I have been following this channel for years. Having never had any formal training in music theory, one must seek out resources that crystallize or otherwise extend an understanding of the mathematical logic inherent in good composition. Your videos are excellent in so many ways. I don’t understand why this channel isn’t wildly more popular. Also enjoy hearing your compositions. Thank you for all the lessons. Each one is a special gift for the uneducated folks like me.
Bravo! Blending is something I have been struggling with for years. This is literally the first explanation I’ve seen on the subject that is clear, elegant, and readily understandable right out of the box, so to speak. Using pre-orchestrated sectional sample libraries is a solution, if you are stimulating an orchestra, but it does not help if you want to truly understand how to do it or have any aspirations to write for live musicians. I can’t wait for more!
Thank you for a clear and practical explanation of the combination of different instruments that seem to get together but at times there are better combinations. Thank you again.
Thank you for this wonderful series on orchestration. It is deeply fascinating and you have a definite gift for teaching. The material connects and it flows in the direction of the formation of musicality. After listening to the first lecture I had to listen to them all. Really engaging. Again, thank you.
So, oboes are the problem children of the woodwinds. Do they blend with bassoons, both being double reeds? Would transposing the alto line down an octave to be played by the first bassoon and the tenor line up into the oboe register so that at least the dominant sound is something interesting just be outside the scope of this video, or is it just impossible for oboes to play softly?
Mark Chapman I’m not in any way qualified to offer advice, but in my personal experimentation, I’ve found oboes most useful as carriers of melody. They seem to work well in fugato passages s as well. I had them imitating bird song in a meadow in my last attempt at composition and I thought that sounded wonderful in that context.
It is impossible or at the very least incredibly hard for oboes to play softly in the low register of Bb3 to Bb4. Flutes have the opposite problem in that register(yes some flutes to have a Bb foot and I have even heard of flutists getting custom made A feet), they can’t play loudly. Bassoons only have the problem of not being quiet from Bb1 to C#2. I’m not an expert on blending but I would think that the oboe and bassoon would blend well. In fact, if I am writing for woodwinds and thinking "I want the oboe to blend", my first instinct is to use the bassoon.
I have been following this channel for years. Having never had any formal training in music theory, one must seek out resources that crystallize or otherwise extend an understanding of the mathematical logic inherent in good composition. Your videos are excellent in so many ways. I don’t understand why this channel isn’t wildly more popular. Also enjoy hearing your compositions. Thank you for all the lessons. Each one is a special gift for the uneducated folks like me.
Exactly the type of material I needed. Thank you Mr. Belkin!
Thank you from Dominican Republic.
Bravo! Blending is something I have been struggling with for years. This is literally the first explanation I’ve seen on the subject that is clear, elegant, and readily understandable right out of the box, so to speak. Using pre-orchestrated sectional sample libraries is a solution, if you are stimulating an orchestra, but it does not help if you want to truly understand how to do it or have any aspirations to write for live musicians. I can’t wait for more!
@@cliffpinchon2832 I have not, but Il will check it out. Thanks!
Alan thanks for your generosity!
Wonderful introduction to orchestration Alan, thanks so much for this!
Excellent! Clear and direct examples and explanations. Much appreciated!
Thank you for a clear and practical explanation of the combination of different instruments that seem to get together but at times there are better combinations. Thank you again.
Thanks Alan, all your material is really really helpful. Greetings from Argentina.
Greatly appreciate this video. Trying to be less poor at orchestration is an ongoing struggle without an instructor to torture with my attempts.
Thank you so much for these videos Alan! It is so well explained and helpful. Thank you for taking the time into making these!
Thank you for this wonderful series on orchestration. It is deeply fascinating and you have a definite gift for teaching. The material connects and it flows in the direction of the formation of musicality. After listening to the first lecture I had to listen to them all. Really engaging. Again, thank you.
The most satisfying educational 6:51 minutes I've seen in a long time! Thank you so much, maestro :)
Thanks very much! This is very helpful! Just purchased your book! I’m enjoying it very much so far.
Yes ! It’s a wonderful book and one of the most down to earth and practical I have on my library. Well worth the purchase.
May I ask the title of The you are talking about. Thank you.
Franco Bonanni it’s called “Musical Composition: Craft and Art”. It’s available on Amazon for $25.00 US and worth every penny.
Fantastic! Waited for this series.
Thanks a lot!
Thanks Alan, I find your way of explaining things really effective!
Thank you Alan for this great resource!
Thank you Alan, your lessons are priceless
Thank you so much for this outstanding series!
Thank you so much!!! It's like adler book alive!!!
Wow, this is so well explained, i'm really enjoying this. Thank you for sharing these lessons. :)
Awesome lesson! Subscribed right away
Damn! This is amazing
Can't wait for the next
simply marvelous!!!
Thank you!
Thank you Alan
So, oboes are the problem children of the woodwinds. Do they blend with bassoons, both being double reeds? Would transposing the alto line down an octave to be played by the first bassoon and the tenor line up into the oboe register so that at least the dominant sound is something interesting just be outside the scope of this video, or is it just impossible for oboes to play softly?
Mark Chapman I’m not in any way qualified to offer advice, but in my personal experimentation, I’ve found oboes most useful as carriers of melody. They seem to work well in fugato passages s as well. I had them imitating bird song in a meadow in my last attempt at composition and I thought that sounded wonderful in that context.
It is impossible or at the very least incredibly hard for oboes to play softly in the low register of Bb3 to Bb4. Flutes have the opposite problem in that register(yes some flutes to have a Bb foot and I have even heard of flutists getting custom made A feet), they can’t play loudly. Bassoons only have the problem of not being quiet from Bb1 to C#2. I’m not an expert on blending but I would think that the oboe and bassoon would blend well. In fact, if I am writing for woodwinds and thinking "I want the oboe to blend", my first instinct is to use the bassoon.
Great introduction
Great video!
Many Thanks, very instructive and clear. What is the beautiful music at the beginning and the end of the video, please?
Bravo!
May i ask what the plugin u use to preview? Awesome sound like real orchestra.
But the Bass has E as its lowest note. Are we always to assume the C extension?
Thanks for sharing your insightful knowledge! Very well explained. Do you use Vienna Symphonic Library as sample library? It sounds very natural.
Great
more!!!!
The explanations would be much more productive if the speaker lowers his tempo. He speaks so fast that makes the following of him very difficult.