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Title: Not the best general orchestration primer
Review: I enjoyed this book and found it valuable. However, it is not the best book from which to learn comprehensive orchestral technique. Rather it is a source of "Mancini-isms." If the reader wants to get into the mind of one of the best TV and film composers this is a great book. It is simple and easy to understand. It is also a bit dogmatic and as other reviewers have written "out of date." My purpose in reading the book was to better understand Mancini's jazz technique. For this purpose the book is perfect!
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