Alexander Publishing

Professional Orchestration Volume 1:
Solo Instruments and Instrumentation Notes
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Preface
Detailed Table of Contents

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Synopsis
Professional Orchestration is the first multi-volume series in orchestration from an American publisher that teaches the devices and orchestral combinations, which before now, have only been known by a privileged few. It’s also the first orchestration series designed to be studied with music technology software programs where the examples can be recreated and played back by the Learner for deeper analysis.

How to Get the Most Out of Professional Orchestration Volume 1
When used as a standalone title, you learn the ranges of the instruments in the low, medium, high and very high registers with full page/full score examples supporting each technique. Through score analysis, you learn dozens of ensemble techniques for scoring with solo and soli instruments. Instrumentation notes. Professional Orchestration is the first and only orchestration book to have its Instrumentation Notes edited and checked by leading musicians of the Hollywood studio recording community.

The first orchestration method to be designed for use with music technology -Because of its full page/full score example format, you can deepen your understanding of the techniques by keying them into leading notation programs like Finale, Notion or Sibelius which come with built-in orchestral players. You can equally build vitally needed MIDI mock-up and audio recording skills by keying the examples into leading sequencing programs like Cubase, Digital Performer, GarageBand, Apple Logic, and Sonar.

Whether used on your own or within a class, Professional Orchestration Volume 1: Solo Instruments and Instrumentation Notes is the orchestration book to have in your library.

Foreword - By Emmy Award Winning Composer Bruce Broughton

Summary Table of Contents
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Chapter 1 - String Section Overview
Chapter 2 - The Violin : Basic Information
Chapter 3 - The Viola : Basic Information
Chapter 4 - The Cello : Basic Information
Chapter 5 - The String Bass : Basic Information
Chapter 6 - Bowings, Effects, & Bowing Effects
Chapter 7 - String Stops
Chapter 8 - Divisi
Chapter 9 - Muted Strings
Chapter 10 - Pizzicato
Chapter 11 - Natural and Artificial Harmonics
Chapter 12 - Woodwind Basics
Chapter 13 - The Flute
Chapter 14 - The Piccolo
Chapter 15 - The Oboe
Chapter 16 - The English Horn
Chapter 17 - The Clarinet
Chapter 18 - The Bass Clarinet
Chapter 19 - The Bassoon
Chapter 20 - The Contrabassoon
Chapter 21 - Brass Basics
Chapter 22 - The Bb Trumpet
Chapter 23 - The Tenor and Bass Trombones
Chapter 24 - The Tubas
Chapter 25 - The French Horn
Chapter 26 - The Harp
Chapter 27 - Piano, Organ, Celeste, & Virtual Orchestra
Chapter 28 - The Percussion Section
Chapter 29 - Concept of the Orchestration
Chapter 30 - Preparing the Composition and Score
Chapter 31 -Most Common Unison and Octave Combinations for Strings & Woodwinds
Chapter 32 -How to Study Scores
Bibliography

Author of Professional Orchestration
Peter Lawrence Alexander is an award winning journalist. He’s an accomplished songwriter, composer and orchestrator. Many of his music books endorsed by winners of the Academy®, Grammy®, Emmy® and G.A.N.G. Awards. Mr. Alexander’s books include: Applied Professional Harmony, Professional Orchestration™, How Ravel Orchestrated: Mother Goose Suite, The Instant Composer: Counterpoint by Fux, and Writing for Strings™. His historical fiction works for book and stage include The Road of Blood: The Untold Story of The Good Samaritan, and The Unfaithful Wife: The Story of Hosea and Gomer

REVIEWS

Jerry Goldsmith, Academy and Emmy Award Winning Composer
The best orchestration book since Forsyth.

Bruce Broughton, Emmy Award Winning Composer
Professional Orchestration offers more opportunities to see and hear the combinations which formerly could only be imagined.

Paul Thomson, Synesthesia (UK)
Every time I open this book I learn something new.