MT70.A34

- Part 1:Instrumentation 1-The Orchestra--Yesterday and Today 2- Bowed String Instruments Construction Tuning Fingering Double, Triple, and Quadruple Stops Divided Strings Vibrato Glissando and Portamento The Bow Bowing Non legato Legato Special On-the-String Bowings Special Off-the-String Bowings Trills and Other Coloristic Effects Using the Bow Coloristic Effects without the Bow Mutes Scordatura Harmonics Contemporary String Techniques 3- Individual Bowed String Instruments Violin Viola Violoncello or Cello Double Bass 4- Plucked String Instruments Harp Guitar Mandolin Banjo Zither 5- Scoring for Strings Individuality within the Ensemble Foreground--Middleground--Background Contrapuntal Writing for Strings Homophonic Writing for Strings Using the String Choir to Accompany a Soloist Transcribing from Piano to Strings 6- The Woodwind Choir (Reed Aerophones) Construction Classifying Woodwind Instruments The Principle of Transposition Playing Techniques The Woodwind Section of a Symphony Orchestra Scoring for Woodwind Instruments 7- Individual Woodwinds Flute Piccolo Alto Flute Bass Flute Oboe English Horn Other Members of the Oboe Family Clarinet "Piccolo" Clarinet: Clarinet in D or E[flat] Bass Clarinet Other Members of the Clarinet Family Saxophone Bassoon Contrabassoon 8- Scoring for Woodwinds and Woodwind-String Combinations The Role of Winds in the Symphony Orchestra The Variety of Orchestral Treatments Homophonic Writing for Winds Contrapuntal Writing for Winds Using the Wind Choir to Provide a Contrasting Color Using the Wind Choir to Double Other Instruments of the Orchestra New Types of Articulations for Woodwinds Special Effects Transcribing from Piano to Winds and Strings 9- Introduction to Brass Instruments Composition of the Brass Section Brass Instruments and the Written Orchestral Score Overblowing and the Principle of the Harmonic Series Crooks, Valves, and Slides Range Tone Production, Articulation, and Tonguing Common Characteristics and Effects on All Brass Instruments Mutes Muting Devices Other Than Mutes 10- Individual Brass Instruments Horn Trumpet Cornet Other Members of the Trumpet Family Trombone Other Members of the Trombone Family Tuba Other Members of the Tuba Family 11- Scoring for Brass, and Brass Combined with Strings and Winds Early Uses of the Brass Choir Doubling of Brass Instruments within the Modern Orchestra Homophonic Writing for the Brass Choir Using the Brass Choir to Present the Melody Contrapuntal Writing for the Brass Choir Climactic Uses of the Brass Choir Using the Brass Choir to Provide a Coloristic Effect 12- The Percussion Ensemble Historical Uses of Percussion Instruments within the Orchestra Number and Distribution of Percussion Players Notation of Percussion Instruments Mallets, Beaters, and Sticks Categories of Percussion Instruments Instruments of Definite Pitch Idiophones: Mallet Instruments Xylophone Marimba Vibraphone Glockenspiel Chimes Crotales Steel Drums Idiophones: Shaken or Stroked Instruments Musical Saw Flexatone Crystal Glasses Membranophones Timpani Roto Toms Chordophones Cimbalom Aerophones Whistles Instruments of Indefinite Pitch Idiophones: Metal Cymbals: Crash, Suspended, Hi-Hat, Sizzle, Chinese, Finger Triangle Anvil Cowbells Tam-Tam and Other Gongs Wind Chimes Sleigh Bells Bell Tree Brake Drum Thunder Sheet Idiophones: Wooden Wood Blocks Temple Blocks Claves Castanets Sand Block or Sandpaper Block Maracas Jawbone; Vibraslap Guiro Ratchet Slapstick or Whip Log Drum and Slit Drum Hammer Membranophones Snare Drum Tenor Drum Field Drum Bass Drum Tom-Toms Timbales Bongos Conga Drum Tambourine Quica; String Drum or Lion's Roar Aerophones Sirens Motor Horns Wind Machine 13- Keyboard Instruments Piano Celesta Harpsichord Organ Harmonium 14- Scoring for Percussion with Keyboard Alone or in Combination Percussion Layout in the Full Score Percussion Section Setup Uses of the Percussion Section Part 2: Orchestration 15- Scoring for Orchestra The Unison-Octave Tutti The Distribution of Foreground--Middleground--Background Elements within the Orchestra Orchestrating a Melody or Primary Gesture Using the Orchestra to Create Special Effects 16- The Orchestra as Accompanist The concerto Accompanying the Vocal Soloist, Ensemble, or Chorus 17- Transcribing for Orchestra Transcribing from Keyboard or Small Chamber Combinations to Orchestra Transcribing from Band or Wind Ensemble to Orchestra Transcribing to Various Available Instrumental Combinations 18- The Preparation of Score and Parts The Orchestral Score Setup The Reduced Score The Condensed Score Preparing Individual Parts 19- Scoring for Band or Wind Ensemble Scoring for Band Band Versus Wind Ensemble The Percussion Section within the Band or Wind Ensemble The Band and Wind Ensemble Score Setup Condensed Scores Transcribing from Orchestra to Band or Wind Ensemble Appendices A - Quick Reference Guides Ranges of the Most Frequently Used Orchestral Instruments Names of Instruments in Four Languages and Their English Abbreviations Frequently Used Orchestral Terms in Four Languages B- Select Bibliography Orchestration Individual Instrumental Technique The History of the Orchestra and of Orchestral Instruments Band and Wind Ensemble Scoring, Film Scoring, and Commercial Arranging Computer and Electronic Music

Written by a renowned composer whose works have been performed by major orchestras around the world, The Study of Orchestration is the only text that explores the characteristics of orchestral instruments and shows students how a master composer approaches orchestration. The Fourth Edition invites students to experience the instruments through online audio and video recordings and now offers more coverage of writing for band.