These highly refined tools have already revolutionized research into the perceptual foundations of orchestration practice by providing ways to explore orchestral techniques in subsets of instruments both in isolation and within their full musical context.
Music Perception and Cognition Lab
Through the many manipulations of instrumental combinations and effects offered by OrchPlay, music theorists especially will have practical means of investigating how orchestration interacts with other domains of compositional practice, such as harmony, counterpoint, and form.
Analyzing Classical Form
