An 18th Century Orchestra (Wikimedia Commons)
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.
Instruments
Woodwind
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
Paleomusicological (Historical) Instruments
- Viol
- Sackbutt
- Crumhorn
- Recorder
Styles
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
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.