I'm a hobbyist transcriber working on a hectic piece with an insane xylophone part. I can usually make stuff out, but my life would be so much easier if I could isolate/remove the xylo. Any suggestions are welcome, amd thank you :)
The music: https://youtu.be/XPWmIRiaL0w
Hi, I'm transcribing some music I like. I don't play the harp, but I had a couple questions about notation and the most likely technique used at the start of this track.
What I do know: The piece opens with an overlapping glissando. The harp's tuned to C major, it begins on D7, and the last discernible pitch before the orchestra joins is G6. I think it's two swoops down and then two back up, and each passes over E4/F4 because I can hear the dissonance between the third and fourth scale degree pretty clearly four times.
But below that, the sound gets really muddy for me, so I was wondering a couple things:
Realistically (or typically) how low would the harp go here, roughly? Is there a point where the comfortable range of this bottoms out/would be too dark for the music? Basically I'm trying to rule out some pitches/octaves.
How would you expect this glissando to be notated? Would the score include the "overlap" or is that more up to the musician's interpretation? If anyone has experience specifically in a film scoring context, I'm curious if there's a standard approach in that genre
I'm assuming the motion is two downward and two upward swipes. Is that what this sounds like to you, or to a more experienced ear is the harpist playing some other shape?
I really appreciate any help. I'm very stubborn about getting my mock-ups as accurate as possible, so the harp parts always drive me a little crazy. I'm in a prison of my own creation, lol
Hi, I don't play any brass instruments.
Back when I was in marching band, the principal sousaphone player would sometimes "go crazy" during the kickoff, rapidly pressing and releasing one or two valves and kind of ripping up and down the harmonics (I think?) as the ball flew away. The sound reminded me of a pot boiling over or something.
I'm orchestrating an arrangement about a volcano erupting, and I'm interested in including this technique (or some similar aleatoric nonsense).
I was wondering what this is called (if it has a name), how you would expect it to be notated, what useful performance instructions would be, and any alternative suggestions you might have. I don't have anything to show yet, as I've mostly been brainstorming.
Thanks for the help! :)
The track: https://youtu.be/ZkGLmH30wAA
Hello, I recently discovered this track from a Star Fox game. I'm in love with the operatic orchestration, but it loops so quickly before the ideas have time to develop.
I especially enjoy the combination of:
-Fluttery interjections from the woodwinds
-Lyrical violin melody, with some large leaps
-March-like, limited syncopation
Where should I look? What classical pieces would you recommend? Thank you, kindly!
I stumbled into a percussion recital a couple weeks ago and never picked up the program. Can anyone help me identify this piece/composer? Here's what I remember:
4 players (⊓)
- 2 share a marimba (stage left)
- 1 on vibraphone (stage right, facing marimba)
- 1 on toms + bass drum + crotales (back)
Decent length, 7+ minutes I think, overall structure is roughly ABA
Begins with a roll/crescendo on a single crotale, the crotales are bowed at times, and other times played with one hand (two mallets) while the other hand plays the toms
Regular accented unison hits after crescendos, big boom on the bass drum, very "magical" sound
Much of it's in 5/4, if I remember correctly
Hopefully that's enough info? It was a very cool piece and I'd love to check out the score.
Heya, I'm not a trombonist. I've noticed that some wind band composers will notate trombone glissandos with the ending slide position in parentheses. I was wondering if this should be limited to educational music or if it's common practice elsewhere.
Thanks! :)