Sibelius Instruments

The complete guide to orchestral & band instruments

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Sibelius Instruments is the unique interactive encyclopedia of instruments, bands, orchestras and ensembles.

It includes complete information on every orchestral and band instrument, with full details of their characteristics, how to write for them, and hundreds of high-quality recordings.

"Sibelius Instruments is a wonderful interactive guide suitable for beginners, students or experienced composers ... The layout and presentation is admirably clear and a pleasure for amateurs and professionals alike"

Julian Anderson
Head of Composition at the Royal College of Music, Composer in Association with the City of Birmingham SO

Sibelius Instruments also explains all about different orchestras, bands, and ensembles, including their historical development and repertoire.

With an extensive quiz to test what you've learned, Sibelius Instruments is ideal for schools, colleges, universities, teachers, students, composers & arrangers.

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"The design and content are brilliant!"

"This is far more than just a reference tool. It is a truly interactive teaching program which could and should inspire children to learn more about more instruments more quickly and more effectively than would normally be possible or practical."

zone magazine

Further information

Highlights

Key features of Sibelius Instruments:

  • Over 50 instruments, from alto clarinet to xylophone
  • Over 20 types of band, orchestra and ensemble, from string quartet to marching band
  • Instrumental writing and playing techniques such as range, bowing, mutes, glissandi, harmonics, mallets & multiphonics
  • Lesson plans, student assignments & recommended listening (download example pages)
  • Quiz with 500 listening & general questions

Reviews

"An indispensible guide to instruments and instrumental techniques"

TES Teacher

"Fun and educational at the same time...Would be a useful resource in any school or college music department"

ISM Journal

"We should all be greatful for the provision of such a well-designed addition to our resources"

The Brass Herald

Educational levels

Primary

Secondary

University

Instrument lessons

Computer requirements

Windows: Pentium II or faster, Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/NT4 or later, 32Mb+ RAM, 170Mb free hard disk space, CD-ROM drive. If you have - or are thinking of buying - Windows Vista, please see our notes on the compatibility of Sibelius products with Windows Vista.

Apple Mac: Mac OS 8.6 or later (including up toMac OS X 10.6), 32Mb+ free RAM (128Mb total RAM for OS X), 170Mb free hard disk space, CD-ROM drive. Sibelius Instruments is not compatible with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.

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