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Arranging for Strings String Orchestra - Sheet Music
20704187
Arranging for Strings
20704187
20704187
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SKU: HL.190207
Berklee Guide. Instruction, Songwriting. Softcover Audio Online. 128 pages. Published by Berklee Press (HL.190207).ISBN 9780876391860. UPC: 888680633301. 9.0x12.0x0.316 inches.
Learn to use strings in your compositions and arrangements! From romantic chord pads to powerful grooves to gut-wrenching passionate melodies, strings do it all. This book presents time-tested techniques and contemporary developments in writing and arranging for strings. You'll learn strategies for authentic writing in many different styles and find ideas to take your personal sound forward. Discover voicings that work best for each project and explore the intricacies of bowing. Hear articulation approaches from pads to chopping in the online audio examples. See how other composers have used strings to heighten the impact of their music in the written examples. Make your work stand out with the drama and depth that well informed string writing can bring. You will learn: • The tunings, range, and timbres for the violin, viola, cello, and bass, including standard instruments and common variations, including acoustic, electric, and synthesized string instruments and sections • Bowing techniques and possibilities • Characteristic articulations and sounds, such as vibrato, pizzicato, sul tasto, trills, tremolos, and harmonics • Timbral and rhythm effects, such as chop technique, ponticello/feedback, portamento, and falls • String-section arranging techniques, such as melody/countermelody, fills, pads, and comping • Stylistic nuances of genres such as American roots, Celtic, jazz, rock, klezmer, eastern European, Gypsy jazz, and swing • Mic, recording, and live sound techniques for capturing the best string sounds for both acoustic and electric instruments.
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Mark B.
April 29, 2024
Great for other arrangers also!
Although the book seems to focus on string players who are composing and arranging, by concentrating on the advice given about writing string parts, the player/arranger of other instruments will find the information very useful. For myself, I'm a percussionist who attended Berklee long ago, and I now have a need to play string parts at a keyboard in my band. The book is really very practical, and gives recommendations that are easy for even a novice keyboardist to understand and employ in creating string parts for songs. Actually absorbing the material into your playing and thought will, of course, take time and practice. But the material is there to work with!
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