OT: Recommend Orchestration/Composing Books?

[Maximus]

Hi folks:

Can you recommmend your favorite music orchestration, composition, and theory books, and why you like them? Also,could you comment on the ones I have?

I currently have acquired the following:

Classical Orchestration:
- Techniques of Orchestration, Kent Wheeler Kennan
- Principles of Orchestration, Rimsky-Karsikov

Composing/Sequencing:
- Composing Music, Russo
- Classics in Sequence, Lloyd & Terry
- Arranging Techniques for Synthesists, Turkel

Music Theory:
- Harmony, Piston (also looking to get Counterpoint by Piston)
- Theory and Practice of Tone-Relations, Percy Goetschius
- The Gig Bag Book of Theory and Harmony, Amsco

Other:
- All About the Symphony Orchestra, Commins
- What to Listen for in Music, Copland


I compose classical music on my PC via midi sequencing and orchestral sampling. Gearing towards a GigaStudio \"Studio.\"

Any feedback regarding your favorite music instruction books would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

SJ

[eliam]

I\'m studying the book called \"the study of orchestration\" by Samuel Adler, and I LOVE it! The main reason is the 5 cds set which you can buy and which contain almost every example scored in the book. Listening to those extracts is quite a pleasure and very helpful for me to determine my musical direction (hear what I like and what I don\'t!)
The cd set is a bit expansive, but it is definitely worth it, imho.

[tonylombardi]

I have the Kent Wheeler Kennan and the Samual Adler books, but my favorite is Orchestration by Cecil Forsythe. It\'s a bit more in depth than the other books in terms of explaining the intricacies of specific instruments.

Anthony www.mp3.com/alombardi (\"http://www.mp3.com/alombardi\")