Workbook for the study of orchestration / Samuel Adler.
| Author/creator | Adler, Samuel, 1928- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Fourth edition. |
| Publication Info | New York ; London : W.W. Norton and Company, 2016. |
| Description | vii, 244 pages : music ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface -- Strings -- Clefs -- Bowing -- String harmonics -- Transcribing for string orchestra -- Listen and score 1-9 -- Harp -- Transcribing for string orchestra and harp -- Woodwinds -- Woodwind transposition -- Transcribing for woodwinds in pairs -- Transcribing for woodwinds and strings -- Transcribing for a large orchestral woodwind section -- Listen and score 10-18 -- Brass -- Brass transposition -- Transcribing for woodwinds in pairs and horns -- Transcribing for brass -- Listen and score 19-23 -- Transcribing for a large orchestral brass section -- Transcribing for woodwinds and brass -- Listen and score 24-26 -- Percussion and keyboard -- Transcribing for non-pitched percussion -- Transcribing for pitched and non-pitched percussion -- Two transcriptions by Tchaikovsky -- Transcribing for woodwinds in pairs, percussion, and strings -- Transcribing for woodwinds in threes, brass, and percussion -- Transcribing for woodwinds in pairs, harp, strings, and percussion -- Reducing a full orchestral score to a piano score -- Transcribing for classical orchestra -- Transcribing for a Beethoven orchestra -- Transcribing for a small romantic orchestra -- Transcribing for full orchestra -- Transcribing for a large impressionistic orchestra -- Listen and score 27-30 -- Transcribing for an orchestra of any size -- Transcribing for clarinet and small orchestra -- Transcribing for harp and strings -- Transcribing for flute, two oboes, and string orchestra -- Transcribing for voice and string orchestra -- Transcribing vocal accompaniments: small orchestra -- Transcribing vocal accompaniments: medium-sized orchestra -- Transcribing vocal accompaniments: large orchestra -- Transcribing vocal accompaniments: woodwinds, two horns, harp, percussion, and strings -- Transcribing for chorus, brass, and strings -- Transcribing choral accompaniments: medium-sized orchestra -- Transcribing choral accompaniments: medium-sized orchestra and harp -- Transcribing for available combinations of instruments -- Transcribing for student orchestras -- Listen and score 31-34. |
| Abstract | This workbook features a wide variety of exercises--many new to this edition--for any orchestration class and students of all skill levels. Test Yourself activities test factual information presented in the text; Worksheets offer opportunities to practice orchestrating short passages; and Listen and Score activities challenge students to identify and notate instrumentation aurally. The workbook also features additional works for wind ensemble. |
| General note | Companion to The study of orchestration (4th edition) / Samuel Adler. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9780393283174 |
| ISBN | 0393283178 |