. Modern orchestration and instrumentation : or, The art of instrumentation ; containing detailed descriptions of the character and peculiarities of all instruments and their practical employment. Pizzicato and Sordino are applied with equalsuccess as in connection with the Violin. Vio-loncello parts may be sub-divided for interpreta-tion by 2, 3, 4, and 5 different Cellos, as maysuit the intentions of the composer. In the fol-lowing example the introduction to the overtureof William Tell is shown, in which Rossinihas made use of 5 Solo-Violoncellos : EXTRACT FROM OVERTURE TO WILLIAM Bu


. Modern orchestration and instrumentation : or, The art of instrumentation ; containing detailed descriptions of the character and peculiarities of all instruments and their practical employment. Pizzicato and Sordino are applied with equalsuccess as in connection with the Violin. Vio-loncello parts may be sub-divided for interpreta-tion by 2, 3, 4, and 5 different Cellos, as maysuit the intentions of the composer. In the fol-lowing example the introduction to the overtureof William Tell is shown, in which Rossinihas made use of 5 Solo-Violoncellos : EXTRACT FROM OVERTURE TO WILLIAM But this passage is so well known that it willprobably be more interesting to give anotherand perhaps even finer example by the greatestmaster of instrumentation that ever lived, Rich- ard Wagner. It will be seen that the melody isplayed by a Solo Cello, and each part of theaccompaniment is doubled. GRO UP I. — STRINGED INS TR FROM DIE WALKURE. 23 R. Wagner.


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