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Originally Posted by jrubbernek  Hi, I am thinking about making a score, just for fun. but i don't know anything about an orchestra piece/band, when I say that I mean like, how many instruments are there in an orchestra piece/band, what does each instrument do, what is the tuning of each string on the instrument. Like I've seen a live show(only on TV), and i see a bunch of violin players(I also been told that there are also viola players which I don't have a clue what the difference is but for now I'll call them all violin players cuz they all look the same), and i wonder do they all do? I mean do they all do the same thing? out of all the instruments, o they all play at the same time? or are there moments in a piece where one guy is not doing anything? say if there is a part in a song where there is a chord, or interval, that consists of 3 notes, but the third note doesn't come until...say the 2nd bar...does this happen in a score?
I try to analize a score, and try to pick up these things, but my ear can't grasp it, cuz the overtones on the violins and everything are so rich that i can't tell exactly how many notes are being played...
I'm sure there are plenty music score composers on gearslutz that can give me info on this...I don't have any cool softwares yet, I am just working on the sounds that I have in logic pro.
thanks...
hope you guys can tutor me...  |
Funny you mention that.
The other day I was thinking of sending a rocket into space. I know there's the rocket thing itself that actually blasts into space, so there's that (and it's usually painted), and then there's that room with a bunch of people using computers who help out, so I'll need them too. Anything else or is that just about it?
No offense. You should go for it! But writing orchestral scores takes a couple decades of study and practice to even begin to get right. And even then... you never stop learning. Every instrument has its idiosyncrasies, how instruments combine to make different sounds, how to translate ideas to notation to actual music that sounds good... there's a reason why so few people are good at it.
A good way to start is 1) buy and read books about orchestration to learn the mundane basics. 2) find orchestral pieces you like, listen to them, analyze them, buy the scores to follow along and understand the link between the notes on the page, the physical production of sound, and the aggregate production of orchestration, 3) write something simple for a few instrumental friends who play instruments, give them food, have them play your score, don't get discouraged when your first - 100th attempts sound like shit, take notes on everything they say 4) find someone with experience to help you, look at your scores, give you advice, in person, 5) keep at it (10-50 years recommended). Good luck!