More detail needed
2/22/2016 11:24:57 AM
I arrange string quartet music from the piano reductions that are created for popular music.
The arrangement created for the Superman Theme is not too bad. However, the build up in the instrumentation before the main theme comes in was missing which I ended up adding by ear from listening to the original score. In addition to that, there were some "background" notes that werent added during the main theme that are quite audible in the original score and sound like they are missing from the arrangement here. Again, I added them based on the original score that I listened to.
Creating string quartet arrangements of music, I pride myself on making them sound as close to the original music as possible for my clients. If the people arranging these songs/pieces would listen (or read) just a little more closely to the originals, they could add the necessary details that make these musical masterpieces what they are. Otherwise it is a good arrangement for piano.
Sorry. Just being nit-picky. This isnt the only arrangement that I feel this way about.
K. Barg