"Blue In Your Face" for Big Band is a swinging Jazz composition, blues influenced with an unusual twist, drawing from Messaien's Third Mode.[Read more...] about New Video – “Blue in Your Face” for Big Band
Music Arrangers on Music Theory
Music Arrangers writing on Music Theory
String Quintet Arranging Case Study
We got an interesting assignment requesting an arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner, "aria"-style, after Puccini's "Nessun Dorma" (video)[Read more...] about String Quintet ArrangingThe process of adapting a piece of music for a different ensemble, style, or performance context. Case Study
Orchestral Arranging Case Study
Here's a start-to-finish look at the process of turning a customer's home recording into an arrangementrefers to the structure and order of musical elements in a composition, such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and instrumentation. for symphony orchestra - hear it and see it![Read more...] about Orchestral ArrangingThe process of adapting a piece of music for a different ensemble, style, or performance context. Case Study
What Makes a Great Music Arrangement?
A great music arrangementrefers to the structure and order of musical elements in a composition, such as melody, harmony, rhythm, and instrumentation. complements the material it supports with imaginative harmony1. The result of notes sounding together to create a sense of musical logic or agreement 2. Supporting musical material 3. A sense of musical environment, creative intros and endings, and complementary countermelodies.[Read more...] about What Makes a Great Music Arrangement?
