Kent Kennan (1913-2003) was an American composer and Professor Emeritus of Music at The University of Texas at Austin.

Donald Grantham is an award-winning composer and the Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Centennial Professor of Music at the University of Texas at Austin.

Chapter 1: Introduction / Chapter 2: The Strings / Chapter 3: The String Orchestra / Chapter 4: Bowing and Special Effects / Chapter 5: The Woodwinds / Chapter 6: The Woodwind Section / Chapter 7: The Horn / Chapter 8: The Trumpet, Trombone, and Tuba / Chapter 9: The Brass Section / Chapter 10: Scoring Chords for Each Section and for Orchestra / Chapter 11: Problems in Transcribing Piano Music / Chapter 12: Scoring for Woodwinds, Horns, and Strings / Chapter 13: The Percussion: Instruments of Definite Pitch / Chapter 14: The Percussion: Instruments of Indefinite Pitch / Chapter 15: The Harp, Celesta, and Piano / Chapter 16: Scoring for Full Orchestra / Chapter 17: Special Devices / Chapter 18: Infrequently Used Instruments / Chapter 19: Scoring for High School Orchestra / Chapter 20: Preparing Score and Parts / Chapter 21: Nonorchestral Instrumental Groups / Appendix A: List of Foreign Names for Instruments and Orchestral Terms / Appendix B: Ranges of Instruments / Appendix C: Electronic Instruments / Appendix D: Vocal and Choral Range / Bibliography / Index