Orchestration : a practical handbook / by Joseph Wagner.

Author/creator Wagner, Joseph
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : McGraw-Hill, 1959.
Descriptionxv, 366 pages : music ; 24 cm.
Subjects

Included WorkBartók, Béla, 1881-1945. Könnyű zongoradarabok. Selections.
Included WorkSchumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Album für die Jugend. Selections.
Included WorkBach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut (Cantata); arranged.
Included WorkBach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750 Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein (Chorale), BWV 431; arranged.
Included WorkGrieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Lyriske smaastykker. Vægtersang.
Included WorkSchubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Impromptus, piano, D. 935. No. 2.
Included WorkFranck, César, 1822-1890. Pieces, organ (1878). Pièce héroïque; arranged.
Included WorkHaydn, Joseph, 1732-1809. Sonatas, piano, H. XVI, 37, D major. Finale; arranged.
Included WorkDvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904. Waltzes, piano, op. 54. No. 1; arranged.
Included WorkDebussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Arabesques, piano. No. 1.
Included WorkChopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Impromptus, piano, no. 4, op. 66, C♯ minor.
Included WorkBeethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Rondos, piano, op. 51. No. 1.
Included WorkGrieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Lyriske smaastykker. Arietta.
Included WorkMendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Rondo capriccioso.
Included WorkRachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Preludes, piano, op. 23. No. 5.
Included WorkGrieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Folkelivsbilleder. Fra karnevalet.
Included WorkDebussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Arabesques, piano. No. 2.
Included WorkBeethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas, piano, no. 27, op. 90, E minor.
Included WorkDohnányi, Ernő, 1877-1960. Winterreigen. Tolle Gesellschaft.
Included WorkMozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Sonatas, piano, K. 332, F major.
Included WorkSchumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Novelletten, op. 21. No. 4.
Included WorkSchubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Valses nobles.
Included WorkProkofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Pieces, piano, op. 4. Navazhdenie.
Included WorkChabrier, Emmanuel, 1841-1894. Bourrée fantasque.
Included WorkVilla-Lobos, Heitor. Prole do bebê, no. 1. Polichinelo.
Included WorkBrahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Stücke, piano, op. 118. Ballade.
Included WorkGranados, Enrique, 1867-1916. Danzas españolas. Oriental.
Included WorkBach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Wohltemperierte Klavier, 1. T. Nr. 21.
Included WorkSchubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Allegrettos, piano, D. 915, C minor.
Included WorkSchumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Fantasiestücke, piano, op. 12. Nr. 3, Warum?
Included WorkStrauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Stimmungsbilder. Träumerei.
Included WorkAlbéniz, Isaac, 1860-1909. Suite española, no. 1. Sevilla.
Included WorkBrahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Rhapsodies, piano, op. 79. No. 2.
Included WorkSchubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Impromptus, piano, D. 899. No. 2.
Included WorkKabalevsky, Dmitry Borisovich, 1904-1987. Sonatinas, piano, no. 1, op. 13, no. 1, C major.
Included WorkChopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Nocturnes, piano, op. 37. No. 1.
Included WorkTurina, Joaquín, 1882-1949. Album de viaje. Gibraltar.
Included WorkMozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Sonatas, piano, K. 311, D major.
Included WorkMendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Variations sérieuses.
Included WorkDohnányi, Ernő, 1877-1960. Rhapsodies, piano, op. 11.
Included WorkChopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Mazurkas, piano, op. 7. No. 1.
Included WorkChopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Polonaises, piano, op. 40. No. 1.
Included WorkBrahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Waltzes, piano, 4 hands, op. 39. No. 3; arranged.
Included WorkRachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Polka italienne.
Included WorkBach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Wohltemperierte Klavier, 1. T. Nr. 5.
Included WorkDebussy, Claude, 1862-1918. Nocturnes, piano, D♭ major.
Included WorkBeethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas, piano, no. 5, op. 10, no. 1, C minor.
Included WorkMilhaud, Darius, 1892-1974. Esquisses. Sobre la loma.
Included WorkPiston, Walter, 1894-1976. Passacaglia, piano.
Included WorkCreston, Paul, 1906-1985. Prelude and dance, piano, no. 1, op. 29, no. 1.
Included WorkWagner, Joseph, 1900-1974, composer.
SeriesMcGraw-Hill series in music
McGraw-Hill series in music. ^A646456
Contents Text. Preface -- Key for numbering examples and figures -- Abbreviations for instruments -- Music as a guide. Definition of orchestration ; Origins of the orchestra ; Orchestral thinking ; Musical structures and textures -- Composition and orchestration styles. Musical values ; Style evolutions ; Composing techniques versus orchestration -- Textures and techniques. Thinking orchestrally ; Practical instrumentation considerations ; Comparative studies of techniques and textures ; Appropriateness in orchestration ; Operatic influences -- Instrumental considerations. Inconsistencies in standardization ; Musical values in orchestration ; An analogy of the visual arts and orchestration ; Definition by timbres -- Instruments of the orchestra. Divisions ; Importance of the harmonic series ; Spacings and balance -- The string section. Divisions ; Tuning, clefs, and ranges ; Group practices -- Bowing for all strings. Basic principles ; Most common bowings ; Special bowings -- Special effects. Coloristic devices ; Harmonics ; Double stops and chords -- Scoring for the strings. Structural developments and extensions ; Tonal spreads ; Resonance considerations ; Doublings and fillers ; Summarized conclusions -- Reference chart of keyboard idioms and patterns. Standardization of transcription media as a basic formula for the reference chart as applied to the string section -- The wood-wind section. Classifications ; Sound-producing media ; Timbres ; Tonal strengths ; Agility ; Timbre divisions ; Origins of transposition ; Chart of ranges, clefs, and transpositions ; Comparative key choices -- The non-reeds. Flute ; Piccolo -- The single reeds. B-flat and A clarinets ; E-flat clarinet ; E-flat alto clarinet ; B-flat bass clarinet ; The saxophones -- The double reeds. Oboe ; English horn ; Bassoon ; Contrabassoon -- Scoring the wood-winds as an independent section. Divided homogeneous groupings ; Mixed timbres ; Tonal balance ; Chord spacings ; Structural expansions -- The reference chart of keyboard idioms and patterns applied to the wood-wind section -- The brass section. Instrument standardization ; Generalized analysis of sound production ; Chart of ranges, clefs, and transpositions ; Common characteristics and special effects -- The horns. Natural horns ; Crooks ; Changing fundamentals ; Harmonic series ; Transpositions ; Notation ; Valve horn in F ; Playing characteristics -- The horns as an independent choir. Notation ; Four-part writing ; Spacings -- The trumpet. Natural trumpets ; Crooks ; Changing fundamentals ; Harmonic series ; Transpositions ; Notation ; Orchestral parts for natural trumpets ; Valve trumpet ; Changing fundamentals ; Notation -- The cornet. Tonal qualities ; Playing characteristics -- The trombones. Sound production ; Slide positions ; Clefs -- The trombones as a unit. Group instruments ; Playing characteristics ; Harmony playing -- The tuba. Most common types ; Playing characteristics, singly and with trumpets ; Tonal qualities ; Idiomatic uses -- Scoring the brass as an independent section. Functional adaptations ; Voice allocations ; Structural expansions -- The brass section in full orchestral scoring. The most common idiomatic uses -- The percussion section. Percussion instruments classified according to pitch and timbre ; Conventional uses ; Modern adaptations -- Vibration characteristics. Notation problems due to this cause -- The drum group. Timpani ; Snare drum ; Bass drum ; Tambourine ; Tom-tom -- Percussion instruments made of metal. Triangle ; Cymbals ; Glockenspiel ; Vibraphone ; Chimes ; Gong ; Tam-tam ; Antique cymbals -- Percussion instruments made of wood. Xylophone ; Marimba ; Wood block ; Temple blocks ; Castanets -- The percussion ensemble -- Supplementary instruments. Harp ; Celesta ; Piano ; Organ -- Scoring for full orchestra. Introduction ; Scoring chorals ; The composer's approach ; Short scores -- The reference chart of keyboard idioms and patterns applied to scoring for full orchestra -- Conclusion. Differences in source material ; Choral orchestration ; Conducting technique for the orchestrator ; Rehearsal numbers ; Cuing ; Selected list of orchestral transcriptions.
Contents Workbook. Preface -- Part one. Preliminary exercises. Clefs and transpositions. Peasant's song no. 1 / Bartók -- Chorals. Choral, op. 68, no. 5 / Schumann -- Herr Jesu Crist [Christ], Du höchstes Gut ; Wenn wir in höchsten Nöthen [Nöten] sein / Bach -- Music for brass and percussion. Watchman's song, op. 12, no. 3 / Grieg -- Impromptu, op. 142, no. 2 / Schubert -- The stranger, op. 68, no. 26 [no. 29] / Schumann -- Folksong no. 8 / Bartók -- Pièce héroïque / Franck -- Part two. Reference chart of keyboard idioms and patterns. Broken intervals. First arabesque / Debussy -- Sonata no. 7 (finale) / Haydn -- The horseman, op. 68, no. 23 / Schumann -- Waltz, op. 54, no. 1 / Dvořák -- Saint Nicolas, op. 68, no. 11 / Schumann -- Intermezzo, op. 2, no. 2 / Dohnányi -- Broken chords. First arabesque / Debussy -- Pièce héroïque / Franck -- Fantasie impromptu, op. 66 / Chopin -- Serenata andaluza / Falla -- Rondo, op. 51, no. 1 / Beethoven -- Arietta, op. 12, no. 1 / Grieg -- Air / Handel -- Impromptu, op. 142, no. 2 / Schubert -- Passacaille / Handel -- Rondo capriccioso, op. 14 / Mendelssohn -- Prelude in G minor, op. 23, no. 5 / Rachmaninov -- Melodic lines and figurations. Carnival scene, op. 19, no. 3 / Grieg -- Second arabesque / Debussy -- Characteristic piece, op. 7, no. 2 / Mendelssohn -- Sonata no. 27, op. 90 / Beethoven -- Sonata no. 12 (rondo) / Mozart -- A joyous party, op. 13, no. 8 / Dohnányi -- Implied bass parts. Sonatina (finale) / Bartók -- Single note, interval, and chord repetitions. Bear dance no. X / Bartók -- Novelette, op. 21, no. 4 / Schumann -- Rondo, op. 51, no. 1 / Beethoven -- Valse nobles (no. 6), op. 77 / Schubert -- Suggestion diabolique, op. 4, no. 4 / Prokofiev -- Bourrée fantastique / Chabrier -- Le Polichinelle / Villa-Lobos -- Ballade, op. 118, no. 3 / Brahms -- Two- and three-part music. Homophonic. Rigaudon / Rameau -- Andante / Haydn -- Oriental from Danzas Españolas, op. 5, no. 2 / Granados -- Polyphonic. Fugue no. 21 / Bach -- A canon, op. 68, no. 27 / Schumann -- Style mixtures. Allegretto in C minor / Schubert -- Warum?, op. 12, no. 3 / Schumann -- Träumerei, op. 9, no. 4 / Strauss -- Spacing problems in the middle register. Sevilla / Albéniz -- Rhapsody, op. 79, no. 2 / Brahms -- Contrast problems conditioned by dynamics. Impromptu, op. 90, no. 2 / Schubert -- Sonatina, op. 13, no. 1 / Kabalevsky -- Voice leading. Nocturne in G minor, op. 37, no. 1 / Chopin -- Obbligato or added secondary parts arranged from harmonic progressions. Gibraltar from Album de Viajo / Turina -- Antiphonal effects. Serious variations (no. 7), op. 54 / Mendelssohn -- Tremolo styles. Sonata no. 9 / Mozart -- Serious variations (no. 17), op. 54 / Mendelssohn -- Rhapsody no. 2 / Dohnányi -- Dance forms. Mazurka in B flat major, op. 7, no. 1 ; Polonaise (military), op. 40, no. 1 / Chopin -- Waltz, op. 39, no. 3 / Brahms -- Italian polka / Rachmaninov -- Part three. Music without classification (recommended for special assignments). Fugue no. 5 in D major / Bach -- Nocturne in D flat / Debussy -- Sonata in C minor, op. 10, no. 1 / Beethoven -- Sobre la Loma / Milhaud -- Passacaglia / Piston -- Prelude and dance (no. 1), op. 29, no. 1 / Creston -- Psalm XXIX / Wagner.
Abstract Here is a truly practical guide to scoring for the orchestra--a book that will be an invaluable aid to all persons interested in learning orchestration: students, arrangers, composers, teachers of instrumental music. As an easy-to-follow self-teacher, it will be particularly rewarding to musicians who wish to improve and enrich their knowledge of the subject. Orchestration presumes no previous knowledge of scoring. Its scope ranges from a historical-background survey of every instrument in the orchestra to a detailed and outlined plan for scoring. A unique feature of the Wagner method is the reference chart of keyboard idioms and patterns, which permits moving directly and easily from the piano to the orchestra and demonstrates the scoring of identical examples for strings, wood winds, brass, and full orchestra. The reference chart catalogs and classifies keyboard idioms and patterns as they are found in music which the student must use as source material. It further serves as a guide for isolating and reducing the orchestrator's problems to definite and specific details which, when learned, can be applied without difficulty to all similar problems. Wood-wind instruments are considered according to their family classifications rather than their printed order on the score page. There is a novel treatment of percussion instruments according to their common vibrating characteristics, with numerous examples. The study of composers and their styles of orchestration is a guide for further exploration among similar lines, to develop the perception and understanding of the evolutionary aspects of music. Detailed and exhaustive, this study of orchestration by a world-famous authority offers a practicable solution to all the diverse problems of orchestration.
Bibliography noteIncludes "Selected list of published orchestral transcriptions of music for keyboard instruments" (pages 348-349), bibliography (page 350), and index.
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