On the 50th Anniversary of the publication of Joseph Wagner’s
Professional Orchestration: A Practical Handbook, we ask,
“How would you orchestrate this passage for strings?”

The answer may look easy at first, but would you believe that there are a dozen or more ways to score this Chabrier excerpt of Bourree Fantasque for strings? Take a test drive.

First, listen to an MP3 excerpt of the piece:
Chabrier, Bourree Fantasque

Then work out your options and compare them to our observations in Orchestrating A Workbook Example.

THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
The 50th Anniversary Edition is a massive revision of the first edition published in 1959 that includes recorded piano of the all the workbook examples, recorded piano of the book’s examples, MIDI files of the book’s example with string solution, a newly engraved and corrected workbook, and a reduction of the larger text into three individual problem/solution books: From Piano to Strings, From Piano to Woodwinds, and From Piano to Orchestra. A special all-Sibelius package will also be available. As part of the revision, each book now includes insights and observations for MIDI mockup techniques. This way you learn to write for live players and how to make sample libraries sound live. You also give your recording skills a serious boost.

COMPLEMENTARY BROCHURE
Learn more about Professional Orchestration: A Practical Handbook by downloading this complementary PDF brochure, About Professional Orchestration: A Practical Handbook.

About Professional Orchestration: A Practical Handbook

Professional Orchestration: A Practical Handbook - From Piano to Strings, is scheduled for release Summer 2009. From Piano to Woodwinds releases Fall 2009. From Piano to Orchestra is scheduled for Early 2010.

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