An Introduction to the String Section (how to write for orchestra)

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0:00 Intro.
0:39 the 4 instruments & their ranges.
1:56 The sound of .
3:55 write for a string area.
7:24 Apple Music Classical.
8:32 the & the Alto clef.
9:31 the Violins.
9:57 Homophony.
11:00 Voice leading.
12:00 String Quartet.
13:00 Techniques.
14:30 Conclusion.

An Introduction to the String Section ( write for )

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35 Comments

    1. I misread the channel name and thought that it was David Bruce’s channel. The comment mentioning that he had run out of time signatures made me check the channel name.

  1. Remember, the range he noted here is a general range. The lowest note is set as it’s always our lowest string, but the upper one, that depends on your instrument… and your intonation!

    I play first violin in an orchestra and I sometimes wish we had another clef for notes in the nosebleed seats, 7+ leger lines and 8va (play the notes up an octave) are no joke! 😅

  2. This new course is just what I needed. I’m trying to get into orchestral composition myself, and I’m currently tinkering with Musescore 4. This really excites me. Thank you, David!

  3. Excellent. As a non-muscian this answered many questions I’ve had for years – and a few I didn’t even know I had! Thank you.

  4. Been playing cello in an orchestra for 8 years now but still watching this just because I love your channel.

  5. This is amazing. I remember when Leonard Bernstein used to make educational TV like this about the classical orchestra. It’s really nice to see you branch out into this topic. I’m definitely looking forward to the entire series.

  6. Great video David, very informative and interesting. I’m really looking forward to watching the rest of this video-series, and as a French Horn player, I’m especially excited for the next episode covering the brass section.📯

    Thank you for creating such high-quality music-videos and keep up the amazing work!😊

  7. YES!! The orchestra tutorial. This is going to be a great series. I’m looking forward to a breakdown of the percussion section.
    Thanks David.

  8. Wonderful video! I am so glad you are doing this series regarding classical music, thank you so much

  9. Very interesting. I played a bit of violin and cello at school, but had never really considered how they fit together in an orchestral arrangement

  10. I remember asking if it was possible for you to do orchestral related videos and it has finally happened! I love how you go into a lot more detail than you usually do! These subsequent orchestral videos will undoubtedly become my favourite on the channel! Excellent!!! 😀

  11. Nitpick: Bass is from the viol, not violin family. Fourths vs fifths in tuning is one difference. They also have structural/design differences in that violin family instruments have body shapes that meet the neck at a perpendicular angle while viols like the bass have bodies that swoop up the neck, not to mention have canted backs.

  12. Thanks! That was so well presented and informative. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

  13. You read my mind! I was just thinking I wanted to learn more about how orchestra works – and here you are with this great video! 🙂 Thank you, I’m waiting impatiently for brass and woodwinds sections!

  14. this is a great, concise, video on the topic! will love to see you cover the other section, as i had organology last year and it will be great to remember more about instrument families

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