The Orchestra (app)
Touch Press | |
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| Initial release | December 6, 2012 |
| Platform | iOS (iPad) iOS (iPhone) |
| Website | orchestra |
The Orchestra is an
Features
The Orchestra introduced a number of innovative features that have since become trademarks of
The Music
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 6 (first movement)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (fourth movement recapitulation area)
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (fourth movement)
Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 6 (first movement, exposition)
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (order XVII-XIX)
Witold Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra (second movement)
Esa-Pekka Salonen: Violin Concerto (second and third movements)
Reception
The Orchestra received very positive reviews upon release, with Shane Richmond describing the app in a 5 star review for The Daily Telegraph as, “informative and also hypnotic,” and later stating, “With "The Orchestra," Touch Press has made what might be its first app that could not exist in any other form.”[4] Slate called "The Orchestra," “a flat-out astounding new app,”[5] and The Guardian described it as, “a fantastically immersive experience that creates…something new in the field of classical music interactivity.”[6]
References
- ^ "Esa-Pekka Salonen orchestrates a new sound". Apple. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Goldberg, Adam (4 August 2013). "Review: Using The Orchestra for iPad in the Music Classroom". Ask Audio. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "Mark Swed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ Richmond, Shane (6 December 2012). "iPad app: The Orchestra review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Walls, Seth Colter (21 December 2012). "The Perfect Classical Music App". Slate. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ Service, Tom (7 December 2012). "The Orchestra: a new iPad app that strikes all the right notes". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2014.