Phrasing
A couple of days ago I spoke to a composer who is looking to hire a string section to record part of his composition for […]
Read More →A couple of days ago I spoke to a composer who is looking to hire a string section to record part of his composition for […]
Read More →The viola (like the cor anglais) is one of those often neglected instruments that has such a unique tone in its own right that it’s […]
Read More →This is a technique reserved for the most skillful players and when executed rapidly and cleanly, up and down bow staccato can have a mesmerising […]
Read More →Congratulations this week to the Granite Shore who have just sent us the final mix of two songs which we have provided strings for. As […]
Read More →Yesterday I had an interesting job – a recording session at USP content studios for solo violin. The piece is to be used in a […]
Read More →Last week, four of us entered the studio to record thirteen pieces written for String Quartet by the composer Ash Madni. The disc is to […]
Read More →Left Hand Pizzicato is a specialised technique which is generally employed in more virtuosic string music and involves the fingers of the left hand actually […]
Read More →Marcato (from the Italian for ‘marked’) is an umbrella term that can apply to all instruments and therefore not a specific string instruction (like spiccato […]
Read More →Really, I don’t like the term ‘up and down bow’ very much because the motion of a bow is very fluid and when played artfully, […]
Read More →The literal definition of the Italian word ‘Rubato’ is ‘robbed time’, which doesn’t seem to be a particularly attractive way of describing something that adds […]
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