Publisher:  Alfred Music
Essentials of Orchestration - A practical dictionary

At last, a quick reference orchestration book tailor-made for the teacher, student, or professional musician on a budget. Useful for the composer, orchestrator, arranger, performer, or enthusiast, "Essentials of Orchestration" is full of the most-needed information on more than 150 instruments.
This book includes instrument ranges, general characteristics, tone quality descriptions, technical pitfalls, useful scoring tips, and much more.

Sample Pages

• Trattato di orchestrazione
• Esercizi Pratici di Orchestrazione e Strumentazione
• Grande trattato di strumentazione e d'orchestrazione
• Principi di orchestrazione
• Lo studio dell'orchestrazione
• The Study of Orchestration
• Essentials of Orchestration