Hyperorchestration: Sonic Strategies for the Creation of Meaning

Hyperorchestration encompasses a set of techniques to write hyperorchestral music as an equivalent to how orchestration relates to the orchestra. This chapter draws from the analyses from the previous chapter—supplementing them with additional ones when necessary—to demonstrate the application of the hyperorchestration techniques described. Spectralism—which greatly expanded Western orchestration—becomes a conceptual starting point from which to develop the hyperorchestration techniques as a means to provide meaning through timbre and sonic processes. Due to its virtual nature, the process of creating hyperinstruments is instrumental in shaping the sound of the hyperorchestra. Similarly, music mixing techniques are incorporated creatively as a mode of hyperorchestration. This also allows the exploration of spectral transformations as a strategy to generate spectral harmonic change that is more nuanced than traditional harmonic processes in its potential for certain narrative purposes. Hyperorchestration also enables for expanding more established orchestration processes through augmenting existing ensembles or expanding the concept of instrumental combination.