THE TENG GUIDE TO THE CHINESE ORCHESTRA

 The TENG Guide to the Chinese Orchestra serves as a onestop guide for composers scholars and enthusiasts alike As the most updated English publication of its kind the book is a seminal work on instrumentation and orchestration for instruments of the Chinese orchestraThe instrumentation section builds upon QI An Instrumental Guide to the Chinese Orchestra 2005 and introduces each instrument39s history physical attributes and performance techniques in detail richly illustrated by photographs New content includes practical scoring advice for composers and reference charts for fingerings and chords In the orchestration section the book systematically analyses score excerpts of various Chinese orchestra pieces spanning the last 60 years highlighting examples of orchestration Composers can pick up useful techniques while scholars and enthusiasts can appreciate how Chinese instruments work together in an orchestra