Composer Capacity

[mgj32]

Hi Ralph,
The Vl and Sax Concerto I'm (hopefully) just finishing is 338 measures long and there are 23 staves, and I think both my Violin Concerto (mvt I) and 1st Symphony (mvts 1 and 4) beat that considerably. So the capacity is there, and I'm looking forward to the "Broadway 1960s Medley."
I have never got the question of whether I want to add that many measures, but I usually add only enough to handle the next phrase or set of phrases--makes it easier to find my place if I am copy/pasting.

all best,
mgj

[rrayner]

Thanks, Sherry & Marv. My old scores are generally 6 measures per page, and as I've entered these other scores in Composer, I usually add 6 measures at a time. So, I didn't want to find out somewhere up in the 2 hundreds or so, that I had run out of capacity. So, Marv, knowing that you have scores that are larger than my current task is very comforting, and of course, Sherry, thank you for the confidence that this size is indeed practical in Composer.

The piece features Male Chorus with intermixed soloists. I haven't decided yet whether to use Ahhs or Ohhs, or some horn for the voices, like I used trombone for the Baritone solo in "White Christmas". I guess I'll make that decision when I'm playing it back through my Clavinova.

Ralph

[Sherry C]

Hi Ralph,

Having an instrument play each different voice is actually quite typical of choral directors who use MIDI for their practice files. Just pick something that goes well with the other instrumentation, and it should come off quite well

ttfn,
Sherry

[mgj32]

Hi you guys,
The purist in me says use the ahhhhs for the chorus, even if it is a bit more difficult to get the relative volume you want for each part. For the soloists, the Real Voice SF might be worth a try. Generally speaking, the timbre is more Broadway than operatic or pop. Its only real problem is that the G above Middle C needs to have the note velocity way below surrounding notes. This SF, too, takes some work to get the relative volume adjusted. I use it a lot in 'The Search for Nelly Gray,' and it certainly differentiates voice from the orchestra, which may be the best reason for using something sampled from human voices?

best,
mgj