Advanced Orchestral

Peter Siedlaczek

Vol 1 - String Ensembles

Instruments: 14 violins 10 violas, 8 celii, 6 basses. Phrasings and articulations*: sustained notes f, sustained notes p, con sordino, short detache 2x. slow glissando, fast glissando, grace notes (ascending/descending. half tone whole tone). short chord, broken chords (major, minor, diminished), arpeggios (major, minor, diminished), runs (major, minor).

Vol 2 - Solo Strings

Instruments: violin, viola, cello & unconventional sounds

Phrasings and articulations*: sustained notes f, sustained notes p, con sordino, short detached 2x. pizzicato 2x, col legno 2x, tremolo f, tremolo pp, crescendo, cresc. tremolo, halftone trill, whole note trill. slow glissando, fast glissando, grace notes ascending/ descending, half tone/whole tone), short chords. broken chords (major, minor, diminished), arpeggios major, minor, diminished), runs (major, minor).

Vol 3 - Woodwinds

Instruments: 3 flutes, solo flute, alto flute, piccolo flute. oboe. english horn, 3 clarinets, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon.

Phrasings and articulations*: sustained notes f, sustained notes p, staccato 2x, grace notes (ascending descending, half tone/whole tone, half tone trill, whole tone trill. crescendo, runs (major, minor), mordents (half tone / whole tone, up- and downwards) turns (minor, major), pickup, flutter tongue.

Vol 4 - Brass & Effects

Instruments: 3 trumpets, solo trumpet, piccolo trumpet, 3 trombones, solo trombone, 4 french horns, solo french horn, tuba.

Phrasings and articulations*: sustained notes f, sustained notes p, staccato 2x, grace notes (ascending descending, half tone/whole tone), half tone trill, whole tone trill, crescendo, runs (major, minor), mordents (half tone whole tone, up- and downwards, pickup, flutter tongue.

Effects & unconventional sounds (examples): short & percussive events, clusters & longer events, short scratches, “Shock Treatment”, “Unsingable Melodies for Everyone”, “Blowing for the Wind”, “An Army of Woodworms”, “Dreaming Monster”, “The Mosquito, or a Summer Night Drama”, “At the Dentist”, “Creaking Door”, “Contrabassoon gets angry. “Car Race”, “An extremely silly Sound” (tuned trumpet mouthpiece), “A breath of a wind player” and many other events

Vol 5 - Percussion & Harp

Instruments: cymbals a due, cymbal 24”, cymbal 18”, timpani, gran cassa (bass drum), snare drum, large tam - tam (gong). thai gongs (tuned), chinese opera gongs, triangles, vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, orchestra bells (glocken- spiel), tubular bells, harp.

Phrasings and articulations*:

percussion: single strokes, tremolo, loisg/mcdiuntshort crescendo, glissando: harp: glissandi long, medium and short / major, minor, whole tone, diminished, pentatonic and chromatic ascending, descending, up & down; chords-arpeggio, secco / major, minor / mf, pp.

* These are the complete phrasings and articulations used in this particular Volume; however, they may vary from instrument to instrument!

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