This is already Orchestral Sketch no.4. One that I’m not particularly proud of. But that’s ok. Doing these sketches are an exercise to get a better understanding of composing, orchestration and why certain things work and others don’t. This time I had my focus mainly on counterpoint and rhythm. Don’t forget to hit that like […]
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How to Write Orchestral Sketch StaffPad #3 | Composer Music Toolkit
I’m excited about this orchestral sketch. Cause the approach is different than in the other ones I did so far. I was kinda triggered by one of the comments. Oscar mentioned working with counterpoint, cause the sketches were very vertical until now. Homophonic I would say. And he’s right. So this week I do it […]
How to Write Orchestral Sketch StaffPad #2 | Composer Music Toolkit
I had a lot of fun preparing this new orchestral sketch. This time a bit more challenging. I don’t know what your relationship is with the Brass section, but I tend to avoid it. Maybe a bit scared by its power. I’m not sure. So this time we go from a simple (kinda stately ceremonial) […]
Orchestration Choices
A good orchestral composition with bad orchestration choices will never give you the great result you had in mind. So you need to learn some basic skills of orchestration. That means you have to read some stuff, analyse film scores and learn to transcribe. In this video I’ll address my orchestration choices which hopefully are […]
Orchestration Introduction
In this video I’ll take you for a walk in Switzerland and talk about orchestration. A rather difficult topic for many of us. Maybe because you’re not familiar with it yet. Or you have the idea that you need to study it at a music school or university before you know anything about orchestration. This […]