Jim: If you are coming at this from the point of view of an orchestral person, then my guess is that you'd benefit from some generalizations in the differences bewteen the ensembles.
Clarity of lines is the biggest difference, I've noticed. When all looks "equal", the low voices are weaker than in orchestral writing, particularly in the baritone/tenor range. If you have a low prominent line, over-orchestrate it. This is partly because of numbers, but also because the overall overtones sit lower in the band and that register is often masked. Since you're writing for euphonium solo, this can be a problem. Under orchestrate what your instincts tell you. Any and all concertos are difficult to orchestrate for band euphonium, doubly so. Still, I have heard well-orchestrated euphonium works with band. Check out http://euphonium.com/ for more info. -Carolyn On 2/13/06, Williams, Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Collective Wisdom, > > I am trying to take the piano accompaniment for a euphonium solo and score it > for band/wind ens. I know all the usual stuff about transpositions, ranges, > etc., so I am not a total novice. Is there a reference scoring text for BAND > only? Most of what I've been able to find is for orchestra with band as an > afterthought. While I see the value of experiential learning, and have a > large library of excellent samples, I would like to shorten the learning > curve, since I may be able to play the piece in the not-so-distant future. > > Advice, please?? ("All hope abandon" doesn't count) > > Thanks, Jim W. > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
