Second, the chart was relabeled for faster implementation. First, it was redrafted to be printed on a standard 18 x 24 poster printer found at many quick printers. Instrumental color breaks are coordinated by specific pitch using the numbered keyboard.Īlexander Publishing’s revision to the Spectrotone Chart was three-fold. At the bottom of the chart is a piano keyboard with keys numbered 1 to 88. At a glance, an arranger, composer or orchestrator can use the chart to work out specific instrumental combinations within an instrument’s family, and by combining instruments. The chart is organized by woodwinds, saxes, horns, brass, percussion, harp and chimes, and strings. According to jazz trumpeter and historian, Richard Sudhalter, author of Lost Chords: White Musicians and Their Contribution to Jazz, 1915-1945, Lange’s book was the, “arranger’s bible.”ĭrawing on this extensive practical background in writing and recording, Lange created the Spectrotone Chart which displays an individual instrument’s range broken down by colors demonstrating intensity and timbre change by specific pitch and range. Lange wrote many stock orchestrations during this period and in 1926, wrote Arranging For the Modern Dance Orchestra. Lange was so successful with his band that he sold it to another bandleader, Roger Wolfe Kahn. Besides songwriting for Tin Pan Alley, Lange fronted a very successful jazz band, and recorded extensively for Cameo Records in the 1920s.
“The end result of this training is that someone can learn the steps for writing and producing their own music to 21st Century standards with learning materials logically organized in one place,” explained CEO Peter Alexander, a Berklee graduate.Īrthur Lange was a highly successful self-taught composer. The instrumentation notes in Volume 1 were edited by leading film session players.
The Professional Orchestration series of books has been endorsed by winners of the Academy®, Grammy®, Emmy®, BAFTA®, and G.A.N.G. With its inclusion in Alexander Publishing’s Professional Orchestration™ Home Study Series, the company offers the first complete orchestration series to come out of the Hollywood scoring stages which combines learning orchestration with compositional insights, MIDI mock-up skills, and now recording and mixing. The Spectrotone Chart™, created by four-time Academy Award® nominee Arthur Lange, and former head of the MGM Music Department, has been taken over and revised by Alexander Publishing.
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