Lecture notes
Notes from the orchestration class series, with a PDF handout for each class.
These notes may contain solutions to class assignments, so please wait until you have finished your own work.
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Haydn · Class 4
Call and response, not being too literal about the piano score, combination tones, and a listen to The Bear.
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Haydn · Class 3
Horn fifths, the horns highlighting a line, violas and the bass line, the cadence, and contrast in the Trio.
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Haydn · Class 2
The unison tutti, the horns and their limitations, the pedal, and where not to divide a phrase.
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Haydn · Class 1
The Haydn style, the instrumental crescendo, the open strings and the bass line, the natural horn and the horn fifths.
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Class 5
Notes and a handout follow the class.