I orchestrated my best prelude (Over the sea of fog)

Hello everyone, this is my first time orchestrating a piano piece of mine and I wanted to go for an epic Straussian orchestration. Feel free to spot any mistakes or give me any advice, I'm still quite new to the world of orchestral music. 🙂

It took around 6 hours to orchestrate and I used basic knowledge, the Musescore playback and my intuition.

The original piece was done at a very important time of my life and it symbolizes looking at he horizont of the dark past and remembering one last time before moving on.

But feel free to let me know what it made you feel or imagine. 😁

I love this miniature: it has a real sense of gravitas and emotional resonance for me!

Only one minor point: when you have a fermata, it should be indicated across all instruments, even those not playing.

2 hours ago, Alex Weidmann said:

I love this miniature: it has a real sense of gravitas and emotional resonance for me!

Only one minor point: when you have a fermata, it should be indicated across all instruments, even those not playing.

 

Thank you! And you are right, I will keep it in mind for next time. 🙂

Hey Ivan @Ivan1791,

This sounds so nice. I dare say it's even better than your original piano version of it. The orchestration absolutely enhance the espressive power of the original piece. The fragile flute+oboe combination and an einsam horn like Brahms or Mahler. Just hope the strings can join as well! I love this very much!

One thing to note: in the original piano version it ends on a Picardy 3rd. This time is a sheer minor ending. I think it kind of reflects your present condition and I feel sad for both the piece and you.

Nonetheless thx for sharing this wonderful orchestral miniature to us!

Henry

On 1/20/2025 at 4:17 AM, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said:

Hey Ivan @Ivan1791,

This sounds so nice. I dare say it's even better than your original piano version of it. The orchestration absolutely enhance the espressive power of the original piece. The fragile flute+oboe combination and an einsam horn like Brahms or Mahler. Just hope the strings can join as well! I love this very much!

One thing to note: in the original piano version it ends on a Picardy 3rd. This time is a sheer minor ending. I think it kind of reflects your present condition and I feel sad for both the piece and you.

Nonetheless thx for sharing this wonderful orchestral miniature to us!

Henry

 

Thank you very much Henry! Yes, I also think this is a step up from the original, but I think my current best piece is the choral one I composed a few months ago.

Oh, the original also ended with a hollow sonority. I wanted it to have a very hard and Straussian color haha.

I'll be sharing more in the future! See you next time. 🙂