Composing for the Jazz Orchestra

Composing for the Jazz Orchestra
Author: William Russo
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1961
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780226732091

A practical guide to jazz composition, illustrating technical and instrumental variations on themes.

Jazz Composition and Orchestration

Jazz Composition and Orchestration
Author: William Russo
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 844
Release: 1997
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0226732088

"Russo has undertaken an ambitious project, attempting to discuss together the elements of music that are commonly treated separately in books on harmony, counterpoint, and orchestration. As such, his new book contains enough musical instruction to be of interest even to students not particularly interested in 'jazz' or Russo's own musical idiom. For the student who wants to compose or arrange for 'jazz' ensembles from dance bands to full orchestras, Russo has shown himself to be a generous source of good advice."--Jon Newsom, Notes

Jazz Arranging

Jazz Arranging
Author: Norman David
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 211
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1461659981

This book examines arranging methods and their applications. It is designed to be used in a jazz studies program and as a professional reference manual for musicians. The text begins with a historical overview of jazz band instruments and a study of their characteristics. The body of the text includes an examination of relevant terminology, notational devices, principles of theory, and arranging techniques.

Jazz Composition and Arranging in the Digital Age

Jazz Composition and Arranging in the Digital Age
Author: Richard Sussman
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2012-02-23
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0195381009

This is a comprehensive instructional text and reference guidebook on the art and craft of jazz composition and arranging for small and large ensembles. It is written from the perspective of doing the work using music notation software, and contains many practical and valuable tips to that end for the modern jazz composer/arranger.

Principles of Orchestration

Principles of Orchestration
Author: Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
Publisher: e-artnow
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2020-12-17
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Principles of Orchestration, with Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works is a book by a famous Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, member of the group of composers known as The Five. The book presents a notable attempt to show all of the nuances of orchestration. The author describes everything one needs to know about arranging parts for a string or full orchestra. The book is concise, articulate and excels at being both a book of reference and a book of general knowledge.

Essential Dictionary of Orchestration

Essential Dictionary of Orchestration
Author: Dave Black
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2005-05-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457412993

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!

Music Composition for Film and Television

Music Composition for Film and Television
Author: Lalo Schifrin
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2011-12-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476899487

(Berklee Guide). Learn film-scoring techniques from one of the great film/television composers of our time. Lalo Schifrin shares his insights into the intimate relationship between music and drama. The book is illustrated with extended excerpts from his most iconic scores such as Mission: Impossible , Cool Hand Luke , Bullitt and many others and peppered with anecdotes from inside the Hollywood studios. Schifrin reveals the technical details of his own working approach, which has earned him six Oscar nominations, 21 Grammy nominations (with four awards), and credits on hundreds of major productions. Includes the full score of Schifrin's Fanfare for Screenplay and Orchestra , a treasure-trove of unfettered dramatic sound painting, commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and a great thesis on the emblematic language of film music.

Music Arranging and Orchestration

Music Arranging and Orchestration
Author: John Cacavas
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 188
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457493775

Orchestrating is a highly complex technique and to many, even those with academic training, a mystery fraught with a labyrinth of hazards. What is required, along with innate talent and general musicality, is the practical "know how." This is hard to achieve without actual professional experience and contact with "live" orchestras. To this end, John Cacavas contributes his extensive experience and ability with a practical approach to the practical problems of orchestrating. It is in this context most orchestrators must function, and to whom this book should be of benefit. The author has been a "musical activist" in all the varied aspects of instrumental combination from the "classical" to the "contemporary," and in the diverse application of his skills in all the media that utilize music and "orchestrations."