Arranging for the Concert Band
Arranging for the Concert Band

Author: Frank Erickson

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 1999-11-27

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781457493782

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Arranging for the Concert Band and the separately available workbook are intended to introduce students to basic techniques of arranging for the concert band. Arranging can be divided into two separate processes. The first deals with scoring and transcribing. Scoring is concerned with such things as voicing, doubling, balance and color. The term scoring also means the actual writing of notes on the score paper. Transcribing is scoring music written for one kind of musical instrument or group -- say a piano or orchestra -- for a different kind of group. This text deals with those matters. The second part of arranging is the more creative process of writing introductions, modulations, endings, background figures and so on.

Composers on Composing for Band
Composers on Composing for Band

Author: Kimberly K. Archer

Publisher: GIA Publications

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 598

ISBN-13: 9781579997397

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Each composer addresses the following topics: Biographical information, The creative process ... how a composer works, Orchestration, Views from the composer to the conductor, Commissioning new works, The teaching of composition, Influential individuals, Ten works all band conductors at all levels should study, Ten composers whose music speaks in especially meaningful ways, The future of the wind band, Other facets of everyday life, Comprehensive list of works for band.

Marching Band Arranging
Marching Band Arranging

Author: William Spencer-Pierce

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2008-09

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9781438266411

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User-friendly book takes the reader step-by-step through the process of writing effective marching arrangements.

Music Arranging and Orchestration
Music Arranging and Orchestration

Author: John Cacavas

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published:

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9781457493775

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Orchestrating is a highly complex technique and to many, even those with academic training, a mystery fraught with a labyrinth of hazards. What is required, along with innate talent and general musicality, is the practical "know how." This is hard to achieve without actual professional experience and contact with "live" orchestras. To this end, John Cacavas contributes his extensive experience and ability with a practical approach to the practical problems of orchestrating. It is in this context most orchestrators must function, and to whom this book should be of benefit. The author has been a "musical activist" in all the varied aspects of instrumental combination from the "classical" to the "contemporary," and in the diverse application of his skills in all the media that utilize music and "orchestrations."

Arranging Songs
Arranging Songs

Author: Rikky Rooksby

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9780879308964

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Offers advice for aspiring songwriters and artists on how to transform a song into a musical arrangement for either a single instrument or a group.

The Wind Band, Its Literature and Technique
The Wind Band, Its Literature and Technique

Author: Richard Franko Goldman

Publisher: Greenwood

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13:

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A definitive study of bands. It provides histories of their European and American origins, as well as discussing contemporary bands, their technical problems and repertoire. It also makes practical suggestions for improving band performance.

The Dynamic Marching Band
The Dynamic Marching Band

Author: Wayne Markworth

Publisher: Ajoyin Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780978747237

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Markworth, former director of bands at Centerville High School in Centerville, Ohio, offers tried-and-true suggestions and information on the exciting world of contemporary high school marching band. (Music)