Traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes
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Traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes is a seminal 19th-century treatise that systematically analyzes the characteristics and expressive possibilities of orchestral instruments and their combinations.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes Context triple: [Hector Berlioz, wrote, Traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes]
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A.
Partita for Orchestra
Partita for Orchestra is a lively and colorful orchestral work by English composer William Walton, showcasing his rhythmic vitality and brilliant orchestration.
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B.
Ensemble InterContemporain
Ensemble InterContemporain is a renowned Paris-based contemporary music ensemble specializing in the performance and promotion of 20th- and 21st-century works.
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C.
Music for the Theatre
Music for the Theatre is a 1925 jazz-influenced orchestral suite by Aaron Copland that blends modernist harmonies with theatrical, American vernacular styles.
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D.
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Le Tombeau de Couperin is a neoclassical suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, later orchestrated, composed as an homage to French Baroque style and to friends lost in World War I.
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E.
Notations (for piano and orchestra)
Notations (for piano and orchestra) is Pierre Boulez’s expanded orchestral reimagining of his early piano pieces, showcasing his intricate modernist style and innovative orchestration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes Target entity description: Traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes is a seminal 19th-century treatise that systematically analyzes the characteristics and expressive possibilities of orchestral instruments and their combinations.
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A.
Partita for Orchestra
Partita for Orchestra is a lively and colorful orchestral work by English composer William Walton, showcasing his rhythmic vitality and brilliant orchestration.
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B.
Ensemble InterContemporain
Ensemble InterContemporain is a renowned Paris-based contemporary music ensemble specializing in the performance and promotion of 20th- and 21st-century works.
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C.
Music for the Theatre
Music for the Theatre is a 1925 jazz-influenced orchestral suite by Aaron Copland that blends modernist harmonies with theatrical, American vernacular styles.
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D.
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Le Tombeau de Couperin is a neoclassical suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, later orchestrated, composed as an homage to French Baroque style and to friends lost in World War I.
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E.
Notations (for piano and orchestra)
Notations (for piano and orchestra) is Pierre Boulez’s expanded orchestral reimagining of his early piano pieces, showcasing his intricate modernist style and innovative orchestration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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music treatise ⓘ orchestration treatise ⓘ |
| analyzes |
characteristics of orchestral instruments
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expressive possibilities of orchestral instruments ⓘ orchestral textures ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Hector Berlioz ⓘ |
| author | Hector Berlioz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
articulation
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dynamics of instruments ⓘ instrumental combinations ⓘ orchestral balance ⓘ range of instruments ⓘ timbre of instruments ⓘ |
| describes |
brass instruments
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harp ⓘ keyboard instruments in the orchestra ⓘ percussion instruments ⓘ string instruments ⓘ woodwind instruments ⓘ |
| expandedBy | Richard Strauss ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1844 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
instrumental combinations
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orchestral instruments ⓘ |
| genre | music theory ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
Traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes
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surface form:
Treatise on Instrumentation and Modern Orchestration
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| hasLaterEdition |
Traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes
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surface form:
Berlioz–Strauss Treatise on Instrumentation
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| historicalSignificance | one of the first comprehensive orchestration manuals ⓘ |
| influenced |
Richard Strauss
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late 19th-century orchestration practice ⓘ |
| influencedField |
music pedagogy
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orchestral composition ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
composers
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music students ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on modern orchestration
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systematic treatment of orchestral instruments ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| revisedEditionYear | 1855 ⓘ |
| subject |
instrumentation
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orchestration ⓘ |
| usedIn | conservatory teaching ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Principles of Orchestration
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Traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes
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this entity surface form:
Berlioz–Strauss Treatise on Instrumentation
Traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes
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Traité d’instrumentation et d’orchestration modernes
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this entity surface form:
Treatise on Instrumentation and Modern Orchestration