Extreme Auxiliary Instruments in Film Music

Extreme Auxiliary Instruments in Film Music

(Tip no. 5 from 100 Orchestration Tips) For every orchestral family, there are always auxiliary instruments: holdovers from older periods, like the viola d’amore or the oboe d’amore; or extensions of range like the piccolo or bass clarinet. Then there are the extreme auxiliaries, which push the range of the families in strange directions, usually…
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