What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
Film, Television, Multimedia, Orchestra, Small Ensemble, Big Ensemble, Contemporary Ensembles
"Thank you so much August. This was more than enough information and if/when I ever write for a male choir I will return to your post for your helpful insight. Thanks again.
August Champlin said:
Hi Maggie,
In general, TTBB arrangements follow…"
August Champlin said:
Hi Maggie,
In general, TTBB arrangements follow…"
"Hi Maggie,
In general, TTBB arrangements follow different principles than SATB arrangements, in terms of vocal range and the placement of the melody, as I explain below.
For the sake of comparison with TTBB ranges, it is useful to review the…"
In general, TTBB arrangements follow different principles than SATB arrangements, in terms of vocal range and the placement of the melody, as I explain below.
For the sake of comparison with TTBB ranges, it is useful to review the…"
"You can actually learn a lot about his technique and preferences by watching any movie he has scored and has made a commentary on. He is very transparent, humble and straightforward, even to the point of mentioning how other film composers have…"
"For me this is a common occurrence. Especially when I'm writing for a project that has a deadline. I'll be recording my improve (while I'm looking a scene typically). Then go back and delete what doesn't work and then consider what does. This…"
"I haven't analysed the tonality in Nightmare Before Christmas more than that, but I only noticed later that the Cm - Abm relation is kind of the opposite to Cm - Em. Two minor chords on a major 3rd distance. And the tonal centre could be either one.…"
"Thanks! This is really interesting and insightful and exactly what I'm looking for."
"We did Nightmare Before Christmas on stage last autumn. I listened to the original movie soundtrack a bit. The orchestration was transcribed to a choir and a small band with only keyboards, drums and bass. Learning all parts was very challenging,…"
"This is not something you can get just for free, but if you can afford it it's probably well worth the money for study purposes alone (although you need to either live in the USA or know someone there who can order it for…"
"K, no idea why my files were cut short. But you can look at my website or soundcloud. My website has some older stuff on it.
MaggieBigelowMusic.com
https://soundcloud.com/maggiebigelowmusic"
MaggieBigelowMusic.com
https://soundcloud.com/maggiebigelowmusic"
"Thanks All. Some really great ideas. I'm going to find some more scores to study. And thanks David, IMSLP is kind of a new find for me and I'll be using that as a resource for sure.
I do love my film scores though and I wish I could study those…"
I do love my film scores though and I wish I could study those…"
"Have a look also at Richard Strauss's string writing (some of his scores should be readily available on IMSLP).
For example, in Also Sprach Zarathustra (e.g. from about bar 35 to 69) Strauss just keeps on divisi-ing the strings to almost 20 separate…"
For example, in Also Sprach Zarathustra (e.g. from about bar 35 to 69) Strauss just keeps on divisi-ing the strings to almost 20 separate…"
"Do you dig through scores? There's only so much you can notice in a recording/live performance before the moment passes, plus there's a lot of stuff trying to catch your attention AND the actual fine craftsmanship usually isn't one of them. Scores…"
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Wow! Your composition here is incredible! Powerful and suspenseful! The way the violins switch between tremolo to staccato and legato is very nice and keeps things interesting.
Really nice work. Hope to hear more from you.
-Robert