On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:03:13 -0400, Andrew Stiller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So you guys wd. have no problem with, "this piano sonata was later > orchestrated for string quartet"? To me that makes as much sense as > "Admission is free, so pay at the door; pull up a chair and sit on the > floor." > > It seems to me that the tendency to misuse "orchestration" this way > reflects the widespread discomfort with the word "arrangement" in > classical circles. Maybe someday it'll be acceptable usage (after all, > sopranos changed from boys to girls, so anything is possible!) but it > certainly isn't today. Not around me, anyway.
Well, what precisely constitutes an orchestra? Is there a specific number and/or type of instruments to *officially* define a particular work as an orchestration? If I use 6 violins, 4 violas, 3 cellos, and mixed winds, would that not be orchestration due to the lack of a contrabass? I don't know about you, but my orchestration class class in college covered writing for all types of instruments and/or ensembles, from string quartets to chamber ensembles to full orchestra. Now I've used the word "orchestration" so much it's beginning to look like a made-up word... :) -- Brad Beyenhof [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://augmentedfourth.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
