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"Scratch the Surface I" is the first movement of a 3 to 4 movement orchestral piece which I hope to complete in the near future. The title refers to a technique used by painters who scrape back thick layers of paint which they applied previously. It also refers to scratches found on vinyl records, which would bounce back the pickup arm, repeating a passage over and over again.
This might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I’m quite happy with the result for now. My main concern is playability. A lot of the instruments are stretched to the limit of their range, especially the French horn which must jump big gaps. But I’m counting on the fact that if the melody line is shared between the 4 horns, it should be possible.
There are two sampled string effects which I use in this piece called "Penderecki" (01.27) and "Scratch" (01.52) which I was unable to notate in the score, and which I indicate with an approximate word written instruction. If anyone knows how to notate them, and would like to enlighten me, I would be very grateful.
For those who wish to see the score, it can be found here:
here
or drop me a note, and I will email it in PDF format.
This might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I’m quite happy with the result for now. My main concern is playability. A lot of the instruments are stretched to the limit of their range, especially the French horn which must jump big gaps. But I’m counting on the fact that if the melody line is shared between the 4 horns, it should be possible.
There are two sampled string effects which I use in this piece called "Penderecki" (01.27) and "Scratch" (01.52) which I was unable to notate in the score, and which I indicate with an approximate word written instruction. If anyone knows how to notate them, and would like to enlighten me, I would be very grateful.
For those who wish to see the score, it can be found here:
here
or drop me a note, and I will email it in PDF format.
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Feter
WO ... the first word came to mind listening and reading the describtion..
is ...Creative ..this is certainly so interesting ..and impressive at
the same time ..impressionist ..still melodic ..I know the midi can give us
boundaries away of the actual instruments abilities are ..but fun to do ..
thnx alot for sharin !!!!