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Study of Orchestration
by Samuel Adler
This is an excellent reference for the composer and orchestrator. This
is a reference that will last you a lifetime. It has information on
orchestral techniques, a contemporary notation guide, giving possible
notation for microtones, distortion, harmonics charts for various instruments
and much, much more.
Highly recommended!
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Study of Orchestration
(Audio CD Edition)
by Samuel Adler
This is a set of 6 CDs containing every musical example in Study of
Orchestration. All examples are professionally recorded. This item is
intended to be used with the hardcopy version of Study of Orchestration.
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Orchestration
by Walter Piston
This is an excellent book for those interested in learning about how
to use and mix instruments to obtain a particular sound. It teaches
which instruments sound good together, and what pitch and tempo is most
suited to each. Some will find the style somewhat academic in its style,
but it is worth the effort to work through it.
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Harmony
by Walter Piston, Mark Devoto and Arthur Jannery
This book is a very systematic approach to harmony. It is ideal if you
feel you have a limited understanding of harmony or if you have found
previous attempts to study harmony painful!
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Essential Dictionary of Orchestration
by Dave Black, Tom Gerou
This is one of those little books that you'll use all the time. It is
a quick reference to all the major instruments of the orchestra together
with a few more modern instruments. While it doesn't cover every instrument,
those it includes are treated in detail. In seconds, you can quickly
find the range of a given instrument, its strongest register and even
tips on how to arrange for it.
Highly recommended.
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Jazz Arranging & Orchestration
by Leslie M Sabina
This book takes a step-by-step approach through the basics of arranging
for the big band. There are many examples, with many of these also provided
on an accompanying CD-ROM. This is an excellent book for students.
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The Orchestration Handbook
by Don B. Ray
This is another quick reference guide, this one a guide to the key elements
of the score. If offers clear and concise explanations of instrument
characteristics, musical symbols, dynamics and tempo marks.
Highly recommended.
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Simple Composition
by Charles Wuorinen
This book is intended to be a guide for composers who need practical
advice on how to work compositionally. It was not intended to be a study
of the twelve-tone system but in fact it does that job very well too.
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