![]() ![]() The result is an approach that works linearly across an instrument’s range, and then vertically for showing potential unison (called “layering” in synth language), octave, light harmony, and multi-voice possibilities both within a section and by combining sections.Ĭolors and adjectives Arthur Lange used to describe the tone colors are: Arthur Lange, with decades of experience conducting live and studio recording sessions for jazz and orchestral ensembles, took this approach to the next level by colorizing each instrument’s tone colors across their range and provided adjectives for timbre descriptions within each tone color. ![]() They described each range break using adjectives. In the past, composer/orchestration book authors Francois Auguste Geveart, Rimsky-Korsakov and others divided each instrument’s range into the low, medium, high, and very high registers. In Lange’s words, the Spectrotone Chart is, “a colorgraphic exposition of tone-color combinations and balance as practiced in modern orchestration”. Alexander Publishing, a leading publisher of professional music training and production tools that have been endorsed by winners of the Academy, Grammy and Emmy Awards, has released The Spectrotone Chart, created by four-time Academy Award nominee Arthur Lange, the former head of the MGM Music Department. ![]()
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