I am going through the score of Beethoven's 4th Symphony....
The Bass and the Celli are notated on the same bar lines - Sometimes the notes are divided - in Octaves - I am assuming - Celli and Bass are supposed to be playing in octaves - also sounds like that anyway.
But my questions is - later in the score - Only one note is notated (no more octaves notations) - is it then assumed that the celli are playing the same note an octave above - unless told otherwise - as in when it shows two notes? Also - in between it will say Bassi - does this mean that the following line is only supposed to be played by the bass? But if so - it doesnt say where the Celli should come back in.
I have to admit - I am very weak with going through scores and find it difficult to understand a few things which might sound very simple to others. I have usually seen two seperate sections notated for Celli and Bass.
Also - Rimsky-Korsakov talks about Muted Woodwinds in his book - is this commonly used today? Any musical references?
Finally - when two or more notes are given to the same instrument - is it always playing double stops - tripple stops etc - unless it says Divisi - and when it does say divisi - how is it decided what section in which area of the Violins for example will play which parts? Is their a rule for first chair/ second chair playing upper or lower notes etc?
I know all these things are possible - but I am asking strictly from a notation point of view - how will these instructions be taken by the conductor/performer etc....I am sure Hollywood practices are different than Classical ones.
Also a sub questions - those working with orchestras can probably answer this best - Are there any corrections made of orchestration in terms of weight/balance on the stage? For example the pronounciation of a particular chord is not as strong as hoped during the notation stage - is it then altered on the scoring stage quickly - basically are these kind of adjustments made during rehersals?
Are parts re-written on stage?
Thanks.
Best,
Tanuj.