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"Exploring Stratospheres"
| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Title | Exploring Stratospheres |
| Composer | F.G.J. Absil |
| Instrum. | Orchestra |
| Date | July 2021 |
| Duration | 2'30 |
| Style | Film Music |
| Key | D - Ab - F (modal) |
| Meter | 3/4 - 6/8 - 4/4 |
| Measures | 92 |
| Tempo | 92 - 156 - 72 BPM |
FULL INSTRUMENTATION
- Piccolo, Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet in Bb, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon 1-2;
- Horn in F 1-2-3-4, Trumpet in Bb 1-2-3, Trombone 1-2-3, Tuba;
- Timpani, Glockenspiel, Harp, Xylophone, Bass Drum, Crash Cymbal, Toms, Triangle, Woodblock;
- Double Bass, Drum Set, Synthesizer
- Violins 1, Violins 2, Violas, Celli, Contrabasses.
NOTES FOR THE PERFORMER
The orchestral composition 'Exploring Stratospheres' is the application example in the video tutorial on Schillinger Strata Harmony and Orchestration.
- It has ternary form ABC, with subdivision A (m. 1-27) - B (m. 28-81) - C (m. 82-92).
- The A section is a gentle Waltz (92 BPM) using diatonic-symmetric harmony, 3 strata with a total of 8 parts
- The B section in an agitato in 6/8 time signature (156 BPM). It is in the symmetric system of harmony, with a single chordd structure (extended dominant chord with polychord voicing), has 4 strata with a total of 11 parts
- The C section is a tranquilo slow section (72 BPM) in 4/4 time signature. It is in the modal diatonic system of harmony, F-Dorian, with chords in 4ths, and has 3 strata with a total of 7 parts
- The audio rendering is a Cubase Midi mockup, with Aaron Venture Infinite Woodwinds and Brass, Toontracks Orchestral Percussion, Spitfire Audio BBC Symphony Orchestra timpani, Pianoteq Harp and Vienna Symphonic Library Dimension Strings. Effect and stereo bus plugins are by FabFilter and Valhalla DSP.
Additional Material:
- Read the score >> (PDF full score, A3 format, portrait, 10 pp.)
- Watch the YouTube video tutorial: 'Schillinger Strata Harmony and Orchestration: An Example' (32:44), where this composition serves as a composition example of combined harmony systems.
- Companion booklet: Schillinger Strata Harmony: An Example, available on my Patreon page (PDF, A4, 11 pages). Text, diagrams and reduced score examples.