Instruments

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 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.

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

System 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

Mac

Mac OS 8.6 or later (including OS X)

32Mb+ free RAM (128Mb total RAM for OS X)

170Mb free hard disk space

CD-ROM drive