The Orchestra

The Orchestra

By NatureGuides Ltd.

  • Category: Music
  • Release Date: 2012-12-06
  • Current Version: 2.0.1
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 1.96 GB
  • Developer: NatureGuides Ltd.
  • Compatibility: Android, iOS 14.7
Score: 4.80068
4.80068
From 296 Ratings

Description

Classical music reinvented. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the world-renowned Philharmonia Orchestra, performing extracts from eight works representing three centuries of symphonic music. Features: • An orchestra at your command: Experience classical music like never before with fascinating features, including video, synchronized score, simplified score and commentary by Esa-Pekka Salonen. • Expert explanations: World-class musicians explain their role in the orchestra and demonstrate how their instruments work. Use a keyboard to play samples of the instruments, and view each one in glorious detail with 360° rotations. • Discover the BeatMap: This groundbreaking visualization of the performances shows different sections of the orchestra pulse in time with the music, helping you understand the complexity of each piece. Hold down your finger to hear different sections of the orchestra in isolation. • Unparalleled access: Watch beautiful multi-camera video of the acclaimed Philharmonia Orchestra, and switch effortlessly between different angles and sections of the orchestra. • Discover the story: Read insightful text on the pieces, composers and instruments specially written by Mark Swed, music critic of the LA Times. The Music: • Haydn: Symphony No 6 (1st movement) • Beethoven: Symphony No 5 (excerpt from 4th movement) • Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique (March to the Scaffold) • Debussy: Prélude à l’après midi d’un faune • Mahler: Symphony No 6 (exposition from 1st movement) • Stravinsky: The Firebird (excerpt) • Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra (2nd movement) • Salonen: Violin Concerto (2nd and 3rd movements) If you enjoy The Orchestra, don’t forget to rate it and leave a review – it really helps!

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Reviews

  • I want a refund

    1
    By ronnie182414
    I want a refund

  • Redesign Hurt Functionality

    3
    By Roganberg
    I have used this app in my classroom for over a decade. The recent redesign has removed a frustrating amount of features. Here are the things they removed or forgot to include: -You can no longer zoom in on instruments. -When the instrument excerpts were playing, the notes being played used to show up on the Piano. No longer. -The instrument video excerpts used to enlarge a little when you played them. No longer There’s a lot of great functionality and education to be found in this app, but while we used to be able to zoom in and get a closer look at instruments and see what was going on, we can’t do that any longer. These are little details, but they make a big difference in the classroom. I hope they’ll bring these features back.

  • Are you kidding?

    1
    By Lex Eulitt
    Sorting orchestral instruments as alphabetical order in score??? Are you kidding? Why do you spoil an already-great app? Can't believe this happend.

  • Terrible app, disappointing

    1
    By spekru
    Bought to introduce homeschool students to the orchestra. When I got to the home page, I was dumbfounded that there were only about 6 classical songs featured and a short bit about the instruments. There was not even a way to listen to an instrument and identify it. It was a complete waste of money. I thought that it would serve better than a book, and I was wrong.

  • Please add more songs!

    4
    By otterly incredible
    Please add more songs like the Nutcracker please!

  • It has been very nice

    5
    By fghytanikolay
    It’s very nice and easy to use and has a great design and description of all the orchestra’s instruments. It has a variety of almost if not perfect music that I don’t usually hear if never get to hear. It’s pretty much perfect.

  • Flawless Execution

    5
    By codypmack
    I could not have asked for a better designed app. This thing really has everything; and as a classical music lover and modern day composer / producer I find the feature set so inspiring and enjoyable.

  • Magnificent and fascinating

    5
    By glashoppah
    One of the reasons to own an iPad. Beautiful and endlessly entertaining. I have most of the titles from the company that made this software and they’re all very wonderfully crafted, stable, rich, intriguing and more than worth the seeming pittance they cost. This particular title covers the development of symphonic music by a set of carefully chosen examples, giving you the opportunity to see how this beautiful art form has evolved over time, while also giving you a taste of some of the finest pieces ever recorded.

  • Marvelous

    5
    By jmpdcsp
    The ORCHESTRA app offers an overture to listening to an orchestra like no other. Follow the instrumental notation as you hear instrumentalists appear, and see how they navigate every crescendo and diminuendo. Help yourself distinguish the oboe from clarinet and bassoon, and marvel at the foundations the violins often play. You will come to appreciate each composer’s artistry and marvel at his / her orchestrations in ways mere listening doesn’t allow. This app is moves Musical Appreciation to a new level. I highly recommend it.

  • Greatly enhances appreciation for the music

    5
    By Sorry disappointed
    So far I have only explored the Salonen of the eight pieces, but being able to see at all times the 1) soloist, 2) conductor, and 3) the entire orchestra represented as light pulses where they are seated, with 4) various musicians playing highlighted parts in the fourth video box simultaneously with the curated score below and subtitled commentary from either conductor or soloist for the section being played, has greatly enhanced my understanding of and appreciation for this fantastic work. While unfortunately only two of the four movements are represented, this one piece alone was worth the price of the app. I just saw it performed in open rehearsal and will attend the concert tonight. This app really captured the experience.

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