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This detailed and well-structured volume is ideal for composers, arrangers, music students, and conductors seeking a comprehensive and practical guide to orchestration grounded in classical traditions.
In this book Walter Piston again displays those qualities that distinguished his earlier books, Harmony and Counterpoint.
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Again he draws upon his own wide knowledge and experience as composer and teacher to present all phases of the subject. No practical aspect of instrumentation for the orchestra is neglected, and comprehensive treatment is given to each significant component.
The author approaches orchestration from the premise that the principles can best be presented by analysis of music as it has been written. The essentials of instrument combination discussed here are those which can be observed operating in the scores of great composers from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven down to our own day.
Orchestration is notable for the clarity and logic of its organization. From a consideration of the individual instruments and their technical problems, the author skillfully develops his analysis of orchestration. He covers instrumentation of primary and secondary melodies, part-writing, chords, and contrapuntal techniques. Finally, he discusses typical problems in orchestration together with some examples of their solutions.
Orchestration is profusely illustrated with hundreds of musical examples and with drawings of the various musical instruments that make up the modern orchestra.
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ISBN: 9780393097405
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 March 1955
Country: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
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Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 157.0mm
Height: 236.0mm
Weight: 668g
Pages: 488
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About the Author
Walter Piston was Professor of Music at Harvard University. An outstanding composer whose many works have been performed by leading orchestras and chamber ensembles both in the US and abroad, he received the Pulitzer Prize twice for distinguished musical composition.
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