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2000-08-27

From: "Bret Newton"
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 18:57:19 CDT
Subject: [CB] Geveart book on Instrumentation
I have been reading my books on instrumentation/orchestration lately and
most of them from Berlioz to Forsyth to Blatter mention the Gevaert treatise
on instrumentation. Strauss even mentions that this book should serve as a
complement to Berlioz's and his work. My question is, where can I find this
seemingly important volume, or can it not be found in print anymore.
Thanks,
Bret Newton
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From: "Tom Izzo"
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 20:22:57 -0500
Subject: Re: [CB] Geveart book on Instrumentation
Bret,
> I have been reading my books on instrumentation/orchestration lately and
> most of them from Berlioz to Forsyth to Blatter mention the Gevaert treatise
> on instrumentation. Strauss even mentions that this book should serve as a
> complement to Berlioz's and his work. My question is, where can I find this
> seemingly important volume, or can it not be found in print anymore.
> Thanks,
> Bret Newton
Have you tried the Library?
Tom

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From: "Bret Newton"
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 20:20:08 CDT
Subject: Re: [CB] Geveart book on Instrumentation
Yep, and there was nothing, (this was a university library for music by the way).
Bret Newton
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Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 22:58:52 -0500
From: Peter Koval
Subject: Re: [CB] Geveart book on Instrumentation

Bret Newton wrote:
> I have been reading my books on instrumentation/orchestration lately and
> most of them from Berlioz to Forsyth to Blatter mention the Gevaert treatise
> on instrumentation. Strauss even mentions that this book should serve as a
> complement to Berlioz's and his work. My question is, where can I find this
> seemingly important volume, or can it not be found in print anymore.
> Thanks,
> Bret Newton
When I was working on my doctoral dissertation two years ago, I obtained the following works by Gevaert through inter-library loan (all from libraries in the USA):

Gevaert, F.A. (1863). Traité général d’instrumentation [General instrumentation treatise]. Gand, Belgium: V. & C. Gevaert et Fils.

Gevaert, F. A. (1885). Nouveau traité d’instrumentation [New instrumentation treatise]. Paris: Lemoine et Fils.

Gevaert, F.A. (1906). A new treatise on instrumentation (E. Suddard, Trans.). Paris: Lemoine et Cie. (Original work published 1885)

Regards,
Peter Koval
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