9 Answered Questions for the topic Orchestra
07/11/19
Can I have two different instruments play the same melody at the same octave?
I am writing an orchestral track and so far I have written the melody of strings (violins and such) and I want to add trumpets and here are 3 things I consider.1) Have the trumpets play the same...
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07/11/19
What's so off about the intro to Prokofiev's Dance of the Knights?
Now this question is by no means an attack on any conductor or orchestra, nor Prokofiev himself, but why does it seem that it's hard for everyone to get right into time with one another with this...
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06/27/19
Parallel Fifth in a Symphony Orchestral?
when writing for an orchestra can we use parallel fifth (Power Chord)?
for example in game of thrones symphony for some part of string or another song for brass section because it is so powerful...
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06/19/19
How to practice orchestration?
How can I *practice* composing for an orchestra? Should I take Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, analyze and then copy everything down on manuscript paper? I would like to hear some *techniques* for...
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05/07/19
Can I have two different instruments play the same melody at the same octave?
I am writing an orchestral track and so far I have written the melody of strings (violins and such) and I want to add trumpets and here are 3 things I consider.
1) Have the trumpets play the same...
more
05/01/19
Emulating human performance in orchestral software?
I recently bought *Garritan Personal Orchestra* and find it a great tool to get professional-sounding orchestral renders of my scores. However, I feel a certain lack of "human" playing in it, i.e.,...
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04/06/19
I find composing for transposing instruments hard?
So I have gotten into writing orchestral works and I have a bit of a problem. You see, I can transpose, but I am not used to adjusting the notation of the transposition. So if I transpose from C...
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04/02/19
Orchestral Composition Process?
I'm helping my daughter research the composition process for composing for an orchestra.
What we are trying to find out is about the process of composing for the multiple instruments in the...
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03/18/19
Emulating human performance in orchestral software?
I recently bought *Garritan Personal Orchestra* and find it a great tool to get professional-sounding orchestral renders of my scores. However, I feel a certain lack of "human" playing in it, i.e.,...
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