A Treatise on the Art of Orchestration
On writing
for the orchestra.
Partituralis is a small, slow journal devoted to the orchestra and the composers who write for it. We study instruments one at a time — their mechanism, their range, their character — and we listen, with care, to how the great composers have asked them to sing.
Contents
The Orchestra
L’orchestra
The Sections
Le sezioni
The Instruments
Gli strumenti
- The Woodwinds — i legni1
- Piccolo · Ottavino3
- Flute · Flauto9
- Alto Flute · Flauto contralto15
- Bass Flute · Flauto basso19
- Oboe · Oboe23
- Cor anglais · Corno inglese29
- Clarinet · Clarinetto33
- Bass Clarinet · Clarinetto basso39
- Bassoon · Fagotto43
- Contrabassoon · Controfagotto49
- The Brass — gli ottoni55
- Horn · Corno57
- Trumpet · Tromba63
- Trombone · Trombone69
- Bass Trombone · Trombone basso73
- Tuba · Tuba77
- The Percussion — le percussioni83
- Timpani · Timpani85
- Snare Drum · Tamburo militare91
- Bass Drum · Gran cassa95
- Cymbals · Piatti99
- Triangle · Triangolo103
- Tambourine · Tamburello107
- Glockenspiel · Campanelli111
- Xylophone · Xilofono115
- Marimba · Marimba119
- Vibraphone · Vibrafono123
- Celesta · Celesta127
- The Strings — gli archi133
- Violin · Violino135
- Viola · Viola143
- Violoncello · Violoncello149
- Double Bass · Contrabbasso155
- Harp · Arpa161
Resources
Le fonti
Of this journal
Colophon
Finis
