Study of Composite Lines | Orchestral Distribution Effects in Sound, Space and Acoustics

Subject 8.2 is from Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 6. mov. iv, mm. 19–23. The goal was to study the composite descending melodic line, scored between violin I and violin II. Example A is the Violin II. Example B is the Violin I. Example C are the Violins I & II; However, in this example the violin II leads. Example D are the Violins I & II: Balanced, normal performance. Example E are all the strings, for the full musical context.