How to write for orchestra
YolanDa Brown talks to LPO Composer in Residence Brett Dean and bass player Sebastian Pennar about how you approach composing music for an orchestra, and what it’s like to actually play it once it’s been written…
Pitch Me Classical · London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Show Notes
YolanDa Brown catches up with Brett Dean to find out what it means to be a Composer in Residence at an orchestra like the LPO, and how you tackle the daunting task of writing for so many instruments. She also talks to bass player Sebastian Pennar, who has been collaborating with Brett to discover all the sonic possibilities of the double bass (including using a rubber ball on a stick…).
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