Instrumentation and Orchestration
Instrumentation and Orchestration

Author: Alfred Blatter

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780534251871

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The second edition features a new discussion of the bugle, information on percussion instruments of American and African origin, an extensively rewritten section on the organ, and the addition of Spanish terms to the existing English, French, German, and Italian. Appendixes on MIDI, guitar fingering, and guitar chords are new to the second edition, and the material on electronic instruments and electronic sound modification has been revised and expanded. The revision also includes nearly 100 new musical examples.

Principles of Orchestration
Principles of Orchestration

Author: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

Publisher: e-artnow

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13:

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Principles of Orchestration, with Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works is a book by a famous Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, member of the group of composers known as The Five. The book presents a notable attempt to show all of the nuances of orchestration. The author describes everything one needs to know about arranging parts for a string or full orchestra. The book is concise, articulate and excels at being both a book of reference and a book of general knowledge.

Professional Orchestration
Professional Orchestration

Author: Peter L. Alexander

Publisher: Alexander University, Incorporated

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 693

ISBN-13: 9780939067930

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Alexander details dozens of woodwind and brass writing techniques previously known by only a few top professional film orchestrators, composers, and arrangers which are applicable to both live performance and MIDI mock-ups.

The Technique of Orchestration
The Technique of Orchestration

Author: Kent Kennan

Publisher:

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9781292042923

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As in the earlier editions, the emphasis is on the practical fundamentals of orchestration. The Sixth Edition has been expanded and revised to reflect new developments in instruments and orchestral practice, and a new listening compact disc has been added that contains selected examples of orchestration.

Contemporary Orchestration
Contemporary Orchestration

Author: R.J. Miller

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-12-17

Total Pages: 786

ISBN-13: 1317806247

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Contemporary Orchestration: A Practical Guide to Instruments, Ensembles, and Musicians teaches students how to orchestrate for a wide variety of instruments, ensembles, and genres, while preparing them for various real-world professional settings ranging from the concert hall to the recording studio. Unlike most orchestration texts, it includes coverage of contemporary instruments and ensembles alongside traditional orchestra and chamber ensembles. Features Practical considerations: Practical suggestions for choosing a work to orchestrate, and what to avoid when writing for each instrument. Pedagogical features In the Profession: Professional courtesies, considerations and expectations. Building the Score: Step-by-step construction of an orchestration. Scoring Examples: Multiple scoring examples for each instrument. Exercises: Analyzing, problem solving, and creating orchestration solutions. Critical Thinking: Alternate approaches and solutions.

Essential Dictionary of Orchestration
Essential Dictionary of Orchestration

Author: Dave Black

Publisher: Alfred Music

Published: 2005-05-03

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 1457412993

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At last, an orchestration book tailor-made for the classroom musician on a budget. Any teacher, student or professional musician, whether a composer, orchestrator, arranger, performer or enthusiast will find this thoroughly comprehensive dictionary full of the most needed information on over 150 instruments. Designed for quick and easy reference, the Essential Dictionary of Orchestration includes those much-needed instrument ranges, general characteristics, tone quality descriptions, technical pitfalls, useful scoring tips and much more!

The Cambridge Guide to Orchestration
The Cambridge Guide to Orchestration

Author: Ertuğrul Sevsay

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-04-25

Total Pages: 1000

ISBN-13: 1107067480

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Demonstrating not only how to write for orchestra but also how to understand and enjoy a score, The Cambridge Guide to Orchestration is a theoretical and practical guide to instrumentation and orchestration for scholars, professionals and enthusiasts. With detailed information on all the instruments of the orchestra, both past and present, it combines discussion of both traditional and modern playing techniques to give the most complete overview of the subject. It contains fifty reduced scores to be re-orchestrated and a wide range of exercises, which clarify complex subjects such as multiple stops on stringed instruments, harmonics and trombone glissandi. Systematic analysis reveals the orchestration techniques used in original scores, including seven twentieth-century compositions. This Guide also includes tables and lists for quick reference, providing the ranges of commonly used instruments and the musical names and terminology used in English, German, Italian and French.

The Study of Orchestration
The Study of Orchestration

Author: Samuel Adler

Publisher: W. W. Norton

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13: 9780393958089

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The workbook reviews and reinforces the techniques discussed in each chapter of the text. It includes graded self-tests about each choir of the orchestra, as well as worksheets on special topics. The new edition features a broader array of "Listen and Score" exercises as well as opportunities for students to practice reducing orchestral scores to piano scores.