Band Orchestration: Volume 1 - Orchestration - Tapa blanda

This volume is the first modern text dedicated to the craft of orchestrating for the concert band. It covers basics of orchestration, orchestrational techniques, orchestrational combinations, textures, transcriptions, bands around the world, and composing for educational ensembles. This is the first of a four-part series. Parts two and three will cover instrumentation, and part four will cover special problems in band orchestration.