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Fuoco
Jan 3, 2009
I've been reading about orchestration, and have a very basic question on string instruments.

Is it assumed that the strings should play vibrato unless the following?
-It's otherwise specified e.g. non vibrato
-It's an inconvenient note (duration is too small)
-The mood implies that vibrato is not needed.

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Fuoco
Jan 3, 2009

BRAAAAAAAINS posted:

It depends on the style of music too, baroque music generally calls for less vibrato than music from the romantic era. I think one can say that the string section will use vibrato if they deem it would fit that particular passage. Other than that I guess it's decided between the conductor and the concert master.

Thanks. So it's essentially down to the performer's interpretation then I guess, but conventionally for a phrase that doesn't meet the criteria mentioned above, they'd likely use it.

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