Basic Orchestration Concepts: Strings 3/4

Part 3 in my series on basic orchestration concepts. In this episode we will tackle the string section. Once again the 8 bar phrase I composed will be used and we will orchestrate it for the strings. We will also talk about how to give more rhythmic motion and movement to the example by using measured tremolos and a triplet rhythm in the celli and basses. Please like, comment and subscribe, would love to hear from you!!

Links to ranges charts used in this series:

VOICES

WINDS
flutes and oboes
clarinets and bassoons

BRASS

STRINGS

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ORCHESTRATION READING LIST:

The Study of Orchestration by Samuel Adler

The Technique of Orchestration by Kent Kennan

Principles of Orchestration by Nikolay Rimsy-Korsakov

Sounds and Scores: A Practical Guide to Professional Orchestration by Henry Mancini

Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer by Andrea Pejrolo and Richard DeRosa

FILM MUSIC READING LIST:

On The Track: A Guide to Contemporary Film Scoring by Routledge

Complete Guide to Film Scoring by Richard Davis

Guerrilla Film Scoring by Jeremy Borum

Knowing the Score by David Morgan

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[SoniqSounds]

What Kontakt Libraries are you using? do you have an expression pedal?

[antonsmusic]

Hi Peter, I have a question: around 18'10" (and earlier when you were doing the violin track...) you say "Let's do some dynamics" and then you seem to be playing something over your viola track. What exactly are you doing? Are you using the mod wheel? I have the same version of Logic than you, so is it something I can do too? I can hear a big difference on your track from before and after you do the "dynamics". Thanks!