Thank you, Doug. One advantage of the book — something over which I had little control, is that Gary Garritan (who insisted I write it in the first place), created an accompanying CD that scrolls each score and plays the music with tweaked Garritan sounds — somewhat more realistic sounds than what comes raw out of Finale playback. (Andy Homzy calls that “a little kazoo band.”) That playback is helpful to me, even with its limitations. That said, nothing helps like hearing what you write played by good musicians. I’m constantly learning.
Chuck > On Jun 2, 2019, at 11:49 AM, Doug Walter <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] Chuck Israels [email protected] (360) 201-3434 8831 SE 12th Ave. Portland OR 97202 <chuckisraelsjazz.com> _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
