That outlandish bit of orchestration (this time with only three flutes) is a building block of "Hostias et preces tibi" ("Sacrifices and prayers to you," No. 8), where it is the principal accompaniment to a hymnlike treatment of the chorus.
It redefined what opera could be: forget about narrative, dramatic conflict, arias and conventional orchestration; this was a work about ideas, both quirky and elevated, explored in microscopic detail over five hours.
Even for a listener not much bothered, as some are, by Schumann's sometimes thick orchestrations, this reduction made for a fascinating exercise, clarifying myriad details, though it proved a decidedly odd foil to the rest of the program.
In music this delicate, even slight disruption creates imbalance, and the orchestration on this album too often punches through, overwhelming Maxwell's distinctive breathiness.
The orchestration of this contentiousness is a kind of master class in comic writing and playing.
"Without Apple's orchestration of this conspiracy, it would not have succeeded as it did in the spring of 2010".
Mingus's orchestration on this inspired the instrumentation for the Millennial Territory Orchestra … both the size of the band and Jerome Richardson's baritone-sax/soprano-sax doubling.
Whips and hammers are introduced into the orchestration of this trilogy, a work of great dramatic force, in which the chorus is required to groan, whistle, and shriek.
Bob Thiele was a champion of the great Oliver Nelson, and I've always loved the sweet-and-sour orchestration on this piece.
While most of them, in their day, were recorded with orchestration, for this record he uses only his regular five-piece band and an occasional horn section.
"Don't overplay the piece, keep the lid on it," he said, though he added, referring to the orchestration, "Maybe this is my fault".
