At 2:48 PM -0800 1/6/06, Dean M. Estabrook wrote:
Which makes me wonder, if it were possible to design a range
checker which could render an opinion on the efficacy of ranges
for a variety of player abilities, e.g., H.S., College,
Professional. I happen to have a range chart (hard copy) which is
broken down in a similar manner.
Dean
Ah, but having the visual cue that you're writing notes that only SOME
flutes can play is pretty nice. If you are specifically writing for
one of the lower flutes, then you can adjust the range for that staff.
With respect, that is SO simplistic! It's an orchestrator's job not
only to know the extreme limits of range, but to know the limits for
different levels of players AND TO KNOW THE SPECIFIC SOUND OF EACH
SUBRANGE WITHIN THAT RANGE, if not each individual note. You don't
have to learn to play the instruments to do this, but it sure doesn't
hurt! If you don't have that knowledge, you aren't an orchestrator,
and you might as well be doing algebra problems.
John
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