Jazz Arranging and Performance Practice: A Guide for Small Ensembles
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Jazz Arranging and Performance Practice: A Guide for Small Ensembles
By (Author) Paul E. Rinzler
Scarecrow Press
Scarecrow Press
29th July 1999
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Musical instruments
Techniques of music / music tutorials / teaching of music
Theory of music and musicology
781.65137
Physical Properties
Paperback
184
Width 138mm, Height 214mm, Spine 10mm
218g
Description
Deals with the real substance of arranging for small jazz ensembles, in addition to the rudiments.
Reviews
...an excellent addition to the literature on jazz instruction. * Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association *
...detailed but concise...this thoroughly researched and clearly written book will be accessible to students and public library patrons with some technical background. * CHOICE *
Author Bio
Paul Rinzler (Doctor of Arts, University of Northern Colorado) teaches music theory and jazz studies classes at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has played jazz piano professionally for many years and was recently awarded an NEA jazz performance grant. His big band compositions are published by Walrus publishing, and his articles on jazz have appeared in the New Grove's Dictionary of Jazz and the Annual Review of Jazz Studies.
