Orchestras

• Mar 4, 2018 - 04:53

I just want to ask what people think are good orchestra set ups. I use this one:
Medium orchestra

[ ] 1 desk of flutes
[ ] Flute III (Standard, piccolo, Alto)
[ ] 1 desk of oboes
[ ] Oboe III (standard, alto, piccolo)
[ ] 1 desk of clarinets (b-flat or A)
[ ] Clarinet III (b-flat, A,E-flat, alto, bass)
[ ] 1 desk of bassoons
[ ] Bassoon III (standard, contrabass)
[ ] 4-5 horns
[ ] 1 desk trumpets
[ ] 1 desk trombones
[ ] Bass trombone
[ ] Contrabass tuba
[ ] Bass drum
[ ] Side drum
[ ] Cymbals
[ ] Timpani
[ ] Harp
[ ] Violin I
[ ] Violin II
[ ] Viola
[ ] Violoncello
[ ] Contrabass

And this one:
Large orchestra

[ ] Piccolo
[ ] Flute desk
[ ] Alto flute
[ ] Oboe desk
[ ] Oboe desk
[ ] Alto oboe
[ ] 5 clarinets I:e-flat (sopranino) II:B-flat III:A IV:E-flat (alto) V: B-flat bassa
[ ] Bassoon desk
[ ] Bassoon desk
[ ] Contrabassoon
[ ] Saxophone I (Sopranino, Soprano, Alto)
[ ] Saxophone II (tenor, Baritone, bass)
[ ] 6 horns
[ ] Baritone
[ ] B-flat cornet desk
[ ] B-flat trumpet desk
[ ] Trumpet (E-flat Sopranino, F alto, B-flat bass)
[ ] Trombone desk
[ ] Bass trombone desk
[ ] Euphonium
[ ] Contrabass tuba
[ ] Wagner horn quartet
[ ] Timpani
[ ] Clash and suspended cymbals
[ ] Bass drum/Tam tam
[ ] Side drum
[ ] Triangle/Rute
[ ] Tambourine/bells
[ ] Mallet percussion
[ ] Violin I
[ ] Violin II
[ ] Viola
[ ] Violoncello
[ ] Contrabass

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• Mar 4, 2018 - 04:54

Here is an odd orchestra set up that probably would work though:
Sax Orchestra

[ ] Flute
[ ] B-flat clarinet
[ ] Heckelphone
[ ] Sopranissimo saxophone
[ ] Sopranino saxophone
[ ] Soprano saxophone
[ ] Alto saxophone
[ ] Tenor saxophone
[ ] Baritone saxophone
[ ] Bass saxophone
[ ] Contrabass saxophone
[ ] Sopranino sarrusophone
[ ] Soprano sarrusophone
[ ] Alto sarrusophone
[ ] Tenor sarrusophone
[ ] Baritone sarrusophone
[ ] Bass sarrusophone
[ ] Contra-alto Sarrusophone (EE-flat)
[ ] Contrabass sarrusophone (BB-flat)
[ ] Soprano saxhorn
[ ] Alto saxhorn
[ ] Baritone saxhorn
[ ] Bass saxhorn
[ ] Soprano saxtromba
[ ] Alto saxtromba
[ ] B-flat trumpets
[ ] Sax tuba
[ ] Bass drum
[ ] Snare drum
[ ] Tenor drums
[ ] Cymbals
[ ] Violin I
[ ] Violin II
[ ] Viola
[ ] Violoncello
[ ] Contrabass

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• Mar 4, 2018 - 04:58

Another good orchestra set up is Mahler symphony no 6:
Woodwinds
piccolo (used in last movement)
4 flutes (3rd and 4th doubling as 2nd and 3rd piccolos)
4 oboes (3rd and 4th doubling as 2nd and 3rd English horns; 2nd English horn is used in second movement)
English horn (used in last movement)
clarinet in E♭ and D (doubling as 4th clarinet in A)
3 clarinets in B♭ and A
bass clarinet in B♭ and A
4 bassoons (4th is used in last movement)
contrabassoon
Brass
8 horns in F
6 trumpets in B♭ and F (5th and 6th are used only in last movement)
4 trombones (4th used in last movement)
tuba
Percussion
timpani (2 players)
deep bells unpitched (offstage, used in last movement)
cowbells (used offstage in first and last movements; onstage in third movement)
bass drum
triangle
snare drum
cymbals
tam-tam
rute
glockenspiel
hammer[nb 1] (used in last movement)
xylophone
Keyboards
celesta
Strings
2 harps
violins I
violins II
violas
cellos
double basses

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