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An arrangement is often an adaptation of a previously arranged piece of music for a musical application other than that for which it was originally intended. This includes arrangements for different instruments, for example an arrangement for piano or flute, or a duet, based on a symphonic piece, or an arrangement of instrumental accompaniment for vocal music). If this adaptation does not include new material, however, it is more accurately termed a transcription. It may also be an adaptation for another musical style, for example, adaptation of a classical piece for a jazz or rock ensemble, orchestration of a song written by a pop group, or an a cappella setting of a song from a stage musical or an opera. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... Duet may refer to: Duet, musical form Duet, Fox sitcom This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A symphony is an extended composition usually for orchestra and usually comprising four movements. ... In music accompaniment is the art of playing along with a soloist or ensemble, often known as the lead, in a supporting manner as well as the music thus played. ... Vocal music is music performed by one or more singers, with or without instrumental accompaniment, in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who gather to perform music. ... A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (commonly accompanied by other musical instruments), which features words (lyrics). ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ...

Popular music

Arrangers in pop music recordings often add parts for orchestral or band instruments involving new material such that the arrangers may reasonably be considered co-composers, although for copyright and royality purposes usually are not. Rhythm section parts are usually improvised or otherwise invented by the performers themselves using chord symbols or a lead sheet as a guide. (Rhythm section instruments include guitars, bass guitars, string basses, piano and other keyboard instruments, and drums.)

Jazz music

Arrangements for small jazz combos are usually informal, minimal, and uncredited. This was particularly so for combos in the bop era. In general, the larger the ensemble, the greater the need for a formal arrangement, although the early Count Basie big band was famous for its head arrangements, so called because they were worked out by the players themselves, memorized immediately and never written down. Most arrangements for large ensembles, big bands, in the swing era, were written down, however, and credited to a specific arranger, as were later arrangements for the Count Basie big band by Sammy Nestico and Neal Hefti.

Big band arrangements are informally called charts. In the swing era they were usually either arrangements of popular songs or they were entirely new compositions. Duke Ellington's and Billy Strayhorn's arrangements for the Duke Ellington big band were usually new compositions, and some of Eddie Sauter's arrangements for the Benny Goodman band and Artie Shaw's arrangements for his own band were new compositions as well. It became more common to arrange sketchy jazz combo compositions for big band after the bop era. Gil Evans wrote a number of large-ensemble arrangements in the late fifties and early sixties intended for recording sessions only.

Arrangers

Popular music arrangers include:

• Manny Albam
• Ray Anthony
• H.B. Barnum
• Les Baxter
• Heinie Beau
• Perry Botkin, Jr
• Bugs Bower
• Buddy Bregman
• Billy Byers
• Charles Callelo
• Tutti Camarata
• Al Capps
• Ralph Carmichael
• Benny Carter
• Dave Cavanaugh
• Alan Cohen
• Don Costa
• Tadd Dameron
• Nick De Caro
• Luchi De Jesus
• Frank De Vol
• Eumir Deodato
• Bill Doggett
• Duke Ellington
• Ray Ellis
• Gil Evans
• Percy Faith
• Robert Farnon
• Sid Feller
• Claire Fischer
• Bob Florence
• David Foster
• Frank Foster
• Edson Frederico
• Ernie Freeman
• Russell Garcia
• Jimmy Giuffre
• Johnny Green
• Slide Hampton
• Jim Harbert
• Jimmie Haskell
• Neal Hefti
• Fletcher Henderson
• Belford Hendricks
• Bill Holman
• Andrew Homzy
• Bob James
• J. J. Johnson
• Jimmy Jones
• Quincy Jones
• Thad Jones
• Gordon Jenkins
• Bradley Joseph
• Barney Kessel
• Colin Keyes
• Pete King
• Norman Leyden
• Joe Lippman
• Malcolm Lockyer
• Joe Long (arranger for The Four Seasons)
• Geoff Love
• Billy May
• Henry Mancini
• Johnny Mandel
• Marty Manning
• George Martin
• Skip Martin
• Matty Matlock
• Robert Mersey
• Hal Mooney
• Pete Moore
• Gerry Mulligan
• Peter Matz
• Jack Nitzsche
• Fred Norman
• Sammy Nestico
• Claus Ogerman
• Sy Oliver
• David Paich (arranger for Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart)
• Marty Paich
• Hugo Peretti
• Kevin Porée
• Don Redman
• Joe Reisman
• Johnny Richards
• Nelson Riddle
• Pete Rugolo
• Eddie Sauter
• Lalo Schiffrin
• John Scott Trotter
• Don Sebesky
• Johnnie Spence
• Axel Stordahl
• Billy Strayhorn
• Claude Thornhill
• Vic Vogel
• Richard Wess
• Paul Weston
• Ernie Wilkins
• John Williams
• Gerald Wilson
• Hugo Winterhalter
• Torrie Zito

For a more complete list, see: Manny Albam (born June 24, 1922 in Samana, Dominican Republic; died October 2, 2001 in New York) was a jazz arranger, in his early career he also played baritone saxophone. ... Ray Anthony (born Raymond Antonioni on January 20, 1922 in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania) is an American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor who is best known for his work after World War II. External links Ray Anthony biography at SpaceAgePop. ... Les Baxter (March 14, 1922 - January 15, 1996) studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory before moving to Los Angeles for further studies at Pepperdine College. ... Buddy Bregman (born 9 July 1930) is an American musical arranger, record producer and composer. ... Salvador Tutti Camarata (May 11, 1913 - April 13, 2005) was a composer, arranger and trumpeter. ... Ralph Carmichael (born 27 May 1927, Quincy, Illinois) is a composer and arranger of both secular pop music and contemporary Christian music, being regarded as one of the pioneers of the latter genre. ... Bennett Lester Carter (August 8, 1907 – July 12, 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. ... David Cavanaugh, also known as Dave Cavanaugh or occasionally Big Dave Cavanaugh, (13 March 1919 – 31 December 1981), [1] was a United States composer, arranger, musician and producer. ... Don Costa (July 10, 1925 – January 19, 1983) was a United States pop music arranger and record producer. ... Tadley Ewing Peake (Tadd) Dameron (February 21, 1917 – March 8, 1965) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. ... Frank De Vol (September 20, 1911 - October 27, 1999) was an American composer of film and television music. ... Photo insert from the first album (Prelude) - 1972 Eumir Deodato (born on 22 June 1943 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian artist, producer and arranger primarily based in the jazz realm but who historically has been known for eclectic melding of big band and combo jazz with varied elements... Bill Doggett (February 16, 1916 _ November 13, 1996) was an American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist. ... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974), also known simply as Duke (see Jazz royalty), was an American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader. ... Ray Ellis is a music producer, arranger and conductor. ... Gil Evans  (*13 May 1912 at Toronto, Canada  â€  20 March 1988 at Cuernavaca, Mexico); jazz musician and important innovator of big band jazz in the United States as an arranger, composer, bandleader, and pianist; cool jazz, modal jazz, free jazz, jazz rock. ... Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a band-leader, orchestrator and composer, known for his arrangements of standard tunes with lush string sections and wordless female chorus. ... Robert Farnon album Robert Joseph Farnon (July 24, 1917 – April 22, 2005) was a Canadian-born composer, conductor, musical arranger and trumpet player. ... Sid Feller or Sidney Feller (December 24, 1916 – February 16, 2006) is an American conductor and arranger best known for his work with Ray Charles. ... Bob Florence is a jazz arranger and pianist born in Los Angeles on May 20, 1932. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Frank Foster (b. ... Ernie Freeman (b 16 August 1922, Cleveland, Ohio - d 16 May 1981, Hawaii) was an American pianist and arranger. ... Russell Garcia is a motion picture composer born April 12, 1916 in Oakland, California. ... James Peter Giuffre (born in Dallas, Texas, 1921) is an American jazz saxophone and clarinet player. ... For the basketball player see Johnny Green (basketball) Johnny Green (10 October 1908, New York, New York – 15 May 1989 Los Angeles) was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, and conductor. ... Slide Hampton is a jazz trombonist and arranger. ... Neal Hefti (born October 29, 1922) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. ... Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bob James can refer to: An actor Bob James A jazz musician Bob James An historian Bob James This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... J. J. Johnson, in about the mid-1960s J. J. Johnson (born James Louis Johnson) in Indianapolis, Indiana, (January 22, 1924 - elements of both classical and jazz music. ... Jimmy Jones may refer to: Horace A. Jimmy Jones (1906-2001) - American Hall of Fame horse trainer Jimmy Jones (singer) (born 1937) - American singer/songwriter Jimmy Jones (boxer) - American boxer Jimmy Jones (footballer) player with Belfast Celtic Jimmy Jones (hockey player) (born 1953) - NHL ice hockey player Jimmy Jones (baseball... Quincy Jones on the cover of Back on the Block (1989). ... Thad Jones Thaddeus Joseph Jones (March 28, 1923 - August 21, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter. ... Gordon Jenkins Gordon Hill Jenkins (12 May 1910-1 May 1984) was an American arranger who was an influential figure in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s, renowned for his lush string arrangements. ... Bradley Joseph (born in 1965) is an American composer, pianist, keyboardist, arranger, and recording artist, performing on the international stage for many years with artists such as Yanni and Grammy-winner Sheena Easton, as well as having vast experience with artists from RCA, Epic Records, Warner Bros. ... Cover of a Barney Kessel album. ... Norman Leyden (Norman Fowler Leyden), conductor, arranger, and clarinetist , was born October 17, 1917 in Springfield, Massachusetts. ... Malcolm Lockyer (5 October 1923 - 28 June 1976) was a film composer and conductor. ... Joe Long (born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on September 5, 1941 as Joseph LaBracio) is best known as the bass guitarist and vocal arranger for The Four Seasons, one of the biggest music acts of the 1960s. ... Geoff Love lived on Commercial Street and has a plaque dedicated to his memory outside his old house. ... William E. May, better known as Billy May (10 November 1916 - 22 January 2004) was a United States composer, arranger and musician. ... Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994), was a noted American composer and arranger. ... Johnny Mandel (born November 23, 1925, New York) is an American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hal Mooney was a United States composer and arranger, born Harold Mooney (under which name he was occasionally credited professionally) on 4 February 1911, in Brooklyn, New York. ... Gerald Joseph Gerry Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996) was an American jazz musician, composer and arranger best known for his baritone saxophone playing. ... Bernard Alfred (Jack) Nitzsche (Chicago, April 22, 1937 – Hollywood, August 25, 2000) was an integral presence in the history of popular music in the 20th century. ... Fred Norman (born August 20, 1942 in San Antonio, Texas), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1962-1964, 1966-1967, and 1970-1980. ... Sammy Nestico Sammy Nestico (February 6, 1924) is a prolific and well known composer and arranger of big band music. ... Claus Ogerman (born April 29, 1930) is a German musical arranger/ orchestrator, conductor, and composer, perhaps best known for his work with Antonio Carlos Jobim. ... This article needs cleanup. ... David Paich (born David Frank Paich on June 25, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is a session musician from the 1980s, keyboard player, vocalist and main composer of the Los Angeles based rock/pop band Toto. ... Martin Louis Paich (b. ... We dont have an article called Hugo Peretti Start this article Search for Hugo Peretti in. ... Kevin Porée (Kevin Poree) (born 11th February, 1965 in Jersey, Channel Islands) is a London-based record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger and recording engineer. ... Donald Matthew Redman (July 29, 1900 - November 30, 1964) was a jazz musician, arranger, and composer. ... Nelson Riddle and Frank Sinatra, 1956 Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. ... Pete Rugolo (born December 25, 1915) is an Italian-born composer and arranger. ... Edward Ernest Sauter(born December 2, 1914 in Brooklyn; died April 21, 1981 in New York City) was a jazz arranger most associated with the swing era. ... Lalo Schifrin (born on June 21, 1932) is an Argentinian pianist and composer, most famous for composing the burning-fuse theme tune from the Mission:Impossible television series. ... Stordahl and Frank Sinatra at the first Capitol recording session in 1953 Axel Stordahl (8 August 1913-August 30, 1963) was an arranger who was active from the late 1930s through the 1950s. ... Billy Strayhorn, photographed by Carl Van Vechten on 14. ... Claude Thornhill (August 10, 1909 - July 1, 1965) was an American pianist, arranger, and bandleader. ... Paul Weston (real name Wetstein) (March 12, 1912 - September 20, 1996) was a US pianist, arranger, composer and conductor. ... John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is one of the most widely recognized composers of film scores. ... Gerald Wilson is an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer/arranger, and educator. ... Hugo Winterhalter (August, 1909 - September 17, 1973) was a popular American musician. ... Torrie Zito is a pianist, and a musical arranger-conductor. ...

• List of arrangers

Well-known arrangers include: Robert Farnon Claus Ogerman Jorge Calandrelli Johnny Mandel Jeremy Lubbock Patrick Williams Torrie Zito Don Sebesky Alan Broadbent Clare Fisher Vince Mendoza Bill Ross John Clayton Percy Faith Ralph Burns Billy Byers Marion Evans Gene Puerling [[ Michel Legrand Brad Dechter Byron Olsen Rob Mounsey Jurre Haanstra...

Further reading

• The Billboard Book of Rock Arranging by Mark Michaels
• The Professional Arranger Composer by Russ Garcia
• Composing for the Jazz Orchestra by Bill Russo

See Also

• Transcription (music)
• Orchestration
• Musical Notation

In music, transcription is the act of notating a piece or a sound which was previously unnotated. ... Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble) or of adapting for orchestra music composed for another medium. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

Sources

• Corozine, Vince (2002). Arranging Music for the Real World: Classical and Commercial Aspects. ISBN.
• Randel, Don Michael (2002). The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians. ISBN.