Comments for Contemporary Orchestration Techniques

Comment on Some Interesting Chords by Lech Wieleba

Lech Wieleba — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:34:05 +0000

Very inspired progression. I like it.

Comment on Some Interesting Chords by Joel

Joel — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:30:01 +0000

Very cool, love the bass motion over the pedaling D aug5th. Thanks Ben!

Comment on Three Tips for the MIDI Orchestrator by Santiago

Santiago — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 10:09:53 +0000

Great article Ben! Thanks for the tips!
Cheers!

Comment on Three Tips for the MIDI Orchestrator by ryan gardner

ryan gardner — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:12:18 +0000

I find the sampled trumpets, even in the most complex software and samples sounds a little hokey. The strings and voice has improved leaps and bounds from even 2 years ago. Great article!

Comment on Notation To-Do List by Mamdouh Saif

Mamdouh Saif — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:14:19 +0000

It’s really useful,
I’m working to make it as a Mind Map

Thank you Ben

Comment on A Piece to Change the World by jose

jose — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 13:57:32 +0000

I liked very much what I read! As composers for imagens, therefore, emotions, we can not deny any kind of music/or technic as long as they conect us with the kind of emotion we are trying to enhance!
And I think this is the kind of mentality you bring to our on line course and that’s very good idea.

Comment on A Piece to Change the World by Ben Newhouse

Ben Newhouse — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 16:33:20 +0000

1 Many have taken to calling this music “neo-romantic”. The argument is that the music recalls the sensibilities of the 19th century, when composers were trying to create music with as much intensity of emotion as possible. There is validity to this point of view. Clearly, Rouse is trying to write intensely emotional music. Still, inherently linking this music to the 19th century romanticism seems incomplete if not misleading. The music incorporates many techniques developed in the 20th century that would never appear in 19th century romanticism. The Flute Concerto, as an example, has a painful climax in the third movement that uses harmonies composers had never employed before the 20th century. That particular moment is more modern than romantic. In the end, the music employs great ideas from many periods and ideologies, including but not limited to 19th century romanticism.

Comment on Accounting for Taste by Albert de Booij

Albert de Booij — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:01:14 +0000

Ben, thanks again !
Albert♫

Comment on Three Tips for the MIDI Orchestrator by Albert de Booij

Albert de Booij — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:52:49 +0000

Ben, thank you for this article. Great help!
Albert♫

Comment on Using Voices in Notation by Jamal Adams

Jamal Adams — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:02:45 +0000

This was very helpful, thank you.

Jamal