Wind instruments of the pre-romantic orchestra (based on Othon Vandenbroeck’s “The main treatise on all wind instruments for composers”)

Abstract

The article analyzes the organological aspects of the late classical orchestra. The author also provides brief descriptions of the structural variations of wind instruments of this period. Among the many wind instrument models that emerged in the late 18th century, the treatise describes those that remained in musical practice throughout the first quarter of the 19th century.

Keywords

Othon Vanderbroeck, 18th -century orchestra, brass instruments, orchestration history 

For citation

Berezin, Valerij V. 2025. “Wind Instruments of the Pre-romantic Orchestra (Based on Othon Vandenbroeck’s ‘The Main Treatise on All Wind Instruments for Composers’).” Zhurnal Obshchestva teorii muzyki / Journal of the Music Theory Society no. 4 (December): 1–15. (In Russian). https://doi.org/10.26176/otmroo.2025.52.4.001