Elie Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 When writing for an orchestra should you avoid voice crossing? I'm trying to figure out how the four part writing rules apply when writing for an orchestra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morivou Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 What style of music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elie Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 What style of music? West Side Story's style of music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morivou Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Aye! Well, then, I don't think it matters so much. Individual line is more important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elie Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrcramer Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 voice crossing is an orchestrational tool, bringing out specific timbres of the instuments/voices tools shouldn't be avoided, but used wisely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SYS65 Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 avoiding voice crossing in orchestra is like holding the breath forever, is inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siwi Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 With an orchestra voice-leading becomes more complicated because you suddenly deal with 20-odd different instruments, all with a different tone and dynamic curve rather than four voices all with a (nearly) homogenous timbre. But as long as the orchestrational effect is coherant and the most important lines are the clearest there is no prohibition on crossing of voices. Voice-crossing in vocal music is generally avoided for practical reasons - it is more difficult to sing when the position in the texture suddenly changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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