Re: [Finale] OT: pop orchestration

2019-06-02 Thread Chuck Israels
Thank you, Doug. One advantage of the book — something over which I had little control, is that Gary Garritan (who insisted I write it in the first place), created an accompanying CD that scrolls each score and plays the music with tweaked Garritan sounds — somewhat more realistic sounds than w

Re: [Finale] OT: pop orchestration

2019-06-02 Thread David H. Bailey
On 6/2/2019 1:49 PM, Greg Scheer wrote: I turn to this list often for Finale therapy; this time I’d like to pick your brains about the music itself. I’m on a lifelong quest to become a better orchestrator. For classical orchestration the path is fairly clear, with a host of orchestration books

Re: [Finale] OT: pop orchestration

2019-06-02 Thread martin nickless
hi there I have a problem with Finale 25 I use PC all of my changes / chords have disappeared I see them in the chord dialog box but I am unable to enter any chords just getting small mf of very small cleffs could somebody help thanks Martin On Sun, Jun 2, 2019 at 7:49 PM Doug Walter wrote: > Y

Re: [Finale] OT: pop orchestration

2019-06-02 Thread Doug Walter
You’ll probably get a lot of good answers; here are a few great examples I can vouch for from personal experience: Don Sebesky - “The Contemporary Arranger” Rayburn Wright - “Inside the Score: A Detailed Analysis of 8 Classic Jazz Ensemble Charts by Sammy Nestico, Thad Jones, and Bob Brookmeyer

Re: [Finale] OT: pop orchestration

2019-06-02 Thread GERALD BERG
https://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Composition-Orchestration-William-Russo/dp/0226732088/ref=dp_ob_title_bk was one I always liked... GJB On Sunday, June 2, 2019, 1:50:07 PM EDT, Greg Scheer wrote: I turn to this list often for Finale therapy; this time I’d like to pick your brains about th

[Finale] OT: pop orchestration

2019-06-02 Thread Greg Scheer
I turn to this list often for Finale therapy; this time I’d like to pick your brains about the music itself. I’m on a lifelong quest to become a better orchestrator. For classical orchestration the path is fairly clear, with a host of orchestration books and scores/recordings available for stud