Arranging for Strings [With Access Code] - Softcover

Mimi Rabson

 
9780876391860: Arranging for Strings [With Access Code]
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0876391862 ISBN 13: 9780876391860
Verlag: Berklee Press Publications, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

Learn to use strings in your compositions and arrangements! From romantic chord pads to powerful grooves to gut-wrenching passionate melodies, strings do it all. This book presents time-tested techniques and contemporary developments in writing and arranging for strings. You'll learn strategies for authentic writing in many different styles and find ideas to take your personal sound forward. Discover voicings that work best for each project and explore the intricacies of bowing. Hear articulation approaches from pads to chopping in the online audio examples. See how other composers have used strings to heighten the impact of their music in the written examples. Make your work stand out with the drama and depth that well informed string writing can bring. You will learn: · The tunings, range, and timbres for the violin, viola, cello, and bass, including standard instruments and common variations, including acoustic, electric, and synthesized string instruments and sections · Bowing techniques and possibilities · Characteristic articulations and sounds, such as vibrato, pizzicato, sul tasto, trills, tremolos, and harmonics · Timbral and rhythm effects, such as chop technique, ponticello/feedback, portamento, and falls · String-section arranging techniques, such as melody/countermelody, fills, pads, and comping · Stylistic nuances of genres such as American roots, Celtic, jazz, rock, klezmer, eastern European, Gypsy jazz, and swing · Mic, recording, and live sound techniques for capturing the best string sounds for both acoustic and electric instruments

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Verlag
Berklee Press Publications
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0876391862
ISBN 13 
9780876391860
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
117
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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