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Project 4

Orchestrate any short phrase which employs the polyphonic texture. Use reduced scoring as in the three examples above, and try to achieve variety, melodic interest and growth. Apply varied timbre and sufficient octave doubling to contrast with unison line. Use sufficient register variegation. Study polyphonic sections in the works of various masters of orchestration (see the charts on pages 219-220). Examine the scoring methods used by Stokowski, Schönberg, Respighi, Webern and others in transcribing the music of Bach for orchestra.