This book in small format is very practical to keep under the hand the characteristics of all the instruments of the orchestra. He contacts all those who want to discover or to supplement their knowledge of the orchestra to compromise or simply by curiosity.

In spite of the title which points "orchestration" out, it is rather about a reminder on instrumentation. Indeed, although he lands how to include an instrument within the orchestra, he mentions not very or even not sections (strings, winds) in their wholeness.

Every instrument is itemised according to plan portray according to:

• His register: written (level of professional game), practice (level of intermediate game), transposed (if the instrument is transposing)
• Tonal qualities and volume: according to the part of the register, the timbre of the instrument varies as well as its volume.
• Technical considerations: description of the articulations of the instrument, his technical specificity (effects...)
• Orchestration: role of the instrument solo or as section, the colour which he brings...

This book is very interesting because it gives in a succinct way all necessary information to know or to recollect an instrument. In concrete terms, is such note in the register in the instrument? This part of the register is more adapted to her to passage to be played? What are available articulations?

For which euro, no book is more condensed and full on subject. With more than 200 instruments, layout would have been able to be more apparently organised but the index at the end allows to find desired information very easily.