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| Preface | |
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| Instrumentation | |
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| The Orchestra--Yesterday and Today | |
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| Bowed String Instruments | |
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| Construction | |
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| Tuning | |
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| Fingering | |
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| Double, Triple, and Quadruple Stops | |
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| Divided Strings | |
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| Vibrato | |
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| Glissando and Portamento | |
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| The Bow | |
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| Bowing | |
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| Non legato | |
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| Legato | |
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| Special On-the-String Bowings | |
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| Special Off-the-String Bowings | |
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| Trills and Other Coloristic Effects Using the Bow | |
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| Coloristic Effects without the Bow | |
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| Mutes | |
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| Scordatura | |
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| Harmonics | |
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| Contemporary String Techniques | |
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| Individual Bowed String Instruments | |
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| Violin | |
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| Viola | |
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| Violoncello or Cello | |
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| Double Bass | |
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| Plucked String Instruments | |
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| Harp | |
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| Guitar | |
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| Mandolin | |
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| Banjo | |
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| Zither | |
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| Scoring for Strings | |
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| Individuality within the Ensemble | |
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| Foreground--Middleground--Background | |
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| Contrapuntal Writing for Strings | |
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| Homophonic Writing for Strings | |
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| Using the String Choir to Accompany a Soloist | |
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| Transcribing from Piano to Strings | |
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| The Woodwind Choir (Reed Aerophones) | |
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| Construction | |
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| Classifying Woodwind Instruments | |
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| The Principle of Transposition | |
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| Playing Techniques | |
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| The Woodwind Section of a Symphony Orchestra | |
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| Scoring for Woodwind Instruments | |
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| Individual Woodwinds | |
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| Flute | |
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| Piccolo | |
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| Alto Flute | |
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| Bass Flute | |
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| Oboe | |
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| English Horn | |
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| Other Members of the Oboe Family | |
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| Clarinet | |
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| "Piccolo" Clarinet: Clarinet in D or E[flat] | |
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| Bass Clarinet | |
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| Other Members of the Clarinet Family | |
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| Saxophone | |
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| Bassoon | |
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| Contrabassoon | |
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| Scoring for Woodwinds and Woodwind-String Combinations | |
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| The Role of Winds in the Symphony Orchestra | |
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| The Variety of Orchestral Treatments | |
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| Homophonic Writing for Winds | |
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| Contrapuntal Writing for Winds | |
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| Using the Wind Choir to Provide a Contrasting Color | |
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| Using the Wind Choir to Double Other Instruments of the Orchestra | |
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| New Types of Articulations for Woodwinds | |
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| Special Effects | |
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| Transcribing from Piano to Winds and Strings | |
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| Introduction to Brass Instruments | |
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| Composition of the Brass Section | |
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| Brass Instruments and the Written Orchestral Score | |
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| Overblowing and the Principle of the Harmonic Series | |
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| Crooks, Valves, and Slides | |
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| Range | |
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| Tone Production, Articulation, and Tonguing | |
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| Common Characteristics and Effects on All Brass Instruments | |
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| Mutes | |
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| Muting Devices Other Than Mutes | |
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| Individual Brass Instruments | |
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| Horn | |
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| Trumpet | |
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| Cornet | |
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| Other Members of the Trumpet Family | |
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| Trombone | |
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| Other Members of the Trombone Family | |
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| Tuba | |
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| Other Members of the Tuba Family | |
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| Scoring for Brass, and Brass Combined with Strings and Winds | |
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| Early Uses of the Brass Choir | |
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| Doubling of Brass Instruments within the Modern Orchestra | |
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| Homophonic Writing for the Brass Choir | |
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| Using the Brass Choir to Present the Melody | |
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| Contrapuntal Writing for the Brass Choir | |
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| Climactic Uses of the Brass Choir | |
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| Using the Brass Choir to Provide a Coloristic Effect | |
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| The Percussion Ensemble | |
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| Historical Uses of Percussion Instruments within the Orchestra | |
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| Number and Distribution of Percussion Players | |
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| Notation of Percussion Instruments | |
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| Mallets, Beaters, and Sticks | |
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| Categories of Percussion Instruments | |
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| Instruments of Definite Pitch | |
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| Idiophones: Mallet Instruments | |
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| Xylophone | |
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| Marimba | |
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| Vibraphone | |
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| Glockenspiel | |
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| Chimes | |
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| Crotales | |
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| Steel Drums | |
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| Idiophones: Shaken or Stroked Instruments | |
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| Musical Saw | |
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| Flexatone | |
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| Crystal Glasses | |
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| Membranophones | |
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| Timpani | |
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| Roto Toms | |
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| Chordophones | |
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| Cimbalom | |
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| Aerophones | |
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| Whistles | |
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| Instruments of Indefinite Pitch | |
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| Idiophones: Metal | |
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| Cymbals: Crash, Suspended, Hi-Hat, Sizzle, Chinese, Finger | |
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| Triangle | |
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| Anvil | |
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| Cowbells | |
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| Tam-Tam and Other Gongs | |
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| Wind Chimes | |
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| Sleigh Bells | |
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| Bell Tree | |
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| Brake Drum | |
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| Thunder Sheet | |
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| Idiophones: Wooden | |
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| Wood Blocks | |
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| Temple Blocks | |
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| Claves | |
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| Castanets | |
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| Sand Block or Sandpaper Block | |
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| Maracas | |
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| Jawbone; Vibraslap | |
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| Guiro | |
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| Ratchet | |
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| Slapstick or Whip | |
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| Log Drum and Slit Drum | |
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| Hammer | |
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| Membranophones | |
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| Snare Drum | |
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| Tenor Drum | |
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| Field Drum | |
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| Bass Drum | |
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| Tom-Toms | |
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| Timbales | |
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| Bongos | |
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| Conga Drum | |
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| Tambourine | |
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| Quica; String Drum or Lion's Roar | |
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| Aerophones | |
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| Sirens | |
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| Motor Horns | |
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| Wind Machine | |
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| Keyboard Instruments | |
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| Piano | |
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| Celesta | |
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| Harpsichord | |
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| Organ | |
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| Harmonium | |
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| Scoring for Percussion with Keyboard Alone or in Combination | |
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| Percussion Layout in the Full Score | |
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| Percussion Section Setup | |
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| Uses of the Percussion Section | |
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| Orchestration | |
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| Scoring for Orchestra | |
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| The Unison-Octave Tutti | |
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| The Distribution of Foreground--Middleground--Background Elements within the Orchestra | |
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| Orchestrating a Melody or Primary Gesture | |
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| Using the Orchestra to Create Special Effects | |
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| The Orchestra as Accompanist | |
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| The concerto | |
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| Accompanying the Vocal Soloist, Ensemble, or Chorus | |
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| Transcribing for Orchestra | |
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| Transcribing from Keyboard or Small Chamber Combinations to Orchestra | |
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| Transcribing from Band or Wind Ensemble to Orchestra | |
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| Transcribing to Various Available Instrumental Combinations | |
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| The Preparation of Score and Parts | |
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| The Orchestral Score Setup | |
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| The Reduced Score | |
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| The Condensed Score | |
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| Preparing Individual Parts | |
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| Scoring for Band or Wind Ensemble | |
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| Scoring for Band | |
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| Band Versus Wind Ensemble | |
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| The Percussion Section within the Band or Wind Ensemble | |
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| The Band and Wind Ensemble Score Setup | |
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| Condensed Scores | |
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| Transcribing from Orchestra to Band or Wind Ensemble | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Quick Reference Guides | |
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| Ranges of the Most Frequently Used Orchestral Instruments | |
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| Names of Instruments in Four Languages and Their English Abbreviations | |
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| Frequently Used Orchestral Terms in Four Languages | |
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| Select Bibliography | |
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| Orchestration | |
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| Individual Instrumental Technique | |
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| The History of the Orchestra and of Orchestral Instruments | |
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| Band and Wind Ensemble Scoring, Film Scoring, and Commercial Arranging | |
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| Computer and Electronic Music | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Index | |