Chapter 18 | Orchestration and Arranging

Adler, Samuel. The Study of Orchestration. 3rd ed. New York: W.W. Norton, 2002. [An accompanying workbook and a set of CD-ROM multimedia discs are also available.]

Alber, Brian. “The Evolution of Melodic Construction in Three 20th-Century Wind Band Works.” Journal of Band Research 43, no. 1 (Fall 2007): 63–78.

Bennett, Robert Russell. Instrumentally Speaking. Melville, NY: Belwin-Mills Publishing, 1975.

Berlioz, Hector, and Hugh Macdonald. Berlioz’s Orchestration Treatise: A Translation and Commentary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Bish, Douglas Eugene. “Transcription Techniques for the Concert Band, 1900–1950.” 2 vols. DMA diss., Boston University, 1988.

Black, Dave, and Tom Gerou. Essential Dictionary of Orchestration. Los Angeles: Alfred Publishing Co, 1998. Published in a large format as Essentials of Orchestration: A Practical Dictionary. [Van Nuys, CA]: Alfred Publishing, 2009.

Blatter, Alfred. Instrumentation/Orchestration. 2nd ed. rev. New York: Schirmer Books/Cengage Learning, 1997.

Brant, Henry. Textures and Timbres: An Orchestrator’s Handbook. New York: Carl Fischer, 2009.

Brennan, Adam Francis. “An Investigation of the Relationship Between Wind and Percussion Scoring in Selected Twentieth-Century Wind Ensemble Literature: Interpretive Options for the Conductor.” DMA diss., University of Oklahoma, 2000.

Camphouse, Mark, ed. Composers on Composing for Band. 4 vols. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2002–2009.

Casey, Robert Lowell. “Serial Composition in Works for the Wind Band.” EdD diss., Washington University, 1971.

Clappé, Arthur A. The Principles of Wind-Band Transcription. New York: Carl Fischer, 1921. Available online at http://www.archive.org/details/principleswindb00clapgoog.

Cossaboom, Sterling P. “Compositional and Scoring Practices for Percussion in Symphonies Written for Concert Band, 1950–1970.” PhD diss., University of Connecticut, 1982.

Cunningham, Michael Gerald. Concert Band Arranging in Six Easy Lessons. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2007.

DeSarno, Ruth Ethel. “Volume I, An Investigation of British Brass Band Literature and Subsequent Transcriptions for Wind Ensemble. Volume II, Cloudcatcher Fells Transcribed for Wind Ensemble.” PhD diss., University of California, Los Angeles, 1994.

Dudley, Walter Sherwood, Jr. “Orchestration in the ‘Musique d’harmonie’ of the French Revolution.” PhD diss., University of California, Berkeley, 1968.

Erickson, Frank. Arranging for the Concert Band. Melville, NY: Belwin-Mills, 1983. [An accompanying workbook is also available.]

Fallin, Mathew Durance. “A Discussion and Analysis of Percussion Writing Trends in Select Wind Ensemble Literature by Francis McBeth, James Curnow, and David R. Holsinger.” DMA diss., University of Miami, 1997.

Gauldin, Robert Luther, Jr. “Part I, The Historical Development of Scoring for the Wind Ensemble. Part II, Three Symphonic Studies for Wind Instruments.” PhD diss., University of Rochester, 1959.

Gunderson, Hugh. “Instrumentation and Orchestration for the Modern Concert Band.” PhD diss., University of Iowa, 1947.

Intravaia, Lawrence. “The Evolution of Wind Band Scoring From Beethoven to the Twentieth Century.” School Musician, Director and Teacher 35, no. 5 (January 1964): 64–65.

———. “Scoring Practices in Marches for the Wind Band.” School Musician, Director and Teacher 36, no. 4 (December 1964): 48–49.

———. “Wind Band Scoring Practices From 1850 to 1900.” School Musician, Director and Teacher 35, no. 6 (February 1964): 48–49.

———. “Wind Band Scoring Practices of Gilmore and Sousa.” School Musician, Director and Teacher 36, no. 7 (March 1965): 62–63.

Jacob, Gordon. Orchestral Technique: A Manual for Students. 3rd ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Kennan, Kent, and Donald Grantham. The Technique of Orchestration. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. [Includes a CD of recorded examples; an accompanying workbook is also available.]

Korzun, Jonathan Nicholas. “The Orchestral Transcriptions for Band of John Philip Sousa: A Description and Analysis.” EdD diss., University of Illinois, 1994.

Lake, Mayhew Lester. The American Band Arranger: Complete and Reliable Self-Instructor for Mastering the Essential Principles of Practical and Artistic Arranging for Military Band. New York: Carl Fischer, 1920. Available online from books.google.com.

Lang, Philip J. Scoring for the Band. New York: Belwin-Mills, 1950. [An accompanying workbook is also available.]

Laurendeau, Louis-Philippe. The Practical Band Arranger. New York: Carl Fischer, 1911. Available online from books.google.com.

Leidzén, Erik W. G. An Invitation to Band Arranging. Bryn Mawr, PA: Theodore Presser, 1950.

Malecki, Jeffrey Alan. “Colonel John R. Bourgeois: A Biography and Analysis of Transcription Style.” DMA diss., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2011.

Mathews, Paul. Orchestration: An Anthology of Writings. New York: Routledge, 2006.

Mayer, Francis N. “A History of Scoring for Band.” Journal of Band Research 3, no. 1 (Autumn 1966): 25–28.

———. “History of Scoring for Band: The Evolution of Band Scoring in the United States.” 2 vols. PhD diss., University of Minnesota, 1957.

———. “John Philip Sousa: His Instrumentation and Scoring.” Music Educators Journal 46, no. 3 (January 1960): 51–59.

Moss, James C. “British Military Band Journals from 1845 through 1900: An Investigation of Instrumentation and Content with an Emphasis on Boose’s Military Journal.” DMA diss., University of Cincinnati, 2001.

Perone, James E. Orchestration Theory: A Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996.

Piston, Walter. Orchestration. New York: Norton, 1955.

Read, Gardner. Orchestral Combinations: The Science and Art of Instrumental Tone-Color. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2004.

Renteria, Lisa M. “The Bassoon’s Essential Role in the Evolution of the Wind Octet: The Serenade in Eb Major K. 375 by Mozart and the Octet For Winds by Stravinsky.” DMA diss., University of Arizona, 2007.

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai. Principles of Orchestration, with Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works. Edited by Maksimilian Steinberg, translated by Edward Agate. Berlin: Editions Russes de Musique, 1922. Reprint, New York: Dover Publications, 1964.

Rockley, Collette Jeanine. “Guidelines for Effective Transcription for Wind Band: An Analysis of the Orchestration Techniques used in Keith Wilson’s Transcriptions of Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis.” PhD diss., University of Arizona, 1997.

Sedatole, Kevin Lee. “Jacob Druckman’s Engram: A Wind Transcription of his Prism for Orchestra, Movement III, after Luigi Cherubini.” DMA diss., University of Texas at Austin, 1994.

Sevsay, Ertuğrul. The Cambridge Guide to Orchestration. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Sharp, Chris. “A Study of Orchestration Techniques for the Wind Ensemble/Wind Band as Demonstrated in Seminal Works.” PhD diss., University of Florida, 2011.

Shelton, Brian MacDonald. “Transcribing from Brass Band to Wind Band: A Comparison of Approaches and Methods and Subsequent Transcription of Gypsy Dream by Peter Graham.” PhD diss., University of Arizona, 2010.

Solomon, Samuel Z. How to Write for Percussion: A Comprehensive Guide to Percussion Composition. New York: Samuel Solomon (www.szsolomon.com), 2002.

Steadman-Allen, Ray. Colour and Texture in the Brass Band Score. London: Salvationist Publishing and Supplies, 1980.

Stiller, Andrew. Handbook of Instrumentation. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Kallisti Music Press, 1994.

Summers, C. Oland. “The Development of Original Band Scoring from Sousa to Husa.” DA diss., Ball State University, 1986.

Svanoe, Erika Kirsten. “El Salón México by Aaron Copland: A Study and Comparison of the Orchestral Score and Two Transcriptions for Band.” DMA diss., Ohio State University, 2009.

Thompson, Kevin. Wind Bands and Brass Bands in School and Music Centre. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985. [Writing for wind and brass bands.]

Wagner, Joseph. Band Scoring. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1960. [An accompanying workbook is also available.]

Wilson, Brian Scott. Orchestrational Archetypes in Percy Grainger’s Wind Band Music. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2002.

Workinger, William Colvin. “Some Aspects of Scoring in the Band Works of Vincent Persichetti.” EdD diss., New York University, 1970.

Yoder, Paul. Arranging Method for School Bands. New York: Robbins Music, 1946.