Description

By John Cacavas
Category: Textbook – General
Format: Book
Orchestrating is a highly complex technique and to many, even those with academic training, a mystery fraught with a labyrinth of hazards. What is required, along with innate talent and general musicality, is the practical « know how. » This is hard to achieve without actual professional experience and contact with « live » orchestras. To this end, John Cacavas contributes his extensive experience and ability with a practical approach to the practical problems of orchestrating. It is in this context most orchestrators must function, and to whom this book should be of benefit. The author has been a « musical activist » in all the varied aspects of instrumental combination from the « classical » to the « contemporary, » and in the diverse application of his skills in all the media that utilize music and « orchestrations. »