Palette -- Primary Colors

[Melchizedek]

Your answers revealed an interesting insight into my own compositional process. You made me realize that I rarely think in sections. I don't think, "Oh, I need some brass here," or "Hey, this part needs strings." I typically think more along the lines of, "Oh, this needs French horn," or "Hey, cello would sound great here." In my mind, trumpet and French horn are so different that I don't group them together unless the sound I'm wanting is their two sounds blended. As usual, I blindly assumed that everyone thinks this way, thus my reaction of "what the heck is an ensemble patch useful for??" 

You'd think I would learn to stop being so surprised to find that my way of thinking isn't the only way.