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Mar 28, 2013 · When orchestrating for strings, composers can really exploit dynamic markings. Knowing how to use crescendos and diminuendos can create powerful and stunning orchestral effects. The use of a well judged subito marking (where the dynamics suddenly change to loud or soft) can add real drama to a score.
Nov 7, 2010 · Introduction to Strings. Stringed instruments, known by their technical name “chordophones,” are instruments that produce sound by vibrating strings. The strings can be either “bowed”, meaning a bow is drawn across the string like a violin, or “plucked”, meaning the strings are directly manipulated via the fingers like a guitar.
Sep 7, 2024 · Strings: Violins (first and second), violas, cellos, and double basses form the core of the orchestra. The string section provides a foundation for both harmonic and melodic material, offering a wide range of textures from the light, shimmering sound of violins to the deep, resonant tones of the double bass.
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This course is for beginning orchestrators, as well as more experienced composers looking to better understand traditional approaches to writing for the string section of an orchestra.
You'll learn about the quirks of the individual instruments of the string section, the violin, viola, cello, and contrabass, and how to compose for all of them, individually and all together. By the end of this course, you'll have your own portfolio of original works ready to show off.
The expectation is that you already know how to read and write music notation. If you don't, you can always check out our free coursefor a quick refresher. No prior knowledge of the string section or orchestra is necessary.
This course was designed to be completed in roughly six weeks, assuming students would have a few hours a week to spend on it. Each "week" includes a certain section and challenge activity for you to take on. That said, that timeline is just a casual recommendation — you can choose to blow through it all in one sitting or take a year with it, if yo...
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This course includes 41 lessons, including videos, graphics, text, activities, demos, a downloadable original score, and much more.
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My method of writing string arrangements involves two distinct phases, which we can call composition and orchestration. I start by working out the essence of the arrangement on a keyboard (composition), then decide how to assign it to a real‑life ensemble (orchestration).
May 25, 2020 · Philharmonia Orchestra. 141K subscribers. 850. 38K views 4 years ago. How do 60 individual violins, violas, cellos and basses transform into the lush sound of an orchestral string section? Who...
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Core Principles of Orchestration. Mark Gotham. Key Takeaways. We begin by thinking of orchestration very simply in terms of how to combine elements, both: “simultaneously” (or “vertically” if you prefer) for voicing chords, doubling melody lines, and handling texture; “successively” (or “horizontally”) for effects like orchestral crescendos.
