AboutPhil Kelly Expertise I`m a semi-retired professional music arranger with over thirty five years in all phases of the commercial music production business. I can try to answer questions regarding music arranging, theory, orchestration , and/or composition for most acoustic ensembles .( jazz band or orchestral ) I can try to offer suggestions about studio music recording procedures and some basic MIDI applications , too. In the course of my career I`ve worked with such artists as Doc Severinsen and the old Tonight Show Band, Bill Watrous, Buddy Greco, John Gary, Mel Torme, Julius LaRosa, as well as the Pop programs of the Fort Worth, Dallas, North Carolina, and Houston Symphonies, as well as library music material for ABC, ESPN, and NFL Films.
Question Phil, I have to laugh. The question I asked is below, to which you responded that you don't answer homework questions.
I'm a 52-year old single guy who is asking the question because I want to use this example as a metaphor in presentation I am giving. I know there is a word for this -- I've heard it before -- but am stuck.
No problem if you don't want to answer; however, I want to set the record straight. ;-)
Here's the question again (I worded it this way to be as clear as possible):
In music, when the sound created by an orchestra, band or chorus sounds like it is being generated from a much larger group of players or singers, the phenomenon is called________. (what?)
Answer Stuart:
I have no term for the phenomenon you describe other than "gestalt"
( i.e: the whole being greater than the sum of the component parts )
other terms might also be involved : echo, overdubbing, multing, layering,etc
