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

It includes comprehensive 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.

Sibelius Instruments is ideal for schools, colleges, universities, students, composers & arrangers.

Key features

• 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 and multiphonics
• Hundreds of high-quality audio examples & pictures
• Quiz with 500 general & listening questions.

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

Apple 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

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