Mr Debussy's work sounds as fresh today as the day he sat down and composed it. He heard things in his head that changed the world of music forever. It's utterly impossible to over state the influence and effect he's had on composers all over the world. As long as our little species is around so will the music of Debussy.
I actually think orchestration is very good, very light, very elegant, very french. Rarely will you listen to such a pleasant and delicate piece of music.
Ideally, one would like one's orchestration to sound as if originally composed for orchestra, the piano version being an arrangement. An interesting analogy to this is Beethoven's arrangement of Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1 for string quartet. Piano figuration is gone and the whole is re-imagined as if originally composed for string quartet down to changing the key to F major, a key more comfortable for string players. That show's Beethoven's mastery of tonal imagination, something for which he is not often given credit. He knew his atmospherics and instrumentation.
Orchestrating piano music is a challenge that I only realized when I was required to orchestrate "Minstrels," from Preludes, Bk 1, in my orchestration class. Unfortunately, i have yet to hear an actual orchestra play my version. It may require revision because at one point I have double basses playing harmonics! I have only a vague idea of what that passage would sound like, or if it's even playable. But I recommend orchestrating piano music as an excellent exercise in imagining tonal color!
Heyy! How is it going today? Have you got an orchestra to play it? As a fellow composer/arranger, I'm curious bout it! I'm also trying to orchestrate piano pieces, like this suite, Bergamasque, but for String Orchestra. (Very much limited textures compared to a Symphonic, but much more thrilling to accomplish haha)
In this day and age of the coming of AI, you would think that there would be an AI engine designed to play musical works. You could have a virtual orchestra perform the piece for you.
why is there a Bb on the 2nd beat of measure 2? it stuck out to me as a really wrong note (the piano score has an A natural.) and it's repeated every time this motif repeats. are there multiple editions of the Suite?
Andre Caplet's orchestration of Clair de lune is justly famous on its own. I don't know if he did any of the others. Caplet is still not sufficiently recognized as an outstanding composer. Pianists could benefit from listening to his Clair de lune orchestration -- not to imitate it but for ideas on colour, phrasing and nuance.
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It is indeed a fine orchestration! There's always some hostility towards arrangements, sadly
True, (spanish) creo que a través d piano se nota con mayor claridad la intención del autor en la obra, primando un sentimiento más nostálgico, que la orquestación lo toma a ratos, pero, tal vez sea el tempo el que juega una mala pasada a la obra.
I tend to agree. It's a warm piece that opens up a piano. This arrangement is a little more punch-y. The ornamentation comes across as less expressive. That's a limitation to taking the literal notation from the piano score in some cases.
I felt the same, it’s definitely a different interpretation and gets at different colors and moods that I didn’t see before. It’s not how I would orchestrate it, but it’s still useful for shifting perspective
Debussy's music will quench and moisturize the dryness of the soul and evoke comfortable and nostalgic feelings and pleasure
Mr Debussy's work sounds as fresh today as the day he sat down and composed it. He heard things in his head that changed the world
of music forever. It's utterly impossible to over state the influence and effect he's had on composers all over the world. As long as our
little species is around so will the music of Debussy.
I actually think orchestration is very good, very light, very elegant, very french. Rarely will you listen to such a pleasant and delicate piece of music.
This sounds more French ,which Debussy lived. Though "Bergamasque" is an Italy style, it still sounds good.
Crystal palaces of sound
00:00 - Prelude
04:17 - Menuet
08:21 - Clair de Lune
13:09 - Passepied
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Pleasantness of Debussy’s music is an order of magnitude awsome
Ideally, one would like one's orchestration to sound as if originally composed for orchestra, the piano version being an arrangement. An interesting analogy to this is Beethoven's arrangement of Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1 for string quartet. Piano figuration is gone and the whole is re-imagined as if originally composed for string quartet down to changing the key to F major, a key more comfortable for string players. That show's Beethoven's mastery of tonal imagination, something for which he is not often given credit. He knew his atmospherics and instrumentation.
Orchestrating piano music is a challenge that I only realized when I was required to orchestrate "Minstrels," from Preludes, Bk 1, in my orchestration class. Unfortunately, i have yet to hear an actual orchestra play my version. It may require revision because at one point I have double basses playing harmonics! I have only a vague idea of what that passage would sound like, or if it's even playable. But I recommend orchestrating piano music as an excellent exercise in imagining tonal color!
Heyy! How is it going today?
Have you got an orchestra to play it?
As a fellow composer/arranger, I'm curious bout it!
I'm also trying to orchestrate piano pieces, like this suite, Bergamasque, but for String Orchestra. (Very much limited textures compared to a Symphonic, but much more thrilling to accomplish haha)
In this day and age of the coming of AI, you would think that there would be an AI engine designed to play musical works. You could have a virtual orchestra perform the piece for you.
15:28 is a wonderful transcirption.
The passidpied or gigue sounds like Tchaikovsky Copeland or even a John Williams temp track at times
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Hearing it with an orchestra, I can hear more clearly what he intended.
why is there a Bb on the 2nd beat of measure 2? it stuck out to me as a really wrong note (the piano score has an A natural.) and it's repeated every time this motif repeats.
are there multiple editions of the Suite?
There are indeed several versions around.
Andre Caplet's orchestration of Clair de lune is justly famous on its own. I don't know if he did any of the others. Caplet is still not sufficiently recognized as an outstanding composer. Pianists could benefit from listening to his Clair de lune orchestration -- not to imitate it but for ideas on colour, phrasing and nuance.
It is indeed a fine orchestration! There's always some hostility towards arrangements, sadly
C'est moi.
Why do i feel the this orchestral version for the prelude sounds so funny? It feels like comic. Anyone else feel the same way?
I feel the same thing but with menuet
True, (spanish) creo que a través d piano se nota con mayor claridad la intención del autor en la obra, primando un sentimiento más nostálgico, que la orquestación lo toma a ratos, pero, tal vez sea el tempo el que juega una mala pasada a la obra.
I tend to agree. It's a warm piece that opens up a piano. This arrangement is a little more punch-y. The ornamentation comes across as less expressive. That's a limitation to taking the literal notation from the piano score in some cases.
I felt the same, it’s definitely a different interpretation and gets at different colors and moods that I didn’t see before. It’s not how I would orchestrate it, but it’s still useful for shifting perspective
does it "feel like comedy" or does it "feel comedic" or does it "feel like a comic"? I do not understand your question.
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