Study of Counterpoint and Climax | Orchestral Distribution Effects in Sound, Space and Acoustics

Subject 3 is from Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 6. mov. i, mm. 284-304. The goal was to study the building of an orchestral climax and hyper-romantic counterpoint. Example A is the Winds (no fl), horn, trumpet, trombones, tuba, timpani: harmony+ counter-subject. Example B is the Flute, violin I, violin II, viola, cello: melody alone. Example C is the Tutti. Example D is the Tutti (extended section).