Principles of Orchestration : With Musical Examples Drawn From His Own Works
The book Principles of Orchestration : With Musical Examples Drawn From His Own Works was written by author Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908 Here you can read free online of Principles of Orchestration : With Musical Examples Drawn From His Own Works book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Principles of Orchestration : With Musical Examples Drawn From His Own Works a good or bad book?
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A confused, heavy accompaniment will overpower the singer; an accompaniment which is too simple in character will lack interest, and one which is too weak will not sustain the voice sufficiently. In modern opera it is rare that orchestral writing is confined to accompaniment pure and simple. It frequently happens that the principal musical idea, often complex in character, is contained in the orchestra. Th? voice may then be said to form the accom- paniment, exchanging musical for literary inte...rest. It becomes — 120 — subordinate to the orchestra, as though it were an extra part^ subsequently added as an after-thought. But it is evident that great care must be taken with orchestral writing in such cases. The scoring must not be so heavy or complicated as to drown the voice and prevent the words from being heard, thereby breaking the thread of the text, and leaving the musical imagery unexplained, Certain moments may require great volume of orchestral tone, so great that a voice of even phenomenal power is incapable of being heard.
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