One of the great ways to learn how music works is to study written scores. There are different ways to approach this but, in this episode, we're mainly talking about orchestral scores and improving the knowledge of harmonies, orchestration, development of melodic material, ear training, and more all directly from existing pieces of music from the composers themselves.
Our guest is Andrew Callo, a composer and arranger who has done a lot of work with the Air Force Band and a number of other concert works. We talk about the benefits of score study to improving the ability to compose and arrange music.
Music Excerpts in this episode are:
(18:10) Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 (mvt I) - performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Herbert Von Karajan
(48:42) Holst: The Planets (Mars) - Berlin Philharmonic; Simon Rattle
(55:53) R. Strauss: Aus Italien (III. Andantino) - Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ondrej Lenard
(1:01:18) R. Strauss: Don Quixote (var. VII) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner
(1:02:28) Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (I) - Berlin Philharmonic; Von Karajan
(1:03:07) Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (IV) - Berlin Philharmonic; Von Karajan
(1:06:00) Stravinsky: The Firebird (Introduction) - Philharmonia Orchestra; Robert Craft
Andrew's additional notes are located here: https://www.davidlanemusic.com/_files/ugd/8c856b_addc1e9b18ca471a81a5747d3d6caf67.pdf
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