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In an age of Virtual Studio Technology (VST) and sampled orchestras, some might argue that a book written decades ago is obsolete. The opposite is true. Sample libraries are getting better at mimicking reality, but knowing to write for a real instrument prevents your sampled mockups from sounding synthetic.

: It includes a vast array of score excerpts from the classical repertoire to demonstrate how masters like Ravel, Debussy, and Tchaikovsky handled orchestration. The Technique Of Orchestration Kent Kennan Pdf

Kennan famously warns against indiscriminate doubling and explains why a flute playing dolce can be drowned out by a clarinet playing mezzo-forte —even if the dynamic marking is the same. This is gold for mockup artists trying to make samples sound real. In an age of Virtual Studio Technology (VST)