Orchestrating a New Musical: The Wind Section
The musical theatre orchestra wind section includes both woodwind and brass instruments and can be used to provide color, texture, and a big band jazz sound.
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The musical theatre orchestra wind section includes both woodwind and brass instruments and can be used to provide color, texture, and a big band jazz sound.
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The rhythm section of a musical theater orchestra is usually defined as the keyboards, guitars, drum kit, and bass. Travis Frank discusses how this section keeps the rhythm and groove throughout numbers and how best to write for this versatile group of musicians.
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Instrumentation is selecting which instruments will be present in the pit band of a new musical and is often determined by the style and budget of the show.
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Orchestrations play a surprising role in how audiences get caught up in the work. They’re that little bit of pixie dust that can make a musical take flight.
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