Percussion study | Orchestral Distribution Effects in Sound, Space and Acoustics

Subject 7 is from Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 6. mov. iii, mm. 330–end. The goal was to examine the percussion and the orchestration that is built around these rhythmic elements. Example A is the orchestration of just the timpani and bass drum. Example B is the orchestration of just the timpani and bass drum and brass section. Example C is the orchestration of the woodwinds and strings. Example D is the original tutti scored by Tchaikovsky.