Music A-Level
Big Band Orchestration
What Big Band Orchestration means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Big Band Orchestration
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Writing and arranging for a big band, with voicing techniques across sections and innovative orchestrations such as plunger mutes and growling brass.
Topics that use Big Band Orchestration
- Area of study 5: Jazz - Named artists (AQA A-Level)
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- Extended Forms
- Genre fusion
- Harmonic innovation
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- Advanced rhythmic and harmonic structures
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