Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer, 2nd Edition

Foreword

 

 

 

This book is written to address concerns encountered by the twenty-first-century music composer, arranger, and producer. Developments in electronic music over the last 25 years have created a whole new world of possibilities for the consumer of commercial music and, as a result, a multitude of considerations for the modern musician and composer.

Since the history in this area is still relatively young, the music industry consists of several types of music creators. There are traditionalists (usually those who are more seasoned), who had to learn the conventional methods of orchestration and how to function within the conventional means of recording. There are technology experts (most commonly the youngest members of our musical ...