Professional orchestration. Volume 2A : the second key: orchestrating the melody within the string section

In Volume 2 of this nine-volume series, Professional OrchestrationT: Orchestrating the Melody Within the String Section is an historic breakthrough in orchestration instruction detailing for the first time 63 techniques previously known by only a few top professional film orchestrators, composers and arrangers applicable to both live performance and MIDI mock-ups. Loaded with references from 35 works with over 175 excerpts in large full page/full score format, the 63 techniques are referenced meticulously in the low, medium, high and very high registers. For fast referencing, organized by Unisons, Two-Parts, Three-Parts, Four-Parts, Five-Parts, Divisi in Octaves, Thirds, Divisi in Sixths, Special Combinations of Divisi. Each technique has a brief commentary pointing out other score details and often, electronic scoring insights. Professional Orchestration Volume 2A Orchestrating the Melody Within the String Section is supported with the optional Professional Mentor workbook, DRM-free MP3 package covering a majority of the book's examples from eClassical.com, and both ruled and unruled 16-stave sketchbooks. Professional Orchestration 2A: Orchestrating The Melody Within The String Section - by Peter Lawrence Alexander Copyright Notice Dedication Table of Contents Foreword by Garry Schyman Preface: Unlocking the Secrets of Professional Orchestration Composers Selected Organization Studying the Examples Procedures For Testing the Examples Too Much Work? About the Book Itself Conclusion Introduction: Getting the Most Out of Volume 2A Each Technique Is Its Own Chapter Make Effective Use of the Table of Contents Techniques Explained Build Your Recording Skills Transpose the Parts and Reduce the Example to Sketch Score Go To a Concert To Hear These Works Performed Live Legend Number the Players - Orchestral Weighting Appendix II: Index of Score Examples UNISON CH 1: Violins 1 + Violins 2 CH 2: Violins + Violas CH 3: Violins + Cellos CH 4: Violas + Cellos CH 5: Violins 1 + Violins 2 + Violas CH 6: Violins 1 + Violins 2 + Cellos CH 7: Violins 1 + Violins 2 + Violas + Cellos TWO-PARTS (Octaves) CH 8: Violins 1 - Violins 2 CH 9: Violins 1 (or 2) - Violas CH 10: Violins - Cellos CH 11: Violas - Cellos CH 12: Cellos - Basses CH 13: Violins 1 + Violins 2 - Violas CH 14: Violins 1 + 1/2 Violins 2 - 1/2 Violins 2 + Violas CH 15: Violins 1 - Violins 2 + Violas CH 16: Violas + Cellos - Basses CH 17: Violas - Cellos + Basses CH 18: Violins - Violas + Cellos CH 19: Violins 1 - Violins 2 + Cellos CH 20: Violins 1 + Violins 2 + Violas - Cellos CH 21: Violins 1 + Violins 2 + Violas - Cellos + Basses CH 22: Violins 1 + Violins 2 - Violas + Cellos CH 23: Violins 1 + 1/2 Violins 2 - 1/2 Violins 2 + Cellos CH 24: Violins 1 + Violins 2 + Violas + Cellos - Basses CH 25: Violins 1 + Violins 2 - Cellos THREE-PARTS (2 Octaves) CH 26: Violins 1 + Violins 2 - Violas - Cellos CH 27: Violins 1 + Violas - Cellos - Basses CH 28: Violins 1 + Violins 2 + Violas - Cellos - Basses CH 29: Violins 1 - Violins 2 - Violas CH 30: Violins - Violas - Cellos CH 31: Violins 1 - Violins 2 - Violas + Cellos CH 32: Violins 1 - Violins 2 + Violas - Cellos CH 33: Violas - Cellos - Basses CH 34: Violins 1 + Violins 2 - Violas + Cellos - Basses CH 35: Violins 1 + 1/2 Violins 2 - 1/2 Violins 2 + 1/2 Violas - 1/2 Violas + Cellos CH 36: Violins 1 - Violins 2 - Violas + 1/2 Cellos CH 37: Violins 1 + Violins 2 - Cellos - Basses FOUR-PARTS (3 Octaves) CH 38: Violins 1 - Violins 2 - Violas - Cellos CH 39: Violins 1 - Violins 2 + Violas - Cellos - Basses FIVE-PARTS (4 Octaves) CH 40: Violins 1 - Violins 2 - Violas - Cellos - Basses ABOUT DIVISI DIVISI IN OCTAVES CH 42: Violins 1 - Violins 1 CH 43: Violas - Violas CH 44: Cellos - Cellos CH 45: Basses - Basses THIRDS: NON-DIVISI & DIVISI CH 46: Violins 1 & Violins 2 Non-Divisi & Divisi in Thirds CH 47: Violins 1 or Violins 2 Divisi in Thirds CH 48: Violas Divisi in Thirds DIVISI IN SIXTHS CH 49: Violins Divisi in Sixths CH 50: Violas Divisi in Sixths SPECIAL COMBINATIONS OF OCTAVES, THIRDS, SIXTHS & TENTHS VIOLA & CELLO MINI-ENSEMBLE CH 52: Violas Divisi + Cellos Divisi in Sixths THIRDS IN OCTAVES CH 53: Violins in Thirds - Violas/Cellos in Thirds CH 54: Violins 1 Divisi in Thirds - Violins 2 Divisi in Thirds COMBINATIONS OF NON-DIVISI & DIVISI THIRDS, OCTAVES & SIXTHS CH 55: Violins 1 & Violas in Octaves With Violins 2 Playing Inner Harmony Part in Thirds CH 56: Violas Divisi in Thirds & Cellos Divisi in Thirds CH 57: Multiple Divisi Thirds & Sixths CH 58: Violins Divisi in Thirds - Violas Divisi in Thirds CH 59: Violins 1 + Violins 2 in Thirds - Violas in Thirds CH 60: Divisi Thirds in Three Octaves CH 61: Violins 2 & Violas in Sixths - Divisi Cellos CH 62: Violins 1 Divisi in Thirds - Violins 2 (Top Line) + Violas (Bottom Line) CH 63: Non-Divisi in Tenths CH 64: Violins 2 & Violas in Thirds - Cellos Divisi in Thirds CH 65: Violins 2 Divisi in Thirds - Cellos Divisi in Thirds EPILOGUE APPENDIX I: CHART OF STRING UNISONS APPENDIX II: INDEX OF SCORE EXAMPLES Beethoven Berlioz Bizet Borodin Chabrier Debussy de Falla Dukas Elgar Enescu Faure Holst Mahler Moussorgsky Rachmaninoff Ravel Saint-Saens Satie Schoenberg Strauss Stravinsky Tchaikovsky Wagner Webern More From Alexander Publishing Professional Orchestration 2B, Orchestrating the Melody Within the Woodwinds and Brass, completes the second volume in the Professional Orchestration Series, and continues Alexander Publishing's historic breakthrough in orchestration instruction. Volume 2B details, for the first time, dozens of woodwind and brass writing techniques previously known by only a few top professional film orchestrators, composers, and arrangers and applicable to both live performance and MIDI mock-ups. Loaded with references from 38 different works in a large full page/full score format. Techniques are referenced meticulously in the low, medium, high, and very high registers. For fast referencing for both winds and brass, techniques are organized by unisons, two-parts, three-parts, and four-parts. Each technique has a brief commentary pointing out other score details, and often, electronic scoring insights. The Professional Orchestration Series has been endorsed by winners of the Academy, Grammy, Emmy, BAFTA, G.A.N.G., Telly and Ava Gold Awards. Foreword / Garry Schyman -- Preface : Unlocking The Secrets Of Professional Orchestration -- Unison -- Two-parts (octaves) -- Three-parts (2 Octaves) -- Four-parts (3 Octaves) -- Five-parts (4 Octaves) -- About Divisi -- Divisi In Octaves -- Thirds : Non-divisi & Divisi -- Divisi In Sixths -- Special Combinations Of Octaves, Thirds, Sixths & Tenths -- Thirds In Octaves -- Combinations Of Non-divisi & Divisi Thirds, Octaves & Sixths -- Epilogue -- Appendix I : Chart Of String Unisons -- Appendix Ii : Index Of Score Examples. By Peter Lawrence Alexander. For Film, Tv, Stage, Concert Hall, Recording And More--cover. Includes Indexes. Recommended by winners of the Academy, Grammy, and Emmy Awards, Professional Orchestration is the first multi-volume series in orchestration from an American Publisher that teaches the devices and orchestral combinations which, before now, have been known by only a privileged few. It's also the only orchestration book whose orchestration notes were checked and edited by members of the Hollywood studio musician elite. Features full page/full score examples on an 8.25x11 page. Optional Professional Mentor workbook and audio package from eClassical available. "Volume 2B, Orchestrating the Melody Within the Woodwinds and Brass gives you the tested techniques for woodwinds and brass. For fast referencing, the techniques are grouped into these categories: Woodwind Unisons, Woodwind Octaves, Woodwind Combinations in Two- to Five-Parts, Light Vertical Harmony in the Woodwinds, then combinations for the French horns, Trumpets and Trombones. Almost 700-pages. A PDF Syllabus is included as a guide to studying the book."--Site web de l'éditeur Foreword / Stephen Melillo -- Introduction : About Orchestrating The Melody Within The Woodwinds & Brass -- Woodwind Unisons -- Woodwind Octaves -- Woodwind Section In Multiple Parts -- Light Vertical Harmony -- Brass -- Epilogue -- Appendix : Index Of Score Examples. By Peter Lawrence Alexander. Includes Index. v. 1. The first key: solo instruments & instrumentation notes. 3rd edition -- v. 2A. The second key: orchestrating the melody within the string section -- v. 2B. The second key: orchestrating the melody within the woodwinds & brass.