Orchestration

This chapter covers the transcription of sound sources and dynamics in an orchestration context. The first section covers the identification of individual sound sources through their sonic profiles, playing techniques, and secondary information. The second section then covers the identification of heterogeneous and homogeneous sound sources in stacked composite sounds. Finally, the third section explains the transcription of timbre-based dynamics to reconstruct the original performance dynamics. The chapter activities help learners practice the attribution of timbre to individual sound sources, stacked sound sources, and dynamics. In summary, this chapter offers strategies to transcribe notation detail with increased attention to orchestration.