Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer: A Practical Guide to Writing and Sequencing for the Studio Orchestra

Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer: A Practical Guide to Writing and Sequencing for the Studio Orchestra Review



Get complete guidance on both traditional orchestration and modern production techniques with this unique book. With effective explanations and clear illustrations, you will learn how to integrate the traditional approach to orchestration with the modern sequencing techniques and tools available. You will discover how to bridge the two approaches in order to enhance your final production.

The accompanying CD includes a comprehensive and wide selection of examples, templates and sounds to allow you to hear the techniques within the book.

By covering both approaches, this book provides a comprehensive and solid learning experience that will develop your skills and prove extremely competitive in the music production business.

* Complete orchestration manual covering both traditional and modern techniques
* Versatile, non-software specific, perfect choice for professionals and colleges
* Accompanying DVD with examples, templates and sounds brings techniques to life


Monday, July 18, 2011

Winds Of Worship - Bb Trumpet (and/or Bb Clarinet) BK/CD

Winds Of Worship - Bb Trumpet (and/or Bb Clarinet) BK/CD Review



Winds of Worship is a uniquely flexible collection for solos, duets, trios, quartets, quintets, sextets.....and more! Each arrangement can be performed by a brass quartet unaccompanied, or accompanied using the fully orchestrated StudioTrax CD or piano accompaniment book. Mix and match instrumentation according to your needs in any given situation, all year long in a variety of settings: worship services, Sunday School or at home. Stan Pethel's signature style of accessible, fresh arrangements shines through in each hymn making Winds of Worship an essential addition to your library...for the advanced or beginning player alike. Includes: Immortal, Invisible ; Take My Life and Let It Be ; Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee ; Near To The Heart of God ; Praise The Lord Who Reigns Above ; Love Lifted Me ; Like A River Glorious ; I Will Sing Of The Mercies ; Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us ; Higher Ground ; My Jesus, I Love Thee ; and He s Got The Whole World In His Hands.


Saturday, July 16, 2011

Disney Greats: for Trombone Instrumental Play-Along Pack

Disney Greats: for Trombone Instrumental Play-Along Pack Review



Another great play-along collection of 15 Disney favorites, including: Arabian Nights * A Change in Me * Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride * I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme) * It's a Small World * Look Through My Eyes * Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious * Where the Dream Takes You * Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me) * and more.


Friday, July 15, 2011

Trumpet Concerto: Canadian Brass Solo Performing Edition with a CD of full performance and accompaniment tracks

Trumpet Concerto: Canadian Brass Solo Performing Edition with a CD of full performance and accompaniment tracks Review



These new Canadian Brass Solo Performing Editions feature a trumpet part, piano reduction accompaniment, and a fantastic CD featuring two tracks: a full recording by Canadian Brass trumpeter Ryan Anthony, plus an accompaniment-only track for play-along practice.


Thursday, July 14, 2011

Titan's Progress (Score) (Faber Brass Band Series)

Titan's Progress (Score) (Faber Brass Band Series) Review



Titan's Progress, which is Hermann Pallhuber's first work for the British style brass band, contains references to the music of Gustav Mahler. Motifs from Mahler's First Symphony are employed throughout and especially the principal theme of the finale. Pallhuber's music is programmatic and uses the content of the novel and its hero Albanos evolution for its underlying structure. The stylistic variety of the work (including the Chorale, an impudent Landler, a dancing Farandole, and a climactic Fugue) are Mahleresque in their influences.

Titan was a novel by the German author Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, who later known as Jean Paul, and was considered the authors main work. At almost 900 pages in length, it tells the story of the transition of its hero, Albano de Cesara, from a passionate youth to a mature man. Jean Paul was one of Gustav Mahlers favorite authors and the latter gave the original five-movement version of his first symphony the subtitle The Titan in deference to Jean Pauls novel.


Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The 2009-2014 Outlook for Accordions, Bagpipes, Harmonicas, and Other Non-Electronic Musical Instruments Excluding Percussion, String and Fretted, Brass Wind, and Woodwind Musical Instruments in India

The 2009-2014 Outlook for Accordions, Bagpipes, Harmonicas, and Other Non-Electronic Musical Instruments Excluding Percussion, String and Fretted, Brass Wind, and Woodwind Musical Instruments in India Review



This econometric study covers the latent demand outlook for accordions, bagpipes, harmonicas, and other non-electronic musical instruments excluding percussion, string and fretted, brass wind, and woodwind musical instruments across the states, union territories and cities of India. Latent demand (in millions of U.S. dollars), or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.) estimates are given across over 2,500 cities in India. For each city in question, the percent share the city is of it's state or union territory and of India as a whole is reported. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a city vis-a-vis others. This statistical approach can prove very useful to distribution and/or sales force strategies. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each state or union territory and city, latent demand estimates are created for accordions, bagpipes, harmonicas, and other non-electronic musical instruments excluding percussion, string and fretted, brass wind, and woodwind musical instruments. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved.


Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Brass Instruments: Their History and Development

Brass Instruments: Their History and Development Review



Well-researched history by noted authority traces evolution of trumpets, trombones, bugles, cornets, French horns, tubas and other brass wind instruments. The text is supplemented by over 140 black-and-white illustrations as well as 48 music examples. Corrected and updated by the author, this book remains an indispensable resource for any brass player or music historian. New preface. Bibliography.