Thinking for orchestra : practical exercises in orchestration

Thinking for orchestra : practical exercises in orchestration / by René Leibowitz and Jan Maguire.

Author/creator	Leibowitz, René, 1913-1972
Other author/creator	Maguire, Jan, author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Schirmer, 1960.
Description	xi, 240 pages : music ; 26 cm
Subject(s)	Instrumentation and orchestration.

Contents	Section I. Exercises -- Section II. Original scores.
General note	"Most treatises on orchestration endeavor to familiarize the young musician with the specific characteristics of each instrument in the orchestra...but...practical experience does not exist until the young composer actually hears his first orchestral score [performed]. It is this gap between theoretical and practical knowledge...that we endeavor to fill in the present essay." p. 1, 2.
General note	Exercises and scores related to the classical orchestra, early romantic orchestration, late romantic orchestration, and the modern orchestra.
LCCN	60004145

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Music	Music Stacks	MT70 .L4 1960	✔ Available	Place Hold