Difference between revisions of "Textures & Timbres, An Orchestrator's Handbook"

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Composer Name

General Info

Year: 2008
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Catalog No.: TXT6
Cost: $39.95

Program Notes

Henry Brant's new guide to orchestration is, in fact, the result of his lifelong work as a conductor, composer, and teacher; its first page written in the 1940s, and its final page written in 2005. In observation of other orchestration texts throughout his life, Brant realized that many were incomplete, in that they gave instructions based on "hoped-for evocations of mystic visions" rather than the actual, practical qualities of instruments. Textures and Timbres focuses on the study of acoustic instrumental tone-qualities, offering comprehensive systematic procedures for balancing and mixing them, both in harmonic and linear contexts. The lessons and inspiration shared in this text span Brant's entire career, from his work in commercial radio to his orchestration classes at the Juilliard School and orchestrations of numerous Hollywood film scores. Textures and Timbres: An Orchestrator's Handbook is an absolutely vital tool for composers and conductors.

Awards

Commercial Discography

Recent Performances

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Works for Percussion by this Composer

Four French Baroque Pieces - Percussion Trio
Ice Age - Multiple Percussion; Clarinet; Piano
Symphony for Percussion - Percussion (16)
Textures & Timbres, An Orchestrator's Handbook - Orchestration Textbook
Spatial music progress report^[1]^[2] - Theoretical Paper

Additional Resources

References

↑ http://www.jaffe.com/BrantSpatial1979.pdf
↑ Bennington College Quadrille, 1979

[1] ttp://www.jaffe.com/BrantSpatial1979.pdf

[2] Bennington College Quadrille, 1979

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 == Program Notes ==
+Henry Brant's new guide to orchestration is, in fact, the result of his lifelong work as a conductor, composer, and teacher; its first page written in the 1940s, and its final page written in 2005. In observation of other orchestration texts throughout his life, Brant realized that many were incomplete, in that they gave instructions based on "hoped-for evocations of mystic visions" rather than the actual, practical qualities of instruments. Textures and Timbres focuses on the study of acoustic instrumental tone-qualities, offering comprehensive systematic procedures for balancing and mixing them, both in harmonic and linear contexts. The lessons and inspiration shared in this text span Brant's entire career, from his work in commercial radio to his orchestration classes at the Juilliard School and orchestrations of numerous Hollywood film scores. Textures and Timbres: An Orchestrator's Handbook is an absolutely vital tool for composers and conductors.
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