Orchestration: The Critical Fundamentals by Michael Barry | Composition Tutorial

Usually when one thinks about orchestration, they think about a famous composer such as Ravel expanding a song originally meant for solo piano like Pictures at an Exhibition, into a full orchestral version.

Sitting at a desk, the composer decides which parts are meant to be played by the oboe, which by the violins. You can imagine him considering all the colors and doublings and other magical left-brain details.

But there are plenty of less flashy, critical fundamentals that allow the big moments in orchestration to shine.

Join Mike Barry, professional composer and co-founder of Cinesamples, as he breaks down the important fundamentals of orchestration and talks about some of the traps that a good orchestrator must learn to avoid!

Mike Barry is an amazing composer with a knack for teaching and making helpful educational videos, so I hope you're able to watch through this tutorial and learn some orchestration tips to help you with your own projects and compositions!

Taylor Davis Solo Violin, coming soon!
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