Orchestration and Arranging Wiki

Welcome to the Orchestration and Arranging Wiki
The following is the structure of categories, subcategories and pages which this musicians dictionary will use. Feel free to edit. Each page will link together (ie all tyes of bass will link, harmony will link at various points to the relevant styles). The emphasis should be on practical usage rather than theoretical context.

Woodwind

 * Piccolo
 * Flute
 * Oboe
 * Clarinet
 * Saxophone
 * Bassoon

Brass

 * French Horn
 * Trumpet
 * Trombone
 * Tuba

Percussion

 * Tuned
 * Untuned

Keyboard

 * Piano
 * Organ
 * Harpsichord

Guitar

 * Acoustic (nylon and steel string etc)
 * Electric (including effects)
 * Bass

Voice

 * Male Voice
 * Female Voice
 * Childrens Voice
 * Ensemble Voice

Strings

 * Violin
 * Viola
 * Cello
 * Double Bass
 * Harp

Paleomusicological (Historical) Instruments

 * Viol
 * Sackbutt
 * Crumhorn
 * Recorder

Popular

 * Jazz
 * Pop
 * Rock
 * Latin

Classical

 * Early Music
 * Baroque Music
 * Classical Music
 * Romantic Music
 * 20th Century Classical

Ensembles

 * Orchestra
 * Big Band
 * Rock Group
 * Chamber Orchestra
 * Folk Groups
 * Choral Groups
 * Paleomusicological (historical) groups
 * Quartets, Trios etc

Tools & Skills

 * Glossary of Classical Terms
 * Glossary of Popular Terms

Software

 * Sibelius
 * Finale
 * Logic
 * Cubase
 * ProTools

Hardware

 * MIDI
 * Recording Equipment
 * Input Devices
 * Audio Setup

Harmony

 * Cadential Harmony
 * Jazz Harmony
 * Harmonic Series
 * Circle of Fifths
 * Key Signatures
 * Time Signatures

Describe your topic
This is a dictionary and encyclopedia of the 'rudiments' of practical musicology: instrumentation, orchestration and arranging.