Synopsis
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.
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This masterful textbook emphasizes the fundamentals of orchestration. Following a brief introduction to the orchestra, the authors discuss the instruments individually. then by section, and finally in the full orchestral context. Suitable for beginning orchestration courses, the book also contains more advanced material.
Features of this highly acclaimed text include:- Up-to-date information on instruments
- Examples from scores of various periods and styles
- Lists of suggested assignments, music suitable for scoring assignments, and music for suggested listening
- Short chapters on scoring for school orchestra and oat nonorchestral instrumental groups, including band and wind ensemble
- A workbook (available separately) containing carefully selected music for scoring assignments
- Inclusion of a CD containing selected examples
- Several new examples from scores
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New edition of a text in which Kennan (emeritus, U. of Texas) and Grantham (music, U. of Texas) discuss the fundamentals of orchestration. Following a brief introduction to the orchestra, they examine the instruments individually, by section and in the context of the full orchestra. The 21 chapters also contain examples from scores of various perio
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