THE
ORCHESTRA: A USER'S MANUAL
Introduction
Orchestration
Orchestration
Resources
Historical
Andrew
Hugill
by section
woodwinds
brass
percussion
others
strings
combinations
tuttis
by instrument
flutes
oboes
clarinets
bassoons
saxophones
horns
trumpets
trombones
tubas
percussion
keyboards
harps
fretted strings
voices
electronics
violins
violas
cellos
basses
conductors
select...
score layouts
seating plans
ranges/transpositions
harmonic series
language/phonetics
notation charts
select...
20th/21st Century
19th Century
Classical
Baroque
pre-Baroque
Philharmonia
Player's
Tips and Tricks
Most
percussionist's tips and tricks are associated with the specific instruments
and are therefore listed on the relevant pages, but here is a general
plea from David Corkhill: