Arranging for Strings by Rabson, Mimi -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

INTRODUCTION

Live vs. In the Box About the Audio

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHAPTER 1. STRING PLAYER PERSPECTIVES

Classical Training Folk/Roots Training How Much Detuning is Safe? American Roots Intonation

CHAPTER 2. TUNING, RANGE, AND TIMBRE

A Few Words about Tuning and Intonation Standard Notation Violin Viola Violoncello (Cello) Double Bass Range Timbre Large Interval Skips String Range Quick Reference

CHAPTER 3. BASIC BOWINGS AND ARTICULATIONS

Bowing Slurs Down-Bows vs. Up-Bows Tenuto Accents Articulation Choices for Fast Passages Dynamics Bluegrass: Hokum Shuffle

CHAPTER 4. STANDARD TECHNIQUES

Vibrato Sul Tasto Pizzicato Using a Conductor Bartók Pizzicato Pizzicato Bass Trills Tremolos Mutes Harmonics Natural Harmonics Artificial Harmonics Double, Triple, Quadruple Stops Ricochet/Jeté Using the Stick of the Bow

CHAPTER 5. CHOPS, PONTICELLO/FEEDBACK, PORTAMENTO, AND FALLS 

Chop Technique Soft Chop Chunks Ponticello Enhanced Ponticello Glissando/Portamento Papa John Creach Portamento Fall

CHAPTER 6. THE STRING SECTION

String Quartet Melody/Countermelody Fills Pads Comping Section Size One Player More Than One Range

CHAPTER 7. STYLISTIC APPROACHES

American Roots Strong Rhythm Fiddle Keys First Position Western Swing Celtic Fiddle vs. Violin Jazz/Swing Gypsy Jazz Gypsy vs. Roma Rock/Pop Repeated Notes Funk/Fusion Hip-Hop/R&B Charanga Eastern Europe Klezmer Arabic Music And More…

CHAPTER 8. IMPROVISATION OR WRITTEN PART

An Improvised Part A Written Part Strings in the Score String Parts Enharmonic Spelling Music Writing Software

CHAPTER 9. RECORDING AND SOUND REINFORCEMENT

Recording Acoustic Strings Make Tuning Easy Mic Technique for Solo Strings Mic Technique for String Sections Quartets or Less More Than a Quartet Seating Isolation Beware of Doubling Headphones A Big Section with a Small Budget Recording: Pickups vs. Electric Instruments Amplification: Acoustic Instruments with Pickups Amplification: Electric Instruments Effects Headphones Sound Reinforcement on Stage Acoustic Strings Headphones/Monitors Electric Strings Cellists Sitting vs. Standing

AFTERWORD

Next Big String Things Even More New Techniques Go Forward and Create

APPENDIX. SELECTED LISTENING

Classical String Quartets Movie and TV Scores Chopping American Roots Western Swing Old Time Country Music Celtic Jazz and Swing Rock/Pop Funk/Fusion Hip-Hop/R&B Charanga Eastern Europe Klezmer Music Arabic Music Free Improvisers Subharmonics Conductors of Improvising Ensembles

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