Orchestration: Principles of Notation

A YC Tutorial
Justin P. Tokke
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Orchestration Masterclass

Introduction · Contents · Texts

Instrumentation

Strings	Intro • Techniques I · Techniques II • Violin · Viola · Cello · Bass · Harp · Other Plucked Strings

Woodwinds	Intro I · Intro II • Techniques • Flutes · Double Reeds · Clarinets · Saxophones

Brass	Intro • Techniques • Trumpets · Horn · Trombones · Tubas

Percussion	Intro • Techniques • Timpani · Keyboard Percussion · Membranophones · Idiophones · Other

Keyboards	Intro • Piano · Celesta · Organ · Other

Voice	Intro • Solo · Choir

Electronics	Intro • Synthesizers · Pre-recorded Sound · Amplification ·

Orchestration

Basic Principles	Planes of Sound · Balance · Dynamics ·

Advanced Principles	Timbre · Imitation · Restraint

Orchestra as Accompanist	Concertos · Opera · Symphonic Solos

"Bandistration"	Doubling · Balance · Choirs · Other

Orchestration for Limited Ensembles	Difficulty · Lack of Instruments · Other

Notation

Principles · Scores · Parts

v • d • e Young Composers Masterclasses

Orchestration · Ear Training Through Solfege · A Musical Study Guide · Music of the Classical Period · Others

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