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The Fundamentals of Orchestration
Chapter One: An Introduction
1.1 | Introduction and Welcome (2:45)
1.2 | Course Overview and Structure (6:06)
1.3 | Getting Started (9:25)
1.4 | The State of the Course
Chapter Two: The Symphony Orchestra
2.1 | A Brief History (15:10)
2.2 | The Modern Orchestra (7:00)
2.3 | What is Orchestration? (2:28)
Chapter 2 Bonus Workshop (16:07)
Chapter Three: Notation Practices and Musical Symbols
3.1 | Dynamics (12:54)
3.2 | Articulations (9:39)
3.3 | Standard Orchestral Notation Practices (22:35)
Chapter 3 Bonus Workshop (11:15)
Chapter Four: Chord Voicing Principles
4.1 | Introduction to Chord Voicing and the Harmonic Series (14:09)
4.2 | Voicing Dyads (8:57)
4.3 | Voicing Simple Triads (14:28)
4.4 | Voicing Simple Tetrachords (13:14)
4.5 | Voicing Simple Extended Chords (4:01)
4.6 | Chord Voicing Workshop (11:59)
Chapter Five: The String Section
5.1 | The Orchestral String Family (88:21)
5.2 | The Violin (42:06)
5.3 | The Viola (38:48)
5.4 | The Cello (23:51)
5.5 | The Double Bass (20:44)
5.6 | String Chord Voicing (54:22)
5.7 | Melodic String Combinations (50:13)
5.8 | Accompanimental Strings (31:45)
5.9 | String Textures (70:07)
5.10 | Orchestrating for Strings Workshop (42:17)
Chapter Six: The Orchestral Woodwinds
6.1 | The Orchestral Woodwinds Family (39:47)
6.2 | The Orchestral Flutes (71:38)
6.3 | The Orchestral Oboes (52:06)
6.4 | The Orchestral Clarinets (55:49)
6.5 | The Orchestral Bassoons (49:49)
6.6 | Melodic Woodwind Combinations (108:44)
6.7 | Woodwind Chord Voicings (72:05)
6.8 | Accompanimental Woodwinds (56:30)
6.9 | Woodwind Textures (66:05)
6.10 | Orchestrating for Woodwinds Workshop (72:01)
Chapter Seven: The Orchestral Brass
7.1 | The Orchestral Brass Family (25:57)
7.2 | The Orchestral Horns (47:59)
7.3 | The Orchestral Trumpets (33:18)
7.4 | The Orchestral Low Brass (44:26)
7.5 | Melodic Brass Combinations (41:11)
7.6 | Brass Chord Voicings (60:33)
7.7 | Brass Textures (52:04)
7.8 | Orchestrating for Brass Workshop (47:10)
Chapter Eight: Orchestral Percussion
8.1 | Orchestral Drums (Timpani, Bass Drum, Snare Drum...) (34:42)
8.2 | Non-Pitched Metals & Auxiliary Percussion (29:19)
8.3 | Pitched Percussion, Keyboards, & Harp (64:54)
8.4 | Orchestrating with Percussion (32:27)
Chapter Nine: Complete Orchestration
9.1 | The Full Orchestra (72:15)
9.2 | Melodic Orchestration (83:01)
9.3 | Orchestrating Textures (67:17)
9.4 | Macro Orchestration (46:36)
9.5.1 | Workshop Assignment : Schubert Impromptu No.3 (71:07)
9.5.2 | Workshop Assignment : John Field "Nocturne No.5"
9.5.3 | Workshop Assignment : Serenade from Borodin "Petite Suite"
9.5.4 | Workshop Assignment : "Les Grenouilles" (George W. Chadwick)
9.5.5 | Workshop Assignment : "D'un Jardin Clair" (L.Boulanger)
9.5.6 | Workshop Assignment : Prelude (Franck)
9.5.7 | Workshop Assignment : Mvmt No.1 from Trois Morceaux en forme de Poire (Satie)
9.5.8 | Workshop Assignment : "Romance" (A.Beach)
9.5.9 | Workshop Assignment : Piano Trio (Fauré)
9.5.10 | Workshop Assignment : Mvmt III from Clarinet Trio (Zemlinsky)
9.5.11 | Workshop Assignment : "Bogoroditse Devo" (Rachmaninoff)
Appendix B
Index of Score Excerpts and Recordings
Exercise Review Sessions
Chapter 5.6 (80:17)
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