performing forces and their handling Flashcards
auric uses
a standard sized symphony orchestra with extra tuned percussion
tuned percussion instruments
are often used to double melody lines - celeste bar 55 doubles the piccolo
tubular bells
are used to represent church bells in bar 31
timpani and clash cymbals
are reserved for climax points - bar 49
full use is
made of strings - bar 7
strings often sued
for ‘chugging’ chords - bar 31
or repeated octaves bar 13
pizzicato
used in bar 11
a divided viola
section plays a low tremolo at bar 52
brass instruments
often alternate with the strings
trombones answered antiphonally by strings in bars 36-7
trills
there are woodwind and string trills in bar 1
woodwind grace notes bar 9
fanfare
there are trumpet fanfare figure bar 1 and muted trumpet is used in bar 41