Topmusicanswers
- How do you make a good orchestration?
- How do you get into orchestration?
- Where can I learn orchestration?
- How do composers orchestrate?
How do you make a good orchestration?
Good orchestration must:
- Make formal sense: Changes of orchestration must arrive at appropriate places, with appropriate degrees of contrast.
- Supply sufficient variety and freshness of color to maintain interest.
- Enhance the phrasing.
- Ensure clarity of the various musical elements: Every element should be audible.
How do you get into orchestration?
The path to obtaining a job in an orchestra is somewhat straightforward.
- First, you nearly always have to attend a great music school, at least at the Master's degree level. ...
- Secondly, study with a teacher who either has experience playing in an orchestra OR has had students get placed in an orchestra.
Where can I learn orchestration?
General Orchestration Instruction
- Orchestration 101 from MacProVideo – This is a great place to start. ...
- Orchestration Online – This is an excellent resource for anyone looking to improve or learn orchestration.
- deBreved – This blog is a top notch resource by one of the best orchestrators working today.
How do composers orchestrate?
In modern classical music, composers almost invariably orchestrate their own work. ... In musical theatre, the composer typically writes a piano/vocal score and then hires an arranger or orchestrator to create the instrumental score for the pit orchestra to play.
