Recording a 60-90 minute orchestral film score can cost anything from $30,000 up to $1,000,000 and beyond. In London or LA, a reasonable average for musicians and studio is around $100,000. Yes you can record much cheaper in Europe and it can sound great.
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Orchestra Chairs The most skilled musician sits in the first chair of each section and plays any solo parts for that instrument. The next most skilled player would sit in the second chair and the least skilled musician would sit in the last chair of his or her section.
During the romantic period, the orchestra had become a great force due to its increasing size including the following: woodwind - flutes and piccolo, oboes and clarinets, bassoon and double bassoons. brass - trumpets, trombones and French horns (tuba added later in the period)
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The most important violinist in the orchestra. He or she will sit in the front seat directly to the left of the conductor. It is the duty of the concert master to tune the orchestra before a performance.
A symphony is a large-scale orchestral work intended to be played in the concert hall. It is usually in four movements. The standard Classical form is: 1st movement - allegro (fast) in sonata form.
5 Benefits of Playing in an Orchestra
Violinists in the United States make an average salary of $65,962 per year or $31.71 per hour. In terms of salary range, an entry level violinist salary is roughly $27,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $160,000.
The primary difference between orchestra and chamber music is the number of players. In chamber music, there is generally one player per part while a full orchestra doubles up sections to add volume (especially in the string sections). I've had the pleasure of playing both kinds.
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The guy with the stick is called a conducter and he is very important. He keeps time acting as a sort of metronome for everyone and he also indicates dynamics and such to different sections of the orchestra. Without him the orchestra wouldn't play nearly as well together.
1 : of, relating to, or composed for an orchestra. 2 : suggestive of an orchestra or its musical qualities.
The triangle is a standard instrument today in the battery of western percussion instruments and is called for in many orchestral and concert band works from the 19th century to the present and also in many percussion ensemble works.
The NSO is a puzzle. It doesn't lack for money; it doesn't lack for talent. There have always been some excellent musicians in its ranks, and in recent years, some of the weaker links, players who were rumored to have kept some potential music directors away, have been weeded out.
The primary responsibilities of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble, and to control the interpretation and pacing of the music. ... Typically, orchestral conductors use a baton more often than choral conductors.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), American symphony orchestra based in Chicago, Ill., renowned for its distinctive tone and its recordings under such conductors as Fritz Reiner and Sir Georg Solti.