Tag: writing for woodwinds
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Advice on writing for doublers
Photo, liza31337 I got an interesting question by email last week. I’m reprinting the message here, followed by the suggestions I sent in return (I’ve edited a bit). Hi Bret, I’m doing my first arrangement for a musical, which will be an amateur production. I’m going to be hiring players from amateur/student orchestras (university), or …
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Joseph Phillips and Ben Kono on woodwind doubling
In a blog post from last week, New York City composer Joseph Phillips discusses his ensemble Numinous and his decision to use woodwind doublers instead of a conventional orchestral woodwind section. When I started Numinous back in the fall of 2000, I knew I wanted flexibility of colors in the woodwind section. Even though I’m …