You’ll probably get a lot of good answers; here are a few great examples I can vouch for from personal experience:
Don Sebesky - “The Contemporary Arranger” Rayburn Wright - “Inside the Score: A Detailed Analysis of 8 Classic Jazz Ensemble Charts by Sammy Nestico, Thad Jones, and Bob Brookmeyer” Sammy Nestico - “The Complete Arranger” In case “our” Chuck Israels doesn’t plug his own excellent book, I will - “Exploring Jazz Arranging: An Interactive Guide to the Techniques and Aesthetics” There are of course many more, but these are all comprehensive and outstanding. Doug > On Jun 2, 2019, at 10:49 AM, Greg Scheer <[email protected]> wrote: > > I turn to this list often for Finale therapy; this time I’d like to pick your > brains about the music itself. > > I’m on a lifelong quest to become a better orchestrator. For classical > orchestration the path is fairly clear, with a host of orchestration books > and scores/recordings available for study. In the world of pop, jazz, and > rock orchestration the path is less traveled. There are many examples—The > Beatles, Chet Baker & Strings, Sufjan Stevens, etc—but to my knowledge no > source for score study and only a handful of jazz/pop orchestration treatises. > > I know many of you are fine orchestrators in a variety of idioms or engrave > music for exceptional arrangers. I would love any leads you can provide: > stellar examples of orchestrated pop/jazz/rock, sources for scores, books > you’ve found valuable, websites of particular arrangers, or general pearls of > wisdom. > > If you’re interested in hearing some of what I’ve composed, take a listen to > the St. Sinner Orchestra, which is a hybrid of band and string orchestra: > https://stsinnerorchestra.bandcamp.com/releases > <https://stsinnerorchestra.bandcamp.com/releases> > > Thanks so much for entertaining my rabbit trail! > > Peace, > > Greg > > ===== > What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? —Mary Oliver > ----- > Greg Scheer > [email protected] > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
