christianc Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 Aren't taht parallel fifths? (see bassoon part in attachment, from Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade Mvt.4) If it's used for special effect, what...kind...of special effect is it to sound like? Quote
J. Lee Graham Posted March 23, 2006 Posted March 23, 2006 Perfect example of what I was talking about! That's a late-Romantic work by a Russian composer trying to evoke what he perceived was a stylized Middle-Eastern/Asian sound. See how blatant he was about it? Rimsky-Korsakov was quite a pedagogue, and would never have done something like that if he weren't trying for a specific effect. Quote
Matusleo Posted March 24, 2006 Posted March 24, 2006 For more on Rimsky-Korsakov and his pedagogy, I heartily recommend his "Principles of Orchestration". Most books on orchestration can tell you the ranges of the insutrments and give you a sense of what the instrument sounds like. Rimsky-Krosakov will let you in on how combinations of instruments work together, and that is indispensible to the composer who wants to be able to evoke such aural worlds! Quote
jayhiebel1 Posted March 29, 2006 Posted March 29, 2006 Good book, but no book can replace a piece blowing up in your face. Now tell me, is a majority of modern wind ensemble and concert band pieces composed in a homophonic fashion, with chords in the background and a main melodic line... possibly with a secondary counterpoint line if your lucky =)? Or am i just missing something Quote
Guest BitterDuck Posted March 29, 2006 Posted March 29, 2006 Good book, but no book can replace a piece blowing up in your face. Now tell me, is a majority of modern wind ensemble and concert band pieces composed in a homophonic fashion, with chords in the background and a main melodic line... possibly with a secondary counterpoint line if your lucky =)? Or am i just missing something you are missing something Quote
jayhiebel1 Posted March 29, 2006 Posted March 29, 2006 What am i missing? Im very interested to hear... Quote
Chad dream eyes Posted March 31, 2006 Posted March 31, 2006 Some have added ambient wind flutterings. :D I use to wonder the same with most Romantic compositions. The composer who wrote for ballet, I believe his name to be mingkus, or something other, that...... is..... chords and melody. Quote
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