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You can find a number of excellent books on instrumentation. I like the Piston book, despite its limited scope, simply because it's so direct and plain.
As for actual "orchestration", it's a rather difficult thing to learn from a book. There are books that cover the topic, but without feedback from a teacher, it's difficult to really progress.
The first thing is to find an Instrumentation book. Most books that call themselves "orchestration..." are in reality books on instrumentation.
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"Those that know, do;
Those that understand, teach."
-Aristotle-
"toute audace engendrée par l'ignorance cesse d'être une audace et devient une maladresse"
-Debussy-
In musical criticism, when issues of craft and technical consideration are set aside, what remains is more subjective. However, until technical issues are dealt with, the subjective portion bears considerably less weight.
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