Orchestration

In this book Walter Piston again displays those qualities that distinguished his earlier books, Harmony and Counterpoint . 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, covering his analysis of orchestration, covering 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. FOREWORD......Page 4 ONE · THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA......Page 10 1. STRINGED INSTRUMENTS......Page 12 2. THE VIOLIN......Page 46 3. THE VIOLA......Page 74 4. THE VIOLONCELLO......Page 89 5. THE DOUBLE-BASS......Page 107 6. WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS......Page 123 7. THE FLUTE......Page 137 8. THE OBOE......Page 155 9. THE CLARINET......Page 172 10. THE BASSOON......Page 197 11. BRASS INSTRUMENTS......Page 215 12. THE HORN......Page 234 13. THE TRUMPET......Page 255 14. THE TROMBONE......Page 276 15. THE TUBA......Page 291 16. PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS......Page 305 17. THE HARP......Page 332 18. KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS......Page 349 TWO · AN ALYSIS OF ORCHESTRATION......Page 371 19. TYPES OF TEXTURE -TYPE I, ORCHESTRAL UNISON......Page 364 20. TYPES OF TEXTURE-TYPE II, MELODY AND ACCOMPANIMENT......Page 373 21. TYPES OF TEXTURE-TYPE III, SECONDARY MELODY......Page 383 22. TYPES OF TEXTURE-TYPE IV, PART WRITING......Page 391 2J. TYPES OF TEXTURE -TYPE V, CONTRAPUNTAL TEXTURE......Page 397 24. TYPES OF TEXTURE-TYPE VI, CHORDS......Page 405 25. TYPES OF TEXTURE-TYPE VII, COMPLEX TEXTURE......Page 414 THREE · PROBLEMS IN ORCHESTRATION......Page 431 26. ORCHESTRATION OF MELODY......Page 424 27. BACKGROUND AND ACCOMPANIMENT......Page 440 28. SCORING OF CHORDS......Page 453 29. VOICE LEADING AND COUNTERPOINT......Page 461 CONCLUSION......Page 470 INDEX......Page 472

in This Book Walter Piston Again Displays Those Qualities That Distinguished His Earlier Books, harmony And counterpoint.