Fullness with SATB Writing

Not really sure which thread to put this in, so I'm posting here 😅

I do a lot of arranging of SATB hymns, and I'm really wanting to get more "fullness" in my writing. I've taken 3.5 years of college music theory so far, so I know the rules, but I'm struggling to find that fullness I'm looking for. A good example of this might be, "Abide in Me". 

I've attached an excerpt from something in currently working on arranging so I could maybe get some feedback on how to get some fullness. Thanks in advance!

HI @BlackkBeethoven

My advice is using the given melody with harmony is:

1. Create bass line

2.  Fill in the middle parts

3. add figurations. 

The first part of the score has a lot of unisons or octaves, 2nds and 7ths. Creating more thirds fourths and fifths in between the voices might help thicken the harmony. 

4 hours ago, Kvothe said:

HI @BlackkBeethoven

My advice is using the given melody with harmony is:

1. Create bass line

2.  Fill in the middle parts

3. add figurations. 

 

The process you've outlined is exactly how I normally write 😂 but #3 is different. I will incorporate that. 

2 hours ago, Thatguy v2.0 said:

The first part of the score has a lot of unisons or octaves, 2nds and 7ths. Creating more thirds fourths and fifths in between the voices might help thicken the harmony. 

 

What do you mean?