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McKay, Creative Orchestration

George Frederick McKay · section 108 of 111

Appendix A

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The 21 measures in the example below illustrate instrumentation for a typical small laboratory ensemble of the type recommended for the 35 projects listed in this book.

These 21 measures also furnish a concentrated exercise in analysis, and show how it is possible to illustrate a large number of basic principles in one exercise.

Locate these several specific illustrations, and analyze them for use of the principles indicated in Table VI.

Appendix A, measures 1–3 — Moderato ritmico (3/4) — Fl. (Piccolo) (mf), Oboe (mf), B♭ Cl. (mf), Horn in F (1°, mf), Violin (pizz., f), Viola (pizz., f), Piano (
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Appendix A, measures 4–6 — Fl. (Fl., mf), Oboe (mf, sextuplet), B♭ Cl. (mf), Horns in F, Violin (arco, 8va, mf), Viola (arco, mf), Piano (8va, triplets), Perc.
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Appendix A, measures 7–10 — Fl., Oboe, B♭ Cl., Horns in F ((muted), triplet, then measure-repeat signs), Violin (tremolo), Viola (tremolo), Piano, Perc.
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Appendix A, measures 11–14 — Fl. (f; septuplet run in m. 14), Oboe, B♭ Cl., Horns in F (triplet in m. 13), Violin, Viola, Piano, Perc.; measure-repeat signs
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Appendix A, measures 15–18 — Fl. (f), Oboe (f), B♭ Cl. (f), Horns in F ((open), f), Violin (f), Viola, Piano, Perc. (S. Dr.)
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Appendix A, measures 19–21 — Fl. (mf), Oboe (mf), B♭ Cl. (mf), Horns in F (mf), Violin (mf), Viola, Piano (mp, triplets), Perc.
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