Composing and Arranging for the Contemporary Big Band: Book & CD [With CD (Audio)]

by Bill Dobbins

This book follows the creative process from the composition of a tune through further development and orchestration, to a complete arrangement for big band. The music from the CD Prism featuring the GRAMMY(R) Award-winning WDR Big Band and drummer Peter Erskine is the content through which the creative discipline of writing for big band is illustrated and discussed, including melody harmonization for individual sections and full ensemble, writing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3954810190
• ISBN13: 9783954810192
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Alfred Music
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.1" x 11.8"