At last; an orchestration book tailor-made for the classroom musician on a budget. Any teacher; student or professional musician; whether a composer; orchestrator; arranger; performer or enthusiast will find this thoroughly comprehensive dictionary full of the most needed information on over 150 instruments. Designed for quick and easy reference; the Essential Dictionary of Orchestration includes those much-needed instrument ranges; general characteristics; tone quality descriptions; technical pitfalls; useful scoring tips and much more!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. dreadfulBy Madame GilgameshI forced myself to read past the authors self-serving first few pages; but by page 60 they had lost me. On introducing the woman who was the subject of the book; the writer decided to talk about herself and her career which seemed irrelevant; distracting and just plain boring. After reading "her name was Debbie. She was a showgirl " for what felt like a hundred times I just wanted to toss the book. There was no plot development- the best true crime authors guide the reader through the story and the lives of the victims until their deaths. The climax is in the courtroom. Here there was no mystery - the outcome is known by the end of the second chapter and the authors constantly insert themselves and their careers into the mix. It also seemed to have very little in the way of research - except for talking to the victims sister and dialogue straight from the Dr Phil archives. Dont waste your time.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Waste of time.By Katie McGrewThis sounded like a interesting story; but first you have to wade through a Foreword; a Preface; Authors notes; and a Introduction; finally the story begins; and you find out this book is written in the first person; (the Author) who was more concerned with her story and not the victims. Dont waste your time or money on this book. Buy a real True Crime book by Ann Rule or M. William Phelps. I still have no idea what the real story is because I couldnt read any more. Also; it is triple spaced 269 pages; with no content.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Dont recommend unless you want to know more about the authors life than the characters in the book.By K_KellyI rarely write reviews; but as a true crime lover; I wanted to warn others not to waste your time on this one. I couldnt even finish it. I know more about the author than I do the victim and perpetrator after reading this book. I kept waiting for it to get better. It didnt.