07-26-2019, 02:02 AM
(07-26-2019, 01:20 AM)Samulis Wrote: At the present moment, my favorite composer in terms of orchestration prowess is Sir Arnold Bax (and with a cool name like that, why not?). Some of his textures and blends are so impressively woven, and he definitely wasn't afraid of any section of the orchestra, unlike many more famous Romantic and Post-Romantic composers who tended to underwrite for those instruments they were less familiar with. I think he really brings out some of the best qualities of many instruments-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9vg1U1ZEDc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQsJle7UqvU (I love the writing in this piece so much, I used it as temp music for the VSCO 2 'Seasons' scoring contest)
Side note: Thanks for reminding us so often of Bax. I'm glad to be exploring his stuff again. I always enjoyed what I heard in the past.
