Download or read book Composing and Arranging for the Contemporary Big Band written by Bill Dobbins and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dobbins uses a selection of his own works and arrangements of works by Peter Erskine to discuss principles of writing for big band. Complete scores are presented with running commentary. The CD contains recordings of the music in the book. With an introduction and appendix.