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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 19h

I feel this approach makes the general evaluation that follows run more smoothly, tying together certain points of interest and passages that still need a bit of work. See everyone Thursday for the next release!

Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 19h

This first Longa Evaluation features embedded chapters in the video timeline, and an opening section of enhanced evaluation detailing the areas of focus I feel would bring this score up to a performable standard (not that this particular entry really requires all that much adjusting).

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 19h

Superb work, Jesse! Thanks so much for the work you put into this.

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 19h

...so that every passage has evolved and changed somehow. His capacity for understated yet impactful scoring is at a premium here - which perhaps isn't in the period style, yet it reveals Jesse's own take on Beethoven's character in a fascinating, authentic-feeling way.

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 19h

BEETHOVEN PATREON EVALUATION 67. JESSE VOOGT
Jesse kicks off our Longa level releases in style with a wonderfully subtle, multilayered orchestration, which develops and build on itself throughout, even adding and subtracting material during repeats...
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Beethoven Patreon Evaluation 67. Jesse Voogt

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly.

Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 1d

It's an e-book in PDF format with cross-referenced links embedded throughout the text for jumping quickly from topic to topic. So no shopping charge and you get the book immediately from a download link.

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 1d

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 1d

I'll mention it one more time just before the sale closes. This sale is for you, not me, really - though I can't deny that the proceeds are helping me catch up with my medical expenses which were really intense this year. Thanks everyone so much for your understanding and support!

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 1d

Hi everyone! I'm announcing this today across the community (and I already mentioned it in a video on YouTube). When I first announced my sale back in late September, I messed up the final date - so I'm just extending the deadline a couple more weeks, through to midnight P.D.T. Monday 3 November.

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 2d

This post heavily explores how Mozart took an instrument that was making cautious inroads into opera scores, and turned it into an integrated, equal member of the woodwind section. Click here for full score+audio examples.
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2 MORE Clarinet Tips!

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 2d

ORCHESTRATION TIP: CLARINET OVERTONES IN WOODWIND HARMONY
The clarinet’s lack of 2nd-partial overtones on the octave above can make woodwind harmony feel lighter and brighter; and yet has implications for underlining the 3rd partial at an octave+5th higher.
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ORCHESTRATION TIP: CLARINET OVERTONES IN WOODWIND HARMONY - Orchestration Online

(Adapted from 100 LAST Orchestration Tips, planned for release in late 2026) The clarinet’s lack of 2nd-partial overtones on the octave above can make woodwind harmony feel lighter and brighter; and y...

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 4d

Just one more of these compilations to go, which will be coming following next week's series of Longa Level Evaluation videos.

Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 4d

...ranging from the poetic to the energetic to the impressionistic. These orchestrators put a huge amount of effort and ingenuity into these entries, and they're all worth a look and your supportive feedback.

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 4d

2023 BEETHOVEN CHALLENGE WEBSITE EVALUATIONS N
The longest video yet in this current series of Orchestration Challenge evaluations! Come spend nearly 3 hours with me looking at the scores of Mario Milazzo, Jay Elliott, Lau Chun Hei, Sasha Kindel, V, and Iuri T. Bahren...

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2023 Beethoven Challenge Website Evaluations N

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 4d

Then on Sunday, we'll kick off a solid week of in-depth evaluations at the Longa Level - all full Movement 1 orchestrations, with some enhanced analysis and improved navigation for viewers. See you soon!

Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 4d

Thus ends the roster of Dotted Breve entries - an astonishing list of 26 scores, ending as they started with superb orchestrations. Tomorrow, please join me for the pure fun of looking through a compilation of six short excerpts from website subscribers.

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 4d

My feedback is more to explore the score's potential for even greater speed and thrills with a few changes here and there. Brava, Julianne!

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 4d

..and a driving momentum that pulls the listener/score-reader fully into the orchestration. In that sense, this feels very much like Beethoven in character; and yet Julianne's own personality shines through as well in the shaping of powerful, vivid scoring through careful planning & a very keen ear.

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 4d

BEETHOVEN PATREON EVALUATION 66. JULIANNE SHARER
Julianne brings our massive stack of full-movement Dotted Breve entries to a close with an interpretation that is near perfection - with superbly crafted colours and contrasts, a wonderful instinct for proportion...
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Beethoven Patreon Evaluation 66. Julianne Sharer M2

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 5d

And this is just the first of two releases scheduled for today. Stay posted for the release of our next and last entry from the Dotted Breve level category, coming in about an hour or so. I promise that it will be well worth your time watching two of these in a day.

Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 5d

All the same, there are few entries that surpass this one for sheer excitement and headlong momentum. Excellent effort, Gemnox!

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 5d

There's a simplicity and directness of approach that honours Beethoven's voice and outlook quite well; while not exactly being period-perfect. My task is more to show how this approach could go even further by avoiding over-interpretation and making things easier on the players.

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 5d

BEETHOVEN PATREON EVALUATION 65. GEMNOX
Gemnox's hearty, spirited interpretation brings us back to our orchestral roots in style, with enormous energy and commitment.
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Beethoven Patreon Evaluation 65. Gemnox

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Orchestration Online @orchestrationol.bsky.social · 5d

Then on Saturday, please join me for the release of the next-to-last website subscriber compilation, letter N as in No-holds-barred. There are a heap of great scores to come.