Broadway orchestrators
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Broadway orchestrators are the musical professionals who adapt and arrange composers’ scores for full pit orchestras in stage productions, shaping the overall sound and texture of Broadway shows.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical profession
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theatrical profession ⓘ |
| collaborateWith |
Broadway arrangers
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Broadway composers ⓘ copyists ⓘ directors and choreographers ⓘ music directors ⓘ |
| employ |
knowledge of musical styles and genres
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knowledge of orchestral instruments and ranges ⓘ skills in dramatic storytelling through music ⓘ skills in harmony and counterpoint ⓘ skills in rhythm and groove writing ⓘ |
| field |
Broadway theatre
NERFINISHED
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musical theatre ⓘ orchestration ⓘ |
| goal |
create a cohesive musical sound world for a production
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enhance emotional impact of songs ⓘ support dramatic action on stage ⓘ |
| historicallyImportantIn | development of Broadway sound ⓘ |
| impact |
balance between singers and orchestra in theatres
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size and style of Broadway pit orchestras ⓘ use of contemporary instruments in Broadway scores ⓘ |
| mayReceive | Tony Award for Best Orchestrations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePractitioner |
Alex Lacamoire
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Don Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Doug Besterman NERFINISHED ⓘ Harold Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Tunick NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Starobin NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Russell Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTask |
adapting composers’ scores for pit orchestra
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arranging music for stage productions ⓘ assigning musical lines to orchestral instruments ⓘ preparing full orchestral score from piano-vocal or demo materials ⓘ shaping overall sound and texture of a show ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
instrumentation choices
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musical transitions and buttons ⓘ overtures and entr’actes orchestration ⓘ underscoring and incidental music orchestration ⓘ voicings and harmonization details ⓘ |
| typicalWorkEnvironment |
Broadway rehearsal studios
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orchestration studios ⓘ theatre pits ⓘ |
| use |
full score notation
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orchestral parts preparation ⓘ |
| workOn |
Broadway musicals
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Broadway plays with music ⓘ |
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