Arranging

Use counterpoint to make your music more engaging and creative. Counterpoint - the relationship between musical voices - is among the core principles for writing music, and it has been central to the...

Frederick Fennell, widely acknowledged as the dean of American band conductors, has freely shared what he called long-distilled thoughts about the world's greatest music for band. In this collection,...

Designed to be the first-ever 'definitive book' on the subject, A Cappella Arranging covers every conceivable facet of arranging for voices. Learn directly from the masters as they guide you though th...

Invaluable text outlining the art of combo playing from master leader, player, and composer, Horace Silver. Includes sections on jazz philosophy, group and solo playing, composing and arranging, the m...

Barbershop singing is often thought of as a genre of music when, in fact, it is a style of arranging. Any song can be arranged in the barbershop style, provided that the arranger be familiar with the...

Barbershop singing is often thought of as a genre of music when, in fact, it is a style of arranging. Any song can be arranged in the barbershop style, provided that the arranger be familiar with the...

Barbershop singing is often thought of as a genre of music when, in fact, it is a style of arranging. Any song can be arranged in the barbershop style, provided that the arranger be familiar with the...

A practical comprehensive guide to rock, jazz and pop arranged by one of Britain's most gifted and versatile musicians. Written in lively, accessible and entertaining style, this book contains everyth...

This familiar standard by English composer Benjamin Britten has become the classic introduction to the sights and sounds of the orchestra for young people. Enhance music appreciation and explore the u...

This familiar standard by English composer Benjamin Britten has become one of the classic introductions to the sights and sounds of the orchestra for young people. Enhance music appreciation and explo...

Spark your imagination with hundreds of creative songwriting techniques! This hands-on guide provides lessons on how to write innovative songs, based on popular songwriting courses at Berklee College...

Structure and Style, first published in 1962 and expanded in 1979, fills the need for new ways of analysis that put 20th-century music in perspective. It spans forms in use before 1600 through forms a...

Structure and Style, first published in 1962 and expanded in 1979, fills the need for new ways of analysis that put 20th-century music in perspective. It spans forms in use before 1600 through forms a...

An authoritative, easy-to-understand text covering all aspects of arranging. This beautifully bound edition contains a compact disc with examples performed by jazz greats such as George Benson, Freddi...

An authoritative, easy-to-understand text covering all aspects of arranging. This beautifully bound edition contains a compact disc with examples performed by jazz greats such as George Benson, Freddi...

Das praktischste Reimlexikon, das es gibt. Auf der Suche nach passenden Wörtern findet man oft auch Wörter, an die man garnicht gedacht hat. Hier sind Wörter im Wörterbuchformat aufgelistet u. a. Orte...

Die perfekte Quelle für alle Musiker. In diesem praktischen Wörterbuch werden über 150 Instrumente beschrieben. Ideal für Komponisten und Arrangeure. Enthält Stimmumfänge, allgemeine Merkmale, technis...

Arrangier- und Kompositions-Lehrbuch für kleines Ensemble, mit zwei- bis sechsstimmigem Schreiben, Schreiben für Besetzungen wie Klaviertrio, Quartett, u. a. , Bitonalität, Chord Substitutions, u.v.m.

A quick reference orchestration book for the classroom musician. Information on over 150 instruments. Includes those much-needed instrument ranges, general characteristics, tone quality descriptions,...

Earle Hagen has written an excellent sequel to his sensational best-seller Scoring for Films providing composers with additional advice regarding more advanced scoring techniques for film orchestratio...

Anleitung zum Arrangieren für Chor, mit Online Audio, enth. 50 Beispiele

Tonartbestimmung, Tonumfang, Gegenstimme, Einleitungen, Holz, Blech, Percussion, Strings, Chor, Elektronik, Tricks, u.v.m., 179 S.

Théorie et composition

Theoretischer Teil Streichinstrumente Blasinstrumente Schlaginstrumente Zupfinstrumente Tasteninstrumente Praktischer Teil Übungen Analysen Zusammenfassung und Blick auf das 20. Jahrhundert

Cecil Forsyth describes 57 instruments, tracing their origins, development and status at the beginning of World War I. He discusses the evolution of each instrument and players' impressions of what th...