Oxford University Press, 2012. — 168 p. — (Very Short Introductions). In this Very Short Introduction, D. Kern Holoman considers the structure, roots, and day-to-day functioning of the modern philharmonic society. He explores topics ranging from the life of a musician in a modern orchestra, the recent wave of new hall construction from Berlin to Birmingham, threats of...
Alfred Music Publishing, 1985. — 433 p. A comprehensive text that covers the characteristics and ranges of each instrument in the stage band; analyzing and arranging many musical styles, voice leading, passing chords, modulations, intros, endings, turn-arounds and orchestration. The comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and performance.
Oxford University Press, 2009. — 672 p. Broadway's top orchestrators - Robert Russell Bennett, Don Walker, Philip J. Lang, Jonathan Tunick - are names well known to musical theatre fans, but few people understand precisely what the orchestrator does. The Sound of Broadway Music is the first book ever written about these unsung stars of the Broadway musical whose work is so...
ABC-Clio, 1996. — 183 p. Presenting detailed bibliographic information on all aspects of orchestration, instrumentation, and musical arranging with the broadest possible historical and stylistic palette, this work includes over 1,200 citations. The sources range from treatises, dissertations, and textbooks to journal articles and are cross-referenced and indexed. This is the...
Cambridge University Press, 2003. — 297 p. This guide to the orchestra and orchestral life is unique in its breadth of coverage. It combinesorchestral history and repertory with a practical bias offering critical thought about the past, present and future of the orchestra. Including topics such as the art of orchestration, scorereading, conducting, international orchestras,...
London: Joseph Williams Limited, 1906. — 206 p. Translated by Edward (or E[benezer] F[rancis] Edward) Suddard (b.1878, Middlesex, England), whose name should be included as a responsible party. Dedicated to Sir Alexander C. Mackenzie, Mus. D., LL. D., D. C. L.Principal of the Royal Academy of Music. "Within the last fifty years the mechanism of most instruments has been...
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1908. — 304 p. Preface: "It is not the purpose of this work to write a treatise on instrumentation or to prepare a pedagogical analysis of orchestration only, but rather to trace the evolution of the orchestra and of orchestration in connection with the history of music proper. Special emphasis will be laid upon what may be termed the IMPELLING...
Sixth Edition. — London: Winthrop Rogers, Ltd, 1897. — 74 p. Preface: "The following papers on "Scoring for an Orchestra" were written for and appeared in The Organist and Choirmaster. They are now printed in book form at the request of many readers of that magazine, who expressed a desire to have them so collated. They were written to give young musicians certain information...
Alpha; PAP/COM edition, 2007. — 302 p. There are few books on arranging and orchestration, fewer yet that are recent, and none that explain the process easily in a fun-to-read fashion. This book demonstrates how to take a simple composition and arrange it for different types of instrumental and vocal ensembles. The same song is used as an example throughout the entire book, and...
Bari: Edizione Musicali Salvati, 1960. — 251 p. In questo manuale viene anallizzato lo sviluppo storico dell' orchestra al fine di far capire agli studiosi come si è articolata nel corso dei secoli la struttura dell'orchestra. Un libro che aiuta a ragionare ed a sviluppare un senso critico; il libro è corredato anche da numerosi esempi ed esercizi che sviluppano un senso di...
3rd ed. — New York; London: W. W. Norton and Company, 2002. — 6 CDs. — ISBN: 978-0-393-10283-3. Through two highly successful editions, The Study of Orchestration has set the standard for orchestration texts, providing the most comprehensive treatment of both orchestration and instrumentation. The new Third Edition retains the elements that have made the book a classic while...
3rd ed. — New York; London: W. W. Norton and Company, 2002. — 6 CDs. — ISBN: 978-0-393-10283-3. Through two highly successful editions, The Study of Orchestration has set the standard for orchestration texts, providing the most comprehensive treatment of both orchestration and instrumentation. The new Third Edition retains the elements that have made the book a classic while...
3rd ed. — New York; London: W. W. Norton and Company, 2002. — 6 CDs. — ISBN: 978-0-393-10283-3. Through two highly successful editions, The Study of Orchestration has set the standard for orchestration texts, providing the most comprehensive treatment of both orchestration and instrumentation. The new Third Edition retains the elements that have made the book a classic while...
3rd ed. — New York; London: W. W. Norton and Company, 2002. — 6 CDs. — ISBN: 978-0-393-10283-3. Through two highly successful editions, The Study of Orchestration has set the standard for orchestration texts, providing the most comprehensive treatment of both orchestration and instrumentation. The new Third Edition retains the elements that have made the book a classic while...
3rd ed. — New York; London: W. W. Norton and Company, 2002. — 6 CDs. — ISBN: 978-0-393-10283-3. Through two highly successful editions, The Study of Orchestration has set the standard for orchestration texts, providing the most comprehensive treatment of both orchestration and instrumentation. The new Third Edition retains the elements that have made the book a classic while...
3rd ed. — New York; London: W. W. Norton and Company, 2002. — 6 CDs. — ISBN: 978-0-393-10283-3. Through two highly successful editions, The Study of Orchestration has set the standard for orchestration texts, providing the most comprehensive treatment of both orchestration and instrumentation. The new Third Edition retains the elements that have made the book a classic while...
Adler S. Orchestration course. 3rd ed. 3rd ed. — New York; London: W. W. Norton and Company, 2002. - 864 p. — ISBN: 978-0-393-97572-7. Through two highly successful editions, The Study of Orchestration has set the standard for orchestration texts, providing the most comprehensive treatment of both orchestration and instrumentation. The new Third Edition retains the elements...
Adler S. Orchestration course. 2nd ed. 2nd ed. — New York; London: W. W. Norton and Company, 1989. - 640 p. — ISBN: 978-0-393-95807-2. Now to provide an overview of The Study of Orchestration, Second Edition, the accompanying Workbook, and the set of five compact discs. The book is divided into two parts: Instrumentation and Orchestration. There are two appendices: A quick...