For Orchestra!

Miley Cyrus’ Party in the USA was a song I heard a few weeks ago that I thought would sound great for orchestra. Her voice, and the arrangement of all the instruments were perfectly for my orchestration style.

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Not only is she a newer artist with a fresh sound, but I liked the intro guitar riff, and the song as a whole. Arranging songs is about giving a composition new light, by taking it places it originally wasn’t expected to go, and bringing it someone new. Her voice was a perfect fit for the violins in their mid range, and staccato attacks. I doubled the notes on Xylaphone to give it a ‘grounded’ feel, and add some texture to the strings. My favorite part throughout is the huge crescendo and fermata midway through. Only to build it up, stop everything entirely, and simply have the woodwinds perform the next verse alone. I ended the composition softly, which was a good balance for a song that has the entire orchestra playing throughout!

I hope to do many more pieces like this, because this was a blast. Maybe I’ll do another song by her, let me know in the comments!

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