Polyphonic ORCHESTRATION | 8 Orchestra Textures | A Web of Counterpoint

In this video we explore the Polyphonic Orchestral Texture.

🎻Heterophonic ORCHESTRATION | Simultaneous Variations    • Heterophonic ORCHESTRATION | 8 Orches...  

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The polyphonic texture is when you use a contrapuntal fabric in an orchestral setting, the kind of counterpoint you might be used to hearing in a Bach fugue or invention.

We'll look at John Williams' Anakin's Theme from The Phantom Menace as an example of using the Polyphonic texture while still featuring a top line melody. We'll follow that up by writing a new orchestration of the theme from Breath of the Wild using the Polyphonic texture in the strings.

8 Orchestral Textures
Intro:    • The 8 Orchestral Textures of George F...  
Monophonic:    • Monophonic ORCHESTRATION |  8 Orchest...  
Chordal:    • Chordal ORCHESTRATION | 8 Orchestra T...  
Polyphonic:    • Polyphonic ORCHESTRATION | 8 Orchestr...  
Heterophonic:    • Heterophonic ORCHESTRATION | 8 Orches...  
Onomatopoeic:    • Onomatopoeic ORCHESTRATION | 8 Orches...  
Polythematic:    • Polythematic Orchestration | 8 Orches...  
Polyrhythmic:    • Polyrhythmic ORCHESTRATION | 8 Orches...  
Homophonic:    • Homophonic ORCHESTRATION | 8 Orchestr...  
BONUS Hybrid Textures:    • Hybrid Texture ORCHESTRATION | 8 Orch...  
FINALE All 8 Textures Medley:    • 8 Orchestral Textures: FINALE All 8 T...  

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