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The Study of Orchestration | 
 enlarge | Author: Samuel Adler
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
List Price: $65.35
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Avg. Customer Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 652269
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 2 Sub
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6.9 x 1.4
ISBN: 0393958078
Dewey Decimal Number: 785.0284
EAN: 9780393958072
ASIN: 0393958078
Publication Date: April 1989
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Condition: MINOR DUSTJACKET, HARDCOVER, AND PAGE EDGE WEAR, MARKING/HIGHLIGHTING ON PAGES, MINOR SHELF WEAR, DIRT MARKINGS ON DUSTJACKET, MINOR DIRT MARKINGS ALONG PAGE EDGES, MINOR CREASING ALONG DUSTJACKET EDGES; IN GOOD READING CONDITION
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Product Description
The third edition of the high successful orchestration text follows the approach established in its innovative predecessor: Learning orchestration is best achieved through familiarity with the orchestral literature; this familiarity is most effectively accomplished from the music notation in combination with the recorded sound. To this end, this set of compact discs has been created especially for this revised edition, comprising every music example from the literature reproduced in the book, professionally recorded. Compact disc technology allowed the teacher or the student to zero in on the exact example or excerpt under discussion at any given moment. For comprehensiveness, conciseness, and contemporaneity, The Study of Orchestration remains without peer.
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 Text Book for son October 30, 2008
Great transaction. My son needed this text book for school. It was about 3/4 of the regular price. And it it was shipped right to his door. Ya gotta love it!
Must-have to accompany the textbook. September 14, 2008
In order to get the most benefit from Adler's text, I would urge the user to purchase the accompanying enhanced multimedia CD set. Given the magnitude of subject matter being covered, noone can reasonably expect each and every one of the hundreds of sound clips to be perfectly illustrative of what the author discusses. But I would say that most examples are quite useful. Reading through some of the text can be a little dry and overwhelming; if nothing else, listening to the music bits along the way breathes a good deal of life (and some fun) into the material.
Great resource for serious students, composers and orchestrators July 28, 2008
This is a wonderful addition to the already comprehensive book "The Study of Orchestration". People who may have a little trouble hearing what they read on the page--as is my case--will find very clear and well-recorded examples of everything discussed in the books.
In addition to the useful audio recordings of several short score excerpts seen in the book, there are also very helpful video recordings of musicians playing various instruments using every different known technique.
For those who cannot get a hold of a live orchestra to demonstrate the limitations and qualities of each instrument, these CDs and the book they accompany are an effective substitute, and worth every penny.
 focus on playing and writing techniques for each instrument May 22, 2008
Samuel Adler's book covers all important instruments in the modern symphonic orchestra: how they look, how they are played, where they come from, how they sound, how they blend with other instruments, their practial range (both for professional and non-professional players) and the correct notation within various contexts. It also tells the orchestrator about limitations and build-in problems for each instrument and how to deal with it. This alone is worth the price tag.
This book focusses on the orchestral "tone colors" and how they are mixed. Of course the widely accepted notation is widely covered as well in many examples.
I would have loved to have an accompanying CD (which of course would be expensive to produce - but it would immensely add to the value of this work), and I also would have loved to learn more about how to build great sounding voicings and how exactly the various sections dovetail into each other (melodic and harmonic concepts and layers). From this book I know what I can do and what might sound odd. But I gained little insight on how to tackle an orchestration, how to start: the down to earth nuts and bolts.
There are some examples on how great composers broke the rules. But (as I expected) we have no clue about the ideas behind it and if it actually worked. I would love to have for once a book who doesn't make gods out of famous composers (they are, no doubt, but that's old news - true teaching should equal motivation) but let us in on their secrets, at least as much as possible. Also: we know that rules are meant to be broken, but there are even rules on how to break rules. It's just the next level. I would love to have books on that.
Otherwise: very highly recommended! Not to be left out in any orchestrator's library!
Excellent Resource March 11, 2008
All I can say is these six CDs make all the difference when taking this orchestration course, no matter if it's in a class or on your own. In fact, this whole set, including the book and workbook, was a dream come true for me. Orchestration is greatly demystified with the accompanying CDs.
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