At last, Essentials of Orchestration provides a quick reference book tailor-made for music teachers, students, or professional musicians on a budget. Useful for composers, orchestrators, arrangers, performers, or enthusiasts, Essentials of Orchestration from Alfred is full of the most-needed information on more than 150 instruments. Essentials of Orchestration includes musical instrument ranges, general characteristics, tone quality descriptions, technical pitfalls, useful scoring tips, and much more.