Steinberg HALion Symphonic Orchestra Operation Manual
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ENGLISH HALion Symphonic Orchestra 101 Range for the bass clarinet: C2-D5 (sounds major 9th lower). Registers for the bass clarinet: Deep/rich, clear/bright, expressive/bright, shrill/thin. Brass The second loudest section after the percussion section is the brass section. It consists of four types of instruments: horns, trumpets, trom- bones and tuba. At a low level of loudness the overall sound of the brass section is low without much overtones; becoming louder the overtones come out more and...
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HALion Symphonic Orchestra 102 Combinations: The horn is often found as a guest member of the woodwinds family, where it blends very well with clarinet in soprano and bassoon in the bass register. In the brass section it adds the more mellow sounds, reducing the sharpness of the trumpets and trom- bones. The interaction between horns and strings is harmonic; the strings get a deeper sound intensified by the horns. Range for the horn (F): C2-D5 (sounds a 5th lower). Registers for the horn:...
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ENGLISH HALion Symphonic Orchestra 103 Range for the trumpet (Bb): G2-E5 (sounds a major 2nd lower). Registers for the trumpet: Dark/weak, dark/stronger, bright/majestic, brilliant/ grating. Trombone Transposing: No Range: E0 to D4 Register: 3; low, middle, high (pedal tones) Description: The trombone extends the trumpet’s timbre to the lower frequency regions. Unlike the trumpet, the trombone has no valves, but a slide to alter pitch. The tone of the trombone is much more fo- cussed and present...
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HALion Symphonic Orchestra 104 Registers for the trombone: Dark/strong, full/solid, powerful/bright. Registers for the trombone: Intense. Tuba Transposing: No Range: E0 to Eb3 Register: 3; low, middle, high (pedal tones) Agility: good Description: The tuba’s sound is round, massive, unfocused and large. Combinations: The tuba produces the bass foundation of the brass section. Because of the good tonal blend, the tuba can serve as a fourth bass horn in the horn section. The same function can be...
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ENGLISH HALion Symphonic Orchestra 105 Percussion The percussion section, which is the loudest section of the orchestra, is divided into Instruments with defined pitch and instruments with un- defined pitch. All pitched and several unpitched percussion instru- ments are played with sticks, mallets or beaters. These are made of wood, plastic or wool, and are essential for the sound. The percussion section provides the orchestra with special effects, with powerful sounds of nature (storm, thunder) and...
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HALion Symphonic Orchestra 106 Glockenspiel Transposing: Yes Range: G3 to C6 Agility: High Description: Together with the xylophone the glockenspiel delivers the highest pitches of the whole orchestra. The sound is metallic, bell like and penetrating. Combinations: Melodies of other instruments gain brightness when a glockenspiel is added sounding one or two octaves higher. Typical partners for this purpose are flute, piccolo or harp. In this combination played piano the glockenspiel can have...
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ENGLISH HALion Symphonic Orchestra 107 Combinations: Because of its high level of loudness, the xylophone’s task is to support orchestral lines with a sharp contour. When com- bined with a xylophone two octaves higher, runs and tremolos be- come cheeky and lively. Tubular Bells Transposing: No Range: C2 to F3 Description: There is a difference between attack and sustain of a sounding tubular bell. While the attack’s pitch is as scored, the sus- tain sounds one octave deeper. The very long...
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HALion Symphonic Orchestra 108 Xylophone, C3-C6. Tubular bells, C2-F3. Unpitched Percussion: HALion Symphonic Orchestra includes a lot of different unpitched percussion sounds to create rhythmical patterns or noisy textures with an interesting and multifarious sound. The most common instruments are the snare drum, the gran cassa and the different cymbals, includ- ing piatti a due. If the snare drum, with its intensified mid-range rolls, flams and power- ful single hits is used too often, a military...
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ENGLISH HALion Symphonic Orchestra 109 The tambourine, finger cymbals and sleigh bells are high frequency percussion instruments suitable for rhythmical accompaniment with a timbre between bell-like and metallic. The tambourine can produce rolls and single shakes in p and f. The finger cymbals evoke an oriental flair, while the sleigh bells have an attitude of winter and Christmas, sounding like Santa Clause’s sledge. The 5 templeblocks produce a mellow wooden and resonant sound with a tonal...
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HALion Symphonic Orchestra 110 strings with more stability and substance, while the strings add mellow wideness to the sound. It is also a good idea to fade between wood- wind and string chords to produce evolving sound mixtures. The ranges of the various string instruments: Violin, G2-F6. Viola, C2-E5. Cello, C1-A4. Double bass, C1-E4 (sounds one octave lower). Violin Transposing: No Range: G2 to F6 Register: Four strings: G2, D3, A3, E4 Agility: High Description: The violin appears in two staves,...