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Essential Dictionary of Orchestration: Pocket Size Book (Paperback)

by Dave Black (Author), Tom Gerou (Author)
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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!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Orchestration OR Instrumentaion??, Jan 26 2003
By Mr. James A. Church (Berkshire, England, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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A good little dictionary giving you comprehensive information about Weston, often orchestral instruments. Information includes instrumental devices, ranges and what within music that instrument is best suited. However, the writers do warn it is in pocket-dictionary style which means it should be used as a quick reference. They suggest studying a larger book for detailed analysis about each instrumental grouping. This book is about the instruments, not necessarily about how best to orchestrate particular difficulties, for example, or about collective writing... The essential dictionary of Orchestration is a pocket dictionary giving you practical, easy-to-understand advice for the beginner or the un-familiar. The illustrations clearly show how certain types of effect should be ideally written with useful illustrations depicting meaning. This is a very useful book, with a great deal of instruments (from violin to the harp, percussion to the bass flute...). It also explains the basics of MIDI. Perhaps a little over-priced - you still can't really go wrong!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent quick reference., Dec 19 2001
By C. Broom (Glasgow) - See all my reviews
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While not as comprehensive as the larger texts (I would recommend Alfred Blatter's 'Instrumentation & Orchestration' and Samuel Adler's 'The Study of Orchestration'), this is a great quick reference book, with information on instrumental range, timbral characteristics, dynamic contour and other useful facts. This book is ideal for composers/arrangers on the move and at the excellent price is a must for music students.
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