Writing Fifths…..
All the members of the family of instruments in the string section (excluding the double bass) are tuned in fifths. This means that (including the […]
Read More →All the members of the family of instruments in the string section (excluding the double bass) are tuned in fifths. This means that (including the […]
Read More →One of the most important things to get right when arranging strings for a pop track (or even rock or folk) track is having the […]
Read More →On my violin, I’ve got a very useful addition which makes life easy for me and speeds up work recording strings in the studio. This […]
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 →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 →To begin with, a Cadenza is not something a string arranger would usually write into an average 3 minute pop song or rock track but […]
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