Thank you for sharing Paul - these are great tips for composers. As an orchestral harpist, I can share a couple of additions. We also have a xylophone effect, which is quite delicate. Holding the bottom of the strings with the left hand, & plucking with the right hand. It's a lovely addition to those delicate, mysterious moments with vibraphone, marimba, etc. Also rhythmic sweeps with the nails :) in combo with percussion & guitar (if guitar is included in the orchestration). Cheers!
I once opened a piece with solo clarinet in A in the chalumeau range doubled by harp, unaccompanied. It made for a striking open. It was a live performance so the sync wasn't perfect, but that actually added to the charm.
So much inspiration in under 15 minutes! I love how samples make this sort of sonic experimentation so easy for those of us who don't have an orchestra on tap. It also puts me in mind of programming the Roland D-50, where you can match up different attack and sustain sources in unusual ways.
Excellent tips Paul, so much in a short video, I’m off to experiment, try out your combinations and then explore some different combinations of my own👍
Oh these are wonderful ideas! I especially like the glockenspiel one. That is something I (harpist) could definitely use with a friend (clarinetist) on a little piece we are putting together - and I happen to have a glockenspiel! Also very much like the tympani and celli!
Thank you for sharing Paul - these are great tips for composers. As an orchestral harpist, I can share a couple of additions. We also have a xylophone effect, which is quite delicate. Holding the bottom of the strings with the left hand, & plucking with the right hand. It's a lovely addition to those delicate, mysterious moments with vibraphone, marimba, etc. Also rhythmic sweeps with the nails :) in combo with percussion & guitar (if guitar is included in the orchestration). Cheers!
Fantastic - thank you Siobhan for this really valuable insight!
Paul seems like a good guy-like the type of guy who would have saved Narnia if called upon.
great orchestration vid, thank you very much!
Harp and cello combination is my favourite :) Thanks for ideas Paul :)
I have been waiting for this -- the harp has long been way too underutilized in my music. Thank you so much!
I once opened a piece with solo clarinet in A in the chalumeau range doubled by harp, unaccompanied. It made for a striking open. It was a live performance so the sync wasn't perfect, but that actually added to the charm.
You know it's a great video when you get that much inspiration in a short time.
Inspirational and useful it is. One of my favourites. Thank you Paul!
So much inspiration in under 15 minutes! I love how samples make this sort of sonic experimentation so easy for those of us who don't have an orchestra on tap. It also puts me in mind of programming the Roland D-50, where you can match up different attack and sustain sources in unusual ways.
Wow, hats off at your pronunciation of bisbigliando.
Thank you, Paul for all this little tricks you give us
Fantastic. Thank you.
Great video Paul, thanks. Another good combination is mid-range soft muted brass used as a pedal note with a harp line doubled by short winds.
Nice! Thanks Alon!
Excellent tips Paul, so much in a short video, I’m off to experiment, try out your combinations and then explore some different combinations of my own👍
Oh these are wonderful ideas! I especially like the glockenspiel one. That is something I (harpist) could definitely use with a friend (clarinetist) on a little piece we are putting together - and I happen to have a glockenspiel! Also very much like the tympani and celli!
thanks!
Thank you for this! I just love these videos that help me discover new colours in the orchestra.
Magnificent ideas love No 10. I would love more of this type of quick inspirational videos.
Watching/listening for the second time back to back. Great suggestions
Thanks for the video.
Thanks Paul, lots of useful ideas. I loved the flute, clarinet and harp combo. Harp and celli also very interesting.
Great tips Paul! One of my personal favourites is a broken chord on the low/mid-range of the harp to lift an orchestral chord.
Very helpful tips, thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Love these. Many of them remind me of Stravinsky.
This is beautiful! Love number 10!
Paul, I love that, and yes - it was very interesting!
Great tips, I should definitely pay more attention to my harp writing... Thanks Paul!
Thank you, very interesting!
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Dang, I didn’t know Zach Galifianakis was this talented.
I should put you on to the recipe formula. Let me know if you’re interested. 🙏🏾
What harp is it?
Harp + vibraphone, great.
🍷 With Stacey a good reference here
would you recommend spitfire harp over the harp in BBC SO? i guess because its its own library its more deeply sampled and you can do more with it?
I like to use them both for different colours, the BBCSO Harp has a more direct sound while the Skaila Kanga harp feels a little woolier
@@rahulgohilcomposer spitfire harp you mean? and spitfire harp has glissandos and glissando legatos right? that seems pretty useful
Nice. Thanks for sharing. Now vacuum that keyboard! :)
haha.. it will be done today!
@@PaulThomsonMusic Happy to have helped. :)
What I would like: the electric Andreas Vollenweider harp as a VST. Maybe a nice idea? Or would I be the only one interested?
All good ideas - like most of Pauls vids. I guess harp and piano was too obvious to make the list ?
This guy talks too much... TURN OFF !