Music Tutorials

External Tutorials

• Principles of Orchestration Free online version of Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov's "orchestration bible" complete with audio examples.
• Philharmonia Orchestra An invaluable resource. I recommend everyone who wishes to learn more about the orchestra and its instruments to take a look at this site.
• Making orchestral music... without an orchestra An insteresting insight into creating a virtual orchestra by composer Bjorn Lynne.
• Improving Orchestral Simulation through Musical Knowledge An article about making realistic orchestral simulations by Alan Belkin.
• Artistic Orchestration Another great and in-depth piece ny Alan Belkin.
• 10 tips for making your MIDI orchestrations sound real The title says it all.
• CREATING REALISTIC SAMPLE-BASED ORCHESTRAL ARRANGEMENTS: PART 1 Old but very informative SOS article about sample-based orchestration.
• ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES Another good SOS article.
• The symphony orchestra Some basic info about seating and instruments.
• Instrument data Some technical data on orchestral instruments.
• Sequence-stration Another article about getting good results from MIDI orchestration.
• Using Advanced Orchestral Libraries Some tips on... yeah, it's all in the title.
• An interview with Jerry Gerber Uh... yep.
• The Unreal Orchestra Interesting article about moive scoring by Jerry Gerber and Michael Prager
• Digital Orchestration.com The personal site of composer Maarten Spruijt. A lot of good info on MIDI orchestration and music production.
• Glossary of Musical Terms Might come in handy.

See Also

• Music Contribution FAQ