terminology - What is the name for a group of five? - Music: Practice . . . A quintet For example, the Miles Davis Quintet or the Charlie Parker Quintet with Dizzy Gillespie Johannes Brahms wrote a Piano Quintet in F minor, but no, it's not a piece for five pianos (it's for piano plus string quartet) According to Merriam-Webster, the etymology of the word is Latin by way of Italian, from the Italian word "quintetto "
How to write a string quartet - Music: Practice Theory Stack Exchange While written for organ, this is a foundational song in the Canadian Brass' brass-quintet repertoire and has been with them since they formed so it's obviously good for a small ensemble Anything big like organ music will generally have lots of parts to choose from Symphonies work really well too
brass - Can a baritone be used for a trombone part? - Music: Practice . . . Brass Quintet trombone parts are notated at concert pitch using a variety of clefs Baritone players (in British Brass band at least) expect treble-clef Bb parts So unless your baritone player is already a trombonist and used to the idea of clefs and transposition, you'll either have to write out some transposed parts
composition - Key choice for brass instruments - Music: Practice . . . @Gauthier This preference has to do with the fundamental resonant frequency of the instrument For trombone and tuba (non-C non-transposing instruments, Bb is first position (tbn ) and can be open for tuba (BBb Tuba), for trumpet, Bb is open as well
Why are conductors required at orchestra performances? A symphonic orchestra is much bigger than a band, and being in perfect sync with the player at the other side of the stage or pit can be hard without visual cues In smaller ensemble, such as a quartet, quintet, or even chamber orchestra, there might be no conductor or the conductor might be a musician among others
terminology - Music: Practice Theory Stack Exchange I don't believe so Some have parallel tube shapes inside, some conical Most have a bell, but the sound of a flute comes from the mouthpiece area Generally a brass instrument will sound harsher than one made from wood- the french horn being an exception - that's why it's 'allowed' into the woodwind (wind) quintet –
Can saxophones be in the clef as their name? - theory If we review perusal scores for significant recent works that include saxophone parts, such as "Halcyon Hearts" by Katahj Copley and "Vesuvius" by Frank Tichelli, we will consistently see that all saxophones are written in treble clef
Accepted ranges for SATB choral works? I am writing an a Capella choral work I need to know if the following ranges are reasonable or not S1: Eb4-Ab5 (One S1 is assigned an optional Db6) S2: Eb5-Gb5 A1: C4-F5 A2: C4-F5 T1: C3-Bb4
Is this too high for a French horn (college level)? I am orchestrating a piano piece for wind quintet, and I just want to check if this part is playable by a French horn: I could also adjust the slur to start on the first note of m1 and m3, if that