In this week’s orchestral sketch I start a little bit different. No cantus firmus. No melody. Just a simple basic chord progression. Just three chords. That’s all! And you can be amazed by what you can do with that if you start to experiment and develop it further and further.
The video: https://youtu.be/KbH67AfOQfQ
The steps: from piano chords to orchestrated version
- 00:00 – Introduction to this orchestral sketch
- 01:12 – First Listening (piano chords and orchestrated version)
- 02:06 – Chords (the basic piano chords I started with)
- 03:38 – Melody (simple motifs, yet effective ones)
- 05:29 – Movement (patterns like ostinatos or figures for harp)
- 07:39 – Orchestration (the symphonic version I ended up with)
Just three chords to start with
This is what I started with. I wrote this sketch in the A major Scale. That means three sharps: C sharp, F sharp and G sharp.
The chord progression is A, D, E, A. So only three chords. But be aware, these are famous chords and this is a famous chord progression. The I, IV, V progression has been used in numerous massive music hits like old classics as Sweet Home Alabama and Wild Thing.
In the video I take you through my process and thoughts how I developed this into an orchestrated version with a flute, clarinet, bassoon, choir, triangle and string section.
I hope you enjoy and appreciate it :)
Submitted November 05, 2020 at 03:28PM by _gh0stwrit3r_ https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/joo380/orchestral_sketch_no_9_from_piano_chords_to/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Thursday, November 5, 2020