Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer

A Practical Guide to Writing and Sequencing for the Studio Orchestra

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Paperback, 312 Pages
Published: SEP-2007
ISBN 10: 0-240-52021-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-240-52021-6
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS


By
Andrea Pejrolo, Andrea Pejrolo is a music technology professor at Berklee College of Music, MIDI programmer, sound designer, composer/ arranger, and jazz acoustic and electric bassist. He is also the author of Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer (Focal Press, 2007) and has written several articles for music magazines in the US and abroad. Andrea created the iAcousticA Studio drum library available in Kontakt, EXS-24, iDrum, Giga Studio, and Reason NN-XT formats. He has collaborated on many varied projects with US and UK production companies, theaters, music festivals, websites, and international organizations
Richard DeRosa, Composer, arranger and orchestrator, highly acclaimed for composition and orchestration work for big band, studio and symphonic orchestra. Author of 'Concepts of Improvisation' (Houston Publishing). New York based.

Description
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.

Audience:
Students - beginner and intermediate level who are looking to improve their traditional orchestration and MIDI sequencing skillsProfessional- aspiring/experienced independent composers and producers wanting to increase skills in the more traditional orchestration background and the most cutting edge knowledge of the technology and its application to music production


 
Last update: 29 Dec 2011