Orchestrating Epic Chromatic Mediants - Easy sketch orchestration in Logic

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Chromatic Mediant and Slip modulation is a great way to nail an Epic Harmony sound. What's that sound like in an easy orchestration?
00:00 intro
00:34 mock up orchestration
02:39 first look at examples
03:25 chromatic mediant harmony
05:03 Example 1 breakdown
07:12 slip modulation chords
08:47 Example 2 breakdown
12:05 final thoughts
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[@harryleblanc4939]

I love the subtle polyrhythms in the 2nd example.

[@fortunatehorse3236]

Chris you are an angel sent to Earth. This is exactly what I needed.

[@numeric_bta]

Thank you so much, a hug!

[@LeeGee]

I spent free time last week doing exactly this. I also had a violin line wavering between two semi-tones. Thanks for the inspiration and follow-up!

[@jvsonyt]

Awesome

[@timflatus]

Thank you Chris, that was fantastic. My constant companion has been Alfred Blatter's orchestration textbook, which gives great modern (ish) overviews of each instrument.

[@Flowee141]

Oh Yeah thats it! Helped me a lot, thanks

[@ImpliedMusic]

Glad to hear it!

[@jimrogers7425]

I'd love to have the MIDI files for this available for download... great instructive tool for such orchestration. You could name the files with the instruments that were on the tracks.

[@MrFolklorum]

why do you call it a Ab - not a G#? I know they are enharmonic, but - how do you choose?

[@ImpliedMusic]

Good question. I make those choices based on tone function, with a dash of “what’s easier to read quickly “ thrown in. For instance G# is the third of E Major, so instead of spelling Ab, it’s G. I’ve done a long video on spelling in my Getting Started series, if I recall.

[@MrFolklorum]

​@@ImpliedMusic tnx - my tactic in such cases is, if I'm coming from E - then I call it G#, if I'm coming form Eb - then it's Ab. Maybe that's because I'm an accordionist and I have my basses buttons divided on sharps and flats in the Stradella bass system :)
But I your case E is a mediant - I understand it can go either way ...

[@ronald220964]

Thank you did Shostakovich also used often mediant progression with his own scales they have not so clear dominant tonic sound .