Strings: tremolo and sul pont

Hello

I want to ask strings players out there or anyone who's familiar enough. For how long at max quiet tremolo could be played by violinist (cellist, violist) realistically? For how long an orchestra can prolong the tremolo strings part?

Because I noticed that recently I often used a lot of tremolo strings in my ambient cues. And very long parts I should say, about one minute long. Got me thinking, since tremolo technique should be pretty demanding when it comes to specific physical articulations performers do.

Thank you for answer.

Honestly, if we're talking about a ppp tremolo on one note, you can stretch it out pretty long - it's not a demanding technique (at least for violin/viola - cello is a bit different), although it does get boring after a while. If the tremolo is on two notes, likewise - just make sure the fingerings arent all over the place, but that doesn't have much to do with endurance. Would you like me to be more detailed?

But I think he means this tremolo no ?

1 note tremolo can hold for ever but is gets boring indeed, two notes tremolo is a normal bowing and I wouldn't like to play very long that, is like writing a very long trill in piano

Ok, sorry. What I meant is like the start of

and especially like this (sul ponticello continues for 15 more seconds after the end of the track), because this is my current project.

Yes, you can use those tremolos for very long segments, unless is becoming f then more bow is needed until ff uses almost all the bow and that's when must be shorter.

I see no problem with sul pont, is the very same playing but closer to the bridge, that can hold very long too.

Nice ambient btw.:thumbsup:

Thank you :) Live and learn. Definitely added to my knowledge.

Yea. Tremolo can be held forever, but again, it does get boring. Sul ponte is a cool effect which doesn't get boring fast, but it doesn't always stay sul ponte, as in it slides back up :P

Sul ponticello gets much more boring than tremolo IMO... at least while you're playing tremolo, you can listen to what the orchestra is playing!

I agree. But I'm talking about musical score and main attention is always on the picture. Effects like ponticello even alone can really well hold the pressure. Not forever of course.

Well... I don't think it gets boring quickly, so oh well...

Sul Pont for too long will make the players to sneeze (except Cellos and Basses)