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    • Bach, Johann Sebastian
      Art of the Fugue & Companion to Art of the Fugue (Tovey/Schiff/Wen)


      This volume features the complete score of J. S. Bach's Die Kunst der Fuge in the edition prepared by Donald Francis Tovey. Originally published by Oxford University Press in 1931, Tovey's edition presents the fourteen fugues plus the four canons in openscore, allowing readers to follow each individual voice. Furthermore, Tovey completed the unfinished final fugue, reintroducing the principal theme of the work's opening fugue to create a quadruple fugue. In addition to the complete score, this ed...

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    • Bachus, Nancy & Tom Gerou
      Great Music & Musicians, v.1, w/Audio


      Great Music & Musicians provides a foundation for understanding the major cultural periods---from the Greco-Roman Era to the present. It guides students through musical styles and the development of music through the ages. The book and CD includes art and listening examples that offer an opportunity for discussions. Although not correlated page-by-page, book 1 is appropriate for piano students in Premier Piano Course, levels A and 1B. It also may be used by students in other piano methods or as a...

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    • Bachus, Nancy & Tom Gerou
      Great Music & Musicians, v.2, w/Audio (Mendoza)


      The Great Music & Musicians series provides a foundation for understanding the major cultural periods, musical styles, and development of music through the ages. The books include art and listening examples to deepen understanding. Although not correlated page by page, Book 2 is appropriate for piano students in various levels of Premier Piano Course (based on the individual student's reading level). It also may be used with other piano methods and in group lessons. Each unit includes an overview...

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    • Battisti, Frank & Bruce Musgrave
      Best We Can Be, The - History of the Ithaca HS Band 1955-67


      This inspiring story provides an extraordinary model for band programs of today and tomorrow explaining how the most creative high school band program in America's history evolved and functioned daily, with glimpses of individuals involved including Frederick Fennell, Norman Dello Joio, Vincent Persichetti, William D. Revelli, Warren Benson, Richard Franko Goldman, Donald Sinta, Harvey Phillips, "Doc" Severinsen and Benny Goodman.

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    • Bierley, Paul E.
      Incredible Band of John Philip Sousa, The


      John Philip Sousa (1854-) is an American icon. Most famous for his military marches, the composer-bandmaster led a disciplined group of devoted musicians on numerous American tours and around the world, shaping a new cultural landscape. Paul Edmund Bierley documents every aspect of the "March King's" band: its history, its star performers, its appearances on recordings and radio, and the problems members faced on their 1911 trip around the world. Enhanced by more than 120 images and photographs, ...

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    • Bierley, Paul E.
      John Philip Sousa: American Phenomenon


      The most well-respected biography of John Philip Sousa, John Philip Sousa: American Phenomenon explores his life and work and traces his effects on the role of cultural arts in the United States. Sousa was a true musical genius who dedicated his life to raising the level of his country's music appreciation and improving its image abroad. This new edition retains all the wonderful images and information about the composer and conductor who had so much influence on musical tastes in our country. Th...

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    • Bye, L. Dean
      Student's Guide to the Great Composers


      The third book in the Student's Series is unique because it provides concise, easily understood information normally found only in large, expensive volumes. This handy-sized text includes background material on the major periods of music history, as wellas interesting facts on well-known composers from each period. Excellent drawings of most composers are also included. Works well for both individual and classroom use. 74 paes. - the publisher (table of contents) ...

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    • Canarina
      New York Philharmonic from Bernstein to Maazel


      The New York Philharmonic, from Bernstein to Maazel continues the story of America's oldest orchestra as told in Howard Shanet's Philharmonic: A History of New York's Orchestra. That volume ended with the 1970-71 season, just before the arrival of PierreBoulez as music director. Obviously, much has happened since. This book begins, however, with a retrospective account of the controversial last years of the tenure of Dimitri Mitropoulos and the ascendancy of Leonard Bernstein to the music direct...

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    • Carse
      Musical Wind Instruments


      Dover reprint of 1939 MacMillan publication. Informative overview of wind instruments used in European orchestras, military, and other wind bands during the past 400 years. Well-illustrated passages describe various types and sizes of woodwinds (flutes,oboes, clarinets, and bassoons) and brass (trumpets, cornets, horns, trombones, bugles, and related instruments). A valuable guide for musicians, teachers, and music students; a delight for music lovers. 30 photos; 41 drawings and diagrams. 11 cha...

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    • Comeau & Covert
      Illustrated History - 20th Century



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    • Comeau & Covert
      Illustrated History - Middle Ages/Renaissance



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    • Comeau & Covert
      Illustrated History - Romantic



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    • Courtlander, Harold
      Negro Folk Music U.S.A.



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    • Cox, Christoph & D. Werner
      Audio Culture: Readings in Modern Music



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    • De Giere, Carol
      Defying Gravity - The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz


      From his writing of Godspell's score at age 23 through the making of the megahit musical Wicked and beyond, Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked takes readers into the world of the legendary Broadway and film composer-lyricist. In this authorized biography, drawing from her interviews with Schwartz and his collaborators, author Carol de Giere focuses on the behind-the-scenes stories for Schwartz's hits and disappointing flops. Readers will find colorfu...

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    • Dellio & Woods
      Quotable Pop - Five Decades of Blah Blah Blah (Rooth - cartoonist)


      Hundres of quotes, insightful, stupid and funny, from the pop music scene over the last 50 years. 134 pages. Paperbound.

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    • Fetter, David
      Daniel Speer Stadtpfeifer, 1636-1707


      David Fetter's Master's thesis on the middle-Baroque composer, author, and teacher. 65 pages of text, 57 pages.

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    • Fonder
      Patrick Conway and His Famous Band


      This is an American dream story rarely encountered! Patrick Conway's lifespan and the golden era of the professional band in America literally coincided. This book tells how Conway became one of the luminaries of the professional band era; as famous in his day as John Philip Sousa. Within Conway's story we see how his professional band developed after the Civil War, how the instrumentation of the American wind band evolved, how band musicians learned their craft and made a living, and how bands ...

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    • Haynes, Bruce
      End of Early Music, The


      A Period Performer's History of Music for the Twenty-First Century. Part history, part explanation of early music, this book also plays devil's advocate, criticizing current practices and urging experimentation. Haynes, a veteran of the movement, describes a vision of the future that involves improvisation, rhetorical expression, and composition. Written formusicians and non-musicians alike.

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    • Heinsheimer, Hans
      UE - The First 37-1/2 Years [German]


      While much attention is rightly paid to the important composers of 20th century Europe, the story of Universal Edition itself is worth the telling. Berg, Webern, Sch”nberg, Mahler, and so many more came to UE. The First 37« Years looks back at the formative decades that brought UE to the fore, under the direction of Hans Heinsheimer. Photos, images, letters and writings help to tell the story. German text only. -the publisher

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    • Hunsberger, Donald
      Wind Band In & Around New York 1830-1950, The (Cipolla)


      Essays presented at the 26th biennial conference of the College Band Directors National Association, New York, February 2005. The rich history and tradition of the American wind band was heavily influenced by the influx of immigrants into the New York area during the 19th and 20th centuries. With their varied cultural backgrounds, building upon their diverse musical experiences and a wide variety of instruments and ensemble instrumentation, the seeds for the contemporary American wind band were p...

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    • Johnson, T.
      John Adams's Nixon in China


      Musical Analysis, Historical and Political Perspectives.

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    • Klaus
      Trumpets & Other High Brass, v.1 - Single Harmonic Series


      Trumpets and Other High Brass is a series of five projected volumes, illustrated with instruments from the Utley Collection at the National Music Museum and other major collections. Volume 1, Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series, traces the development of high brass instruments without valves or keys from antiquity through the 20th-century Baroque trumpet revival. It covers ethnic instruments from many cultures, the emergence of the trumpet in Europe and dominant designs of the 16th through...

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    • Klaus
      Trumpets & Other High Brass, v.2 - Expanding the Harmonic Series


      Trumpets and Other High Brass is a series of five projected volumes, illustrated with instruments from the Utley Collection at the National Music Museum and other major collections. Volume 2: Ways to Expand the Harmonic Series, describes the emergence of instruments in which the single harmonic series is expanded in some way--with crooks, slides, tone holes, or keys. It traces the slide trumpet from its ambiguous beginnings, its blossoming and heyday in England to the development of slide cornet...

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    • Leonard
      1812 and All That (Bebbington - cartoonist)


      The only date in the history of music is in the title. This leaves space for really important considerations such as the effect of the side drum on the Russian Revolution and the influence of the Times Atlas on the development of opera. It examines why Glinka's Russlan and Ludmilla Overture is suitable for boiling eggs, wheras Mozart's Magic Flute is not, and ponders the influence of Haydn's wife on the development of the sonata form. It also makes clear the position held by the camel in Italian ...

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    • McCurdy
      Meet the Great Jazz Legends, w/Audio


      Introduce a new generation of music enthusiasts to 17 legendary jazz artists who have enriched the world with their incredible talents. Dr. McCurdy's illuminating stories about the lives, times and music of these great jazz musicians span the entire twentieth century, from early New Orleans Jazz through the Golden Age of Swing plus the avant-garde and jazz fusion eras. Includes units on Louis Armstrong, James P. Johnson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday,...

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    • Menke, Werner
      History of the Trumpet of Bach & Handel


      Werner Menke's History of the Trumpet of Bach and Haendel was first published in 1934 by William Reeves Bookseller Limited (London). Menke authored the only book devoted entirely to trumpet history during the first half of the twentieth century and, thus, became one of the most frequently quoted authors on the subject. -the publisher

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    • Miller
      Complete Idiot's Guide to Music History


      Music history is a required course for all music students. Unfortunately, the typical music history book is dry and academic, focusing on rote memorization of important composers and works. This leads many to think that the topic is boring, but best selling author Michael Miller proves that isn't so. This guide makes music history interesting and fun, for both music students and older music lovers. * Covers more than Western "classical" music-also includes non-Western music and uniquely American...

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    • Montgomery, June & Maurice Hinson
      Stories of the Great Composers, v.1, w/Audio [elementary]



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    • Moroney
      Bach: An Extraordinary Life


      Bach specialist and leading harpsichordist Davitt Moroney has written a witty, lucid and revealing account of J.S. Bach's life. This is a perceptive assessment of the composer's genius and his influence on the development of western music.

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    • Ophee
      Essays on Guitar History


      Ophee's personal journey has taken him from driving 18-wheelers to piloting passenger jets to becoming a world-renowned "historian-musicologist," specialty in guitar. Since he began guitar lessons in his early twenties, he has gone on to teach guitar andto write with increasing authority about the instrument's history, use, and compositions. He would eventually establish Editions Orph‚e, known for its excellence in guitar publications and texts. Over forty years, Ophee has contributed much to th...

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    • Owsinski
      Deconstructed Hits: Classic Rock, v.1


      You'll never listen to music the same way again! Producer, audio engineer, and author Bobby Owsinski takes you behind-the-scenes of 20 of the most beloved classic rock hits of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. Using a technique refined after years of listening to songs under the microscope of the studio, each song analysis by Bobby describes exactly how the song was constructed and why it was a hit, examining in detail the song form, the arrangement, the sound, and the production. This is a valuable mus...

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    • Owsinski
      Deconstructed Hits: Modern Pop & Hip-Hop


      You'll never listen to music the same way again! Producer, audio engineer, and author Bobby Owsinski takes you behind-the-scenes of 20 of the biggest modern pop and hip-hop hits of the 21st century. Using a technique refined after years of listening to songs under the microscope of the studio, each song analysis by Bobby describes exactly how the song was constructed and why it was a hit, examining in detail the song form, the arrangement, the sound, and the production. This is a valuable must-ha...

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    • Owsinski
      Deconstructed Hits: Modern Rock & Country


      You'll never listen to music the same way again! Producer, audio engineer, and author Bobby Owsinski takes you deep inside 20 of the biggest modern rock and country hits of the 21st century. Using a technique refined after years of listening to songs under the microscope of the studio, each song analysis by Bobby describes exactly how the song was constructed and why it was a hit, examining in detail the song form, the arrangement, the sound, and the production. This is a valuable must-have for e...

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    • Roig-Francoli, Miguel
      Anthology of Post-Tonal Music


      This collection of 41 selections and excerpts represents a wide range of music from the 20th century. Designed for use with Understanding Post-Tonal Music by Miguel Roig-Francolˇ, it can also stand alone as an anthology for study and analysis in other music theory courses.

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    • Roig-Francoli, Miguel
      Understanding Post-Tonal Music


      Understanding Post-Tonal Music explores the compositional and musical processes of twentieth-century post-tonal music. The book is intended for undergraduate or general graduate courses on the theory and analysis of twentieth-century music. The aim of the book is to increase the accessibility of post-tonal music by providing students with tools for understanding issues like pitch organization, rhythm and meter, form, texture, and aesthetics. By presenting the music first and then deriving the the...

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    • Ross, Alex
      Listen to This


      Alex Ross's award-winning international bestseller, The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, has become a contemporary classic, establishing Ross as one of our most popular and acclaimed cultural historians. Listen to This, which takes its title from a beloved 2004 essay in which Ross describes his late-blooming discovery of pop music, showcases the best of his writing from more than a decade at The New Yorker. These pieces, dedicated to classical and popular artists alike, are at o...

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    • Ross, Alex
      Rest is Noise, The - Listening to the 20th Century


      In this sweeping and dramatic narrative, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, weaves together the histories of the twentieth century and its music, from Vienna before the First World War to Paris in the twenties; from Hitler's Germany and Stalin'sRussia to downtown New York in the sixties and seventies up to the present. Taking readers into the labyrinth of modern style, Ross draws revelatory connections between the century's most influential composers and the wider culture. The Rest Is No...

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    • Rushton
      Mozart: An Extraordinary Life


      Mozart expert Julian Rushton strips away the myth, conjecture and popular iconography that cloud our current views of "Amadeus", presenting instead a more human and believable portrait of the artist, his life and works.

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    • Ryom, Peter & F.M. Sardelli
      Vivaldi Werkverzeichnis [Complete Works Thematic Catalog]


      Eleven years after the appearance of the first issue of Peter Ryom's catalogue of all Vivaldi's works, a completely revised and enlarged new edition is published. Awarded the German Music Edition Prize 2008. After more than 40 years of Vivaldi research, including this 1st issue of the works' catalogue, Peter Ryom placed the supervision and continuation of the renowned "RV" in the hands of the recognized Vivaldi scholar Federico Maria Sardelli. Vivaldi research has been subject to amazingly nume...

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    • Sachs, Curt
      History of Musical Instruments


      Written by one of the world's most distinguished musicologists, this is the first comprehensive history of musical instruments. It traces their evolution from prehistoric to modern times, combining scholarship with insight in a remarkable fusion of music, anthropology, and the fine arts. Includes 24 plates and 167 illustrations. 505 pages. 9780486452654. 0486452654.

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    • Sachs, Curt
      Rise of Music in the Ancient World, The


      In this groundbreaking, all encompassing work, an eminent musicologist explores the evolution of music, from the ecstatic singing and Shaman songs of early civilizations to the development of more structured styles in Egypt, East Asia, India, Greece, Rome, the Middle East, and Europe. Eight plates of illustrations depict players and orchestras. 9780486466613. 0486466612.

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    • Schweikert
      Horns of Valhalla, The


      Saga of the Reiter Brothers.

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    • Scott
      Elgar: An Extraordinary Life


      In his account of this very English composer, J.P.E. Harper-Scott casts a new and frequently surprising light on the public and personal faces of Elgar, and portrays his music at the very forefront of early 20th century modernism.

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      Five Minutes to Music History


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Woodwind Instrumentation Codes

Following many of the titles in our Wind Ensemble catalog, you will see a set of numbers enclosed in square brackets, as in this example:

Description Price
Rimsky-Korsakov
Quintet in Bb [1011-1 w/piano]
Item: 26746
$28.75

The bracketed numbers tell you the precise instrumentation of the ensemble. The first number stands for Flute, the second for Oboe, the third for Clarinet, the fourth for Bassoon, and the fifth (separated from the woodwinds by a dash) is for Horn. Any additional instruments (Piano in this example) are indicated by "w/" (meaning "with") or by using a plus sign.

Flute   Oboe   Clarinet   Bassoon   â€”   Horn

This woodwind quartet is for 1 Flute, no Oboe, 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Horn and Piano.

Sometimes there are instruments in the ensemble other than those shown above. These are linked to their respective principal instruments with either a "d" if the same player doubles the instrument, or a "+" if an extra player is required. Whenever this occurs, we will separate the first four digits with commas for clarity. Thus a double reed quartet of 2 oboes, english horn and bassoon will look like this:

0,2+1,0,1-0

Note the "2+1" portion means "2 oboes plus english horn"

Titles with no bracketed numbers are assumed to use "Standard Instrumentation." The following is considered to be Standard Instrumentation:

  • Duo - Flute & Clarinet - or [1010-0]
  • Trio - Flute, Oboe & Clarinet - or [1110-0]
  • Quartet - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet & Bassoon - or [1111-0]
  • Quintet - Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon & Horn - [or 1111-1]

Brass Instrumentation Codes

Following many of the titles in our Brass Ensemble catalog, you will see a set of five numbers enclosed in square brackets, as in this example:

Description Price
Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man [343.01 w/tympani]
Item: 02158
$14.95

The bracketed numbers tell you how many of each instrument are in the ensemble. The first number stands for Trumpet, the second for Horn, the third for Trombone, the fourth (separated from the first three by a dot) for Euphonium and the fifth for Tuba. Any additional instruments (Tympani in this example) are indicated by a "w/" (meaning "with") or by using a plus sign.

Trumpet     Horn     Trombone   .   Euphonium     Tuba

Thus, the Copland Fanfare shown above is for 3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 3 Trombones, no Euphonium, 1 Tuba and Tympani. There is no separate number for Bass Trombone, but it can generally be assumed that if there are multiple Trombone parts, the lowest part can/should be performed on Bass Trombone.

Titles listed in our catalog without bracketed numbers are assumed to use "Standard Instrumentation." The following is considered to be Standard Instrumentation:

  • Brass Duo - Trumpet & Trombone, or [101.00]
  • Brass Trio - Trumpet, Horn & Trombone, or [111.00]
  • Brass Quartet - 2 Trumpets, Horn & Trombone, or [211.00]
  • Brass Quintet - 2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone & Tuba, or [211.01]
  • Brass Sextet and greater - No Standard Instrumentaion
People often ask us about "PJBE" or "Philip Jones" instrumentation. This is a special instrumentation adopted and perfected by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. It consists of the forces 414.01, and often includes Percussion and/or Tympani. In addition, there are often doublings in the Trumpet section - Piccolo and Flugelhorn being the most common. While this instrumentation has come to be common, it is still not "Standard" as many Brass Dectets use very different forces, most often with more Horns than PJBE.

String Instrumentation Codes

Following many of the titles in our String Ensemble catalog, you will see a set of four numbers enclosed in square brackets, as in this example:

Description Price
Atwell
Vance's Dance [0220]
Item: 32599
$8.95

These numbers tell you how many of each instrument are in the ensemble. The first number stands for Violin, the second for Viola, the third for Cello, and the fourth for Double Bass. Thus, this string quartet is for 2 Violas and 2 Cellos, rather than the usual 2110. Titles with no bracketed numbers are assumed to use "Standard Instrumentation." The following is considered to be Standard Instrumentation:

  • String Duo - Viola & Viola - [1100]
  • String Trio - Violin, Viola, Cello - [1110]
  • String Quartet - 2 Violins, Viola, Cello - [2110]
  • String Quintet - 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass - [2111]

Orchestra & Band Instrumentation Codes

Following some titles in our Orchestra & Band catalogs, you will see a numeric code enclosed in square brackets, as in these examples:

  Order Qty Description Price
Beethoven
Symphony No 1 in C, op 21
[2,2,2,2-2,2,0,0, tymp, 44322]
$150.00
Jones
Wind Band Overture
[2+1,1,3+ac+bc,2,SATB-2+2,4,3+1,1, tymp, percussion, double bass]
$85.00
MacKenzie
Hines Pond Fantasy (DePaolo)
[2d1+1,1,2+1,1-2,2(+2),3,0, perc, tymp, 44322, Eb clarinet, SAATB saxes, trombone solo]
$75.00

The bracketed numbers tell you the precise instrumentation of the ensemble. The system used above is standard in the orchestra music field. The first set of numbers (before the dash) represent the Woodwinds. The set of numbers after the dash represent the Brass. Percussion is abbreviated following the brass. Strings are represented with a series of five digits representing the quantity of each part (first violin, second violin, viola, cello, bass). Other Required and Solo parts follow the strings:

Woodwinds—Brass,   Percussion,   Strings,   Other

Principal auxilary instruments (piccolo, english horn, bass clarinet, contrabassoon, wagner tuba, cornet & euphonium) are linked to their respective instruments with either a "d" if the same player doubles the auxiliary instrument, or a "+" if an extra player is required. Instruments shown in parenthesis are optional and may be omitted.

Example 1 - Beethoven:

[2,2,2,2-2,2,0,0, tymp, 44322]

The Beethoven example is typical of much Classical and early Romantic fare. In this case, the winds are all doubled (2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets and 2 bassoons), and there are two each horns and trumpets. There is no low brass. There is tympani. Strings are a standard 44322 configuration (4 first violin, 4 second violin, 3 viola, 2 cello, 2 bass). Sometimes strings are simply listed as "str," which means 44322 strings.

Example 2 - Jones: (concert band/wind ensemble example)

[2+1,1,3+ac+bc,2,SAATB-2+2,4,3+1,1, tymp, percussion, double bass]

The second example is common for a concert band or wind ensemble piece. This ficticious work is for 2 flutes (plus piccolo), 1 oboe, 3 clarinets plus alto and bass clarinets, 2 bassoons, 5 saxes (soprano, 2 altos, tenor & bari), 2 trumpets (plus 2 cornets), 3 trombones, euphonium, tuba, tympani, percussion and double bass. Note the inclusion of the saxes after bassoon for this band work. Note also that the separate euphonium part is attached to trombone with a plus sign. For orchestral music, saxes are at the end (see Saxophones below. It is highly typical of band sets to have multiple copies of parts, especially flute, clarinet, sax, trumpet, trombone & percussion. Multiples, if any, are not shown in this system. The numbers represent only distinct parts, not the number of copies of a part.

Example 3 - MacKenzie: (a fictional work, by the way).

[2d1+1,1,2+1,1-2,2(+2),3,0, perc, tymp, 66432, Eb clarinet, SAATB saxes, trombone solo]

In the third example, we have a rather extreme use of the system. It is an orchestral work for piccolo, 2 flutes (1 of whom doubles on piccolo), 1 oboe, 2 clarinets plus an additional bass clarinet, 1 bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets (plus an optional 2 cornets), 3 trombones, no tuba, percussion, tympani, 6 first violins, 6 second violins, 4 violas, 3 cellos, 2 double basses, Eb clarinet (as an additional chair, not doubled), 5 saxes (soprano, 2 alto, tenor & baritone) & a trombone soloist.

Note: This system lists Horn before Trumpet. This is standard orchestral nomenclature. Unless otherwise noted, we will use this system for both orchestra and band works (in most band scores, Trumpet precedes Horn, and sometimes Oboe & Bassoon follow Clarinet). Also, it should be noted that Euphonium can be doubled by either Trombone or Tuba. Typically, orchestra scores have the tuba linked to euphonium, but it does happen where Trombone is the principal instead.

Saxophones, when included in orchestral music (they rarely are) will be shown in the "other instrument" location after strings and before the soloist, if any. However for band music, they are commonly present and therefore will be indicated after bassoon as something similar to "SAATB" where S=soprano, A=alto, T=tenor and B=baritone. Letters that are duplicated (as in A in this example) indicate multiple parts.

And finally, here is one more way to visualize the above code sequence:

  • Flute (doubles or with additional Piccolo)
  • Oboe (doubles or with additional English Horn)
  • Clarinet (doubles or with additional Bass Clarinet)
  • Bassoon (doubles or with additional Contrabassoon)
  • Saxophones (band music only, showing SATB voicing)
  • - (dash)
  • Horn (doubles or with additional Wagner Tuba)
  • Trumpet (doubles or with additional Cornet)
  • Trombone (doubles or with additional Euphonium)
  • Tuba (doubles or with additional Euphonium)
  • Percussion
  • Tympani
  • Strings (1st & 2nd Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass)
  • Other Required Parts
  • Soloist(s)