Webern: klangfarbenmelodien 159
ArNOld SChOENBErg
regarding klangfarbenmelodie 161
IgOr STrAVINSky ANd rOBErT CrAfT
Timbral relationships and Their functional use 162
AlfrEd SChNITTkE
SECTION VI • lATEr TWENTIETh-CENTury INNOVATIONS 179
Program Note for the fourth Symphony 182
ChArlES IVES
Instrumental Character and the Problem of the Tutti
from Flawed Words and Stubborn Sounds 188
EllIOTT CArTEr ANd AllEN EdWArdS
On the Size and Seating of an Orchestra 192
STEVE rEICh
Spatial Music and Orchestration 194
from “Spaced Out with henry Brant”
hENry BrANT ANd frANk J. OTErI
remarks on Orchestration 202
MOrTON fEldMAN
Timbre and Composition — Timbre and language 206
PIErrE BOulEz
Bibliography 219
Sources 225
Index 227
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