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>>>...A few close-spaced triads played on any String sampler or synth will "organ" - and kill any chance of yielding the most desirable aspect ...>>>

Hi Mac! ... I know how to write open and closed voicings, and how they sound .. but please explain the use of the term "To Organ..."


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>>>...Put the Violins in the octave that Violins play in, the Violas in the octave that Violas live in...>>>>

I love the sound of solo viola, but when I write for a string quartet using my idea of SATB voice ranges, the result is often thick and muddy. Its worse when there is a BiaB rhythm section playing. Losing the viola often opens up the sound.

What would you suggest for a bottom note for the 2d violin and a top note for the cello, such that the viola has a respectable space of its own in which to play?

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