Principles of Orchestration, with Musical Examples Drawn from His Own Works
English translation · Translated by Edward Agate
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Strings, woodwind and brass become questions of balance and colour in Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov's handbook of orchestration. Drawing musical examples from his own compositions, he explains how instrumental groups carry melody, supply harmony and combine into a full orchestral sound. The contents also cover percussion, the human voice, choral writing and instruments placed on stage or in the wings.
The discussion moves from general principles to practical scoring choices. A fanfare above trembling strings, for example, raises decisions about register, the number of trumpets and the use of supporting woodwind chords. Rimsky-Korsakov relates each choice to the intended musical effect and urges careful study of full scores. Readers learning composition, arranging or score reading can follow his reasoning about how the same passage changes when its instrumental forces change.
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- Author
- Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 464
- Language
- English
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- Educational
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