The Technique of Orchestration Workbook

Kent Kennan, Donald Grantham

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20 June 2024

The Arts: General & Reference; Theory of music & musicology; Western "classical" music; Orchestras

The Technique of Orchestration Workbook, Seventh Edition, accompanies the textbook of the same name—the definitive resource on the study of orchestration—providing musical excerpts, full scores, and scoring assignments to enrich the lessons learned in the textbook. Spanning an array of periods and styles, the musical examples collected here cover scoring techniques in the following sections:

Strings Woodwinds Brass Scoring of Chords Transcribing Piano Music Scoring for Woodwinds, Horns, and Strings Percussion Harp and Keyboard Instruments Scoring for Full Orchestra

Additional learning tools include transposition exercises, error detection drills, and discussions on harmonics, while the workbook pages are perforated throughout for ease of use in and out of the classroom. Featuring the music of Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven, Schumann, Copland, Bartók, and many more, The Technique of Orchestration Workbook, Seventh Edition, is an invaluable companion to the textbook.

By: Kent Kennan, Donald Grantham
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 7th edition
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 380g
ISBN: 9780367672973
ISBN 10: 0367672979
Pages: 110
Publication Date: 20 June 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Kent Kennan (1913-2003) was an American composer and Professor Emeritus of Music at The University of Texas at Austin. Donald Grantham is an award-winning composer and the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Centennial Professor of Music at the University of Texas at Austin.