The death of orchestration?
The death of orchestration?
#1The death of orchestration?
Posted: 7/12/10 at 12:13pm
I didn't see any mention of this article from Friday 7/9 on the board.
It's one of my favorite topics - the lack of musical education leading to the lack of appreciation for the beauty of acoustic orchestral sound.
Today's audience is perfectly happy to listen to a show accompanied by 6 over-amplified electric instruments. But some of us really miss the physical excitement of a real theatre orchestra with a real string section.
Cut teh violins in West Side Story (NY Times)
Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#2The death of orchestration?
Posted: 7/12/10 at 12:15pmhttps://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1018930&dt=32&boardid=1
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#2The death of orchestration?
Posted: 7/12/10 at 12:29pmThat's one of the things you have to appreciate about the St. Louis MUNY. They are committed to performing the full original orchestrations of the shows they produce. As rare as it is to find a full orchestra on Broadway these days it's even rarer to find that in regional and summer stock companies.
#3The death of orchestration?
Posted: 7/12/10 at 12:35pm
Whoops. Thanks, Smaxie.
Interesting, though, how little discussion of music is in that thread, though.
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