Jazz composition and arranging
By: Tom Boras.
Publisher: Thomson/Schirmer
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 381
Subjects: Composition (Music); Arrangement (Music); Jazz -- Instruction and study
Notes: Includes glossary and index.
Table of contents: title: An overview of jazz arranging --; title: Line concepts : melodic writing --; title: Three conceptualizations of reharmonization --; title: Bass motion and bass lines --; title: Writing for the rhythm section and saxophones, trumpet, and trombone --; title: Basics of voicings --; title: Melodic analysis for soli textures and reharmonization of secondary tones --; title: Scoring melodic foreground and middleground textures --; title: Contrapuntal and homophonic textures --; title: Scoring backgrounds or accompaniment for solos --; title: Appendix A: Modal and tonal concepts --; title: Appendix B: The blues --; title: Appendix C: Ranges for common woodwind doubles and other brass instruments --; title: Appendix D: Two full scores.