Creative Orchestration and Arrangement Syllabus

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Reference texts and scores

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ORCHESTRATION (8 items)  The study of orchestration orchestration  - Samuel Adler, 2000 Book  | Essential | Essential | The standard textbook for symphonic orchestration.  The study of orchestration orchestration  - Samuel Adler, 2002 Audio document  | Essential | Essential | a set of CDs with examples cited in The Study of Orchestration Instrumentation and orchestration orchestration - Alfred Blatter, 1997 Book  | Recommended Orchestration: an anthology of writings writings - Paul Mathews, c2006 Book  | Further reading Orchestration Orchestration - Walter Piston, 1955 Book  | Further reading  Thesaurus of orchestral devices devices  - Gardner Read, 1969 Book  | Further reading  The Cambridge guide to to orchestration orchestration - Ertugrul Sevsay, 2013 Book  | Recommended | Excellent resource on each of the orchestral families.  Thinking for orchestra: practical exercises exercises in orchestration orchestration - René Leibowitz, Jan Maguire, 1960 Book  | Further reading

ARRANGING (8 items) Mostly jazz and commercial arranging Arranging for large jazz ensemble ensemble - Dick Lowell, Ken Pullig, Michael J. Gold, c2003 Book  | Recommended  The complete arranger arranger - Sammy Nestico, c2006 Book  | Recommended  The invisible artist: arrangers in popular music (1950-2000) (1950-2000) - Richard Niles, c2014 Book  | Recommended Modern jazz voicings: arranging for small and medium ensembles ensembles - Frederick Pease, Ken

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Pullig, Michael Gold, c2001 Book  | Recommended Arranged by Nelson Riddle: the definitive study of arranging by America's #1 composer, arranger, and conductor - Nelson Riddle, c1985 Book  | Further reading  The contemporary arranger - Don Sebesky, c1994 Book  | Further reading  Jazz composition and arranging in the digital age - Richard Sussman, Mike Abene, c2012 Book  | Further reading Instrumental jazz arranging: a comprehensive and practical guide - Mike Tomaro, John Wilson, c2009 Book  | Further reading

NOTATION (1 items) Behind bars: the definitive guide to music notation - Elaine Gould, 2011 Book  | Essential | The definitive reference book on notation conventions and score layout

 JAZZ SCORES (8 items) On the stage in cages - Carla Bley, 1993 Book  | Recommended Birth of the cool - Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Gerry Mulligan, John Lewis, John Carisi, 2002 Book  | Further reading Springsville - John Carisi, Gil Evans, Jeff Sultanof, c2011 Book  | Further reading Blues for Pablo: as recorded by the Miles Davis/Gil Evans Orchestra - Gil Evans, Gil Evans, Miles Davis, Rob DuBoff, Jeff Sultanof, Gil Evans Orchestra, 2010 Book  | Further reading My ship: as recorded by the Miles Davis/Gil Evans Orchestra - Kurt Weill, Gil Evans, Gil Evans Orchestra, 2010 Book  | Further reading Gil Evans & Miles Davis: historic collaborations : an analysis of selected Gil Evans works, 1957-1962 - Steve Lajoie, c2003 Book  | Further reading Evanescence - Maria Schneider, Fred Sturm, 1998 Book  | Recommended Collected works on ECM - Kenny Wheeler, Fred Sturm, 1997

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Book  | Further reading

Orchestral scores from piano pieces (12 items) Petite Suite - Claude Debussy Chapter

Petite suite: pour orchestre - Claude Debussy, Henri Busser, 1907 Book  | Further reading | orchestral version by Henri Busser Epigraphes Antiques - Claude Debussy Book  | Further reading Six epigraphes antiques - Claude Debussy, Ernest Ansermet, 1939 Book  | Further reading | orchestrated by Ernest Ansermet Préludes Books 1 & 2 - Claude Debussy Book  | Recommended Preludes: Canope - Claude Debussy, Colin Matthews, 2008 Book  | Further reading | orchestration by Colin Matthews Preludes: Les tierces alternées - Claude Debussy, Colin Matthews, 2008 Book  | Further reading | orchestration by Colin Matthews Preludes: La danse de Puck - Claude Debussy, Colin Matthews, 2008 Book  | Further reading | orchestration by Colin Matthews Peer Gynt suite, Holberg suite and other works for piano solo - Edvard Grieg, 1993 Book  | Further reading | piano version Aus Holbergs Zeit: suite for string orchestra, op. 40 - Edvard Grieg, n.d Book  | Further reading | string orchestra version Pictures from an exhibition - Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, 1984 Book  | Recommended | piano original Pictures from an exhibition - Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Maurice Ravel, 1929 Book  | Recommended | Ravel's orchestration

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