29 - Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé II

29 - Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé II

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Bringing Virtual Orchestra Music to Life Vol 3: Lush Strings

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Introduction and Foundations

  • 1 - Intro and About This Course1
  • 2 - Recap of Concepts from Vol 1 and 2, Layering, and Misc Fundamentals
  • 3 - Strings 101: Instruments, Sections, and Ranges1
  • 4 - Strings 101: Sample Library Considerations (Open Strings, 1st & 2nd Vlns, Tessitura)

The Notes

  • 5 - Melody I - Types of Melodic Motion3
  • 6 - Melody II - Combining Runs, Leaps, and Repeated Notes In Melodic Development
  • 7 - Melody III - Uses of the Tonic in Melody
  • 8 - Melody IV - Using Non-Chord-Tones To Propel Melodic Motion1
  • 9 - Melody V - Specific Considerations for Lush String Melodies1
  • 10 - Melody VI - Ways to Carry Melody in the Strings (Orchestration)
  • 11 - Countermelody
  • 12 - Triads, Inversions, and Intervals
  • 13 - Principles of Part Writing/Voice Leading
  • 14 - How to Voice Large Chords
  • 15 - Assigning Chords to the Strings (Orchestration)
  • 16 - Misc. Easy String Tricks and Voicings I Like to Use2
  • 17 - Suspensions and Passing Tones: Inner Voice Secret Sauce
  • 18 - APPLICATION - Using Suspensions, Passing Tones, Part Writing, Voicing, and Motion Principles in a Short Piece1
  • 19 - An Exercise For Finding Fresh Chord Progressions and Breaking Out of the 4-Chord Rut

The Mockups

  • 20 - Making the Mockups: Intro Thoughts and Concepts1
  • 21 - Elgar's Nimrod I2
  • 22 - Elgar's Nimrod II: Expression Curve Nuance3
  • 23 - Elgar's Nimrod III: Finessing Transition Timing
  • 24- Elgar's Nimrod IV: Layering Libraries and Working on The End1
  • 25 - Elgar's Nimrod V: Blending, Mixing, and Mastering
  • 26 - Vaughan Williams' Tallis: How I Made the Mockup
  • 27 - Vaughan Williams' Tallis: The Mix
  • 28 - Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé I
  • 29 - Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé II1
  • 30 - Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé III: Mixing
  • 31 - Mahler's Symphony 5 Adagietto: Mocking it Up
  • 32 - Mahler's Symphony 5 Adagietto: The Mix
  • Edward Elgar - Enigma Variations - Nimrod - Benjamin Botkin Mockup.wav
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - Benjamin Botkin Mockup.wav
  • Maurice Ravel - Dahnis Et Chloe - Mockup by Benjamin Botkin.wav
  • Gustav Mahler's 5th Symphony - Adagietto - Mockup by Benjamin Botkin.wav
  • Elgar Nimrod Project Assets.zip
  • Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis PROJECT ASSETS.zip2
  • Daphnis et Chloe Project Assets.zip
  • Mahler 5th Project Assets.zip

Bonus and Concluding

  • 33 - Practical Solutions for Fast (Lush String) Writing1
  • 34- Layering, Voicing, and Dynamics in a Thomas Newman-Style Piece1
  • 35 - Shoptalk: Some of my Favorite String Libs and Tools
  • 36 - Thank You and Next Steps1