ORCHESTRATION
Study Guide


Readings

Required text:

Kennan, Kent Wheeler. The Technique of Orchestration, 5th edition. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996.

Other suggested books on Orchestration

Adler, Samuel. Orchestration.

Blatter, Alfred. Instrumentation/Orchestration.

Rogers, Bernard. The Art of Orchestration.

Historical - and still good - books on Orchestration

Berlioz, Hector. Treatise of Instrumentation.

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai. Principles of Orchestration.

Suggested books on Notation

Donato. Preparing Music Manuscript.

Vinci. Fundamentals of Traditional Musical Notation.

Williams. Music Preparation: A Guide to Music Copying.

Scores

Violin

Bach Chaconne
Bartok Sonata
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Paganini Caprices
Debussy Sonata in G min

Viola

Berio Folk Songs
Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Yuasa Revealed Time

'Cello

Bach Cello Suites
Dvorak Cello Concerto
Lutoslawski Cello Concerto
Debussy Sonata in D min

String Quartet

Beethoven No. 131
Debussy
Ravel
Bartok No. 4

Bass

Schubert Death and the Maiden
Stravinsky Pulcinella

String Orchestra

Takemitsu Requiem; Dorian Horizon
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings

Flute

Varese Density 21.5
Boulez Sonatine
Debussy Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp

Oboe

Stravinsky Firebird

English Horn

Dvorak New World Symphony
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez

Clarinet

Copland Clarinet Concerto
Mahler Symphony No. 1

Bass Clarinet

Stravinsky Rite of Spring
Dobrian Parable

Bassoon

Stravinsky Rite of Spring; Petrushka (Contra)

Woodwind Quintet

Ligeti Ten Pieces ML128.C4 P5

Piano

Bartok Mikrokosmos
Bartok Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Stravinsky Petrushka
Ravel Piano Concerto

Harp

Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite
Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp

Celesta

Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite
Bartok Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta

Vibraphone

Boulez Le marteau sans maitre
Dobrian Nonyx; Now and Then

Marimba

Berio Circles
Dobrian Now and Then

Timpani

Carter Etudes
Beethoven Symphony No. 6 & 9
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Bass Drum

Stravinsky Rite of Spring

Percussion

Varese Ionisation
Berio Circles
Dobrian Now and Then

Guitar

Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
Sor Variations on a Theme by Mozart
Villa-Lobos Etudes
Tarrega Capricho Arabe

Jazz Ensemble

Ellington Ko-ko

Texture

Debussy La Mer
Ravel Rapsodie espagnole
Ligeti Atmospheres
Ligeti Lontano
Xenakis Pithoprakta

Recordings

Violin

Bach Chaconne
Bartok Sonata
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Paganini Caprices
Debussy Sonata in G min

Viola

Berio Folk Songs
Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp
Yuasa Revealed Time

'Cello

Bach Cello Suites
Dvorak Cello Concerto
Lutoslawski Cello Concerto
Debussy Sonata in D min

String Quartet

Beethoven No. 131
Debussy
Ravel
Bartok No. 4

Bass

Schubert Death and the Maiden
Stravinsky Pulcinella

String Orchestra

Takemitsu Requiem; Dorian Horizon
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings

Flute

Varese Density 21.5
Boulez Sonatine
Debussy Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp

Oboe

Stravinsky Firebird

English Horn

Dvorak New World Symphony
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez

Clarinet

Copland Clarinet Concerto
Mahler Symphony No. 1

Bass Clarinet

Stravinsky Rite of Spring
Dobrian Parable

Bassoon

Stravinsky Rite of Spring; Petrushka (Contra)

Woodwind Quintet

Ligeti Ten Pieces ML128.C4 P5

Piano

Bartok Mikrokosmos
Bartok Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion
Stravinsky Petrushka
Ravel Piano Concerto

Harp

Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite
Debussy Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp

Celesta

Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite
Bartok Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta

Vibraphone

Boulez Le marteau sans maitre
Dobrian Nonyx; Now and Then

Marimba

Berio Circles
Dobrian Now and Then

Timpani

Carter Etudes
Beethoven Symphony No. 6 & 9
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique

Bass Drum

Stravinsky Rite of Spring

Percussion

Varese Ionisation
Berio Circles
Dobrian Now and Then

Guitar

Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
Sor Variations on a Theme by Mozart
Villa-Lobos Etudes
Tarrega Capricho Arabe

Jazz Ensemble

Ellington Ko-ko

Texture

Debussy La Mer
Ravel Rapsodie espagnole
Ligeti Atmospheres
Ligeti Lontano
Xenakis Pithoprakta


Christopher Dobrian
January 5, 1998
dobrian@uci.edu