Essential Dictionary of Orchestration: The Most Practical and Comprehensive Resource for Composers, Arrangers and Orchestrators

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!

Author: Dave Black, Tom Gerou
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Alfred Music
Published: 10/01/1998
Series: Essential Dictionary
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 5.58h x 4.28w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780739000212
2nd Edition