The correlation between orchestration and formal structures in contemporary works for large ensembles

As the Lights Go Out, a wind ensemble and quadraphonic electronics piece by Ben Robichaux, applies formal structures that correlate with orchestrational techniques particularly as it pertains to the role of electronics. Select purely acoustic models by John Corigliano and Joseph Schwantner suggest that large-scale forms are in fact paralleled by stark contrasts in orchestration. Carrying this method of analysis into further analyses of wind ensemble and electronics pieces by Steven Bryant and Christopher Stark yields valuable conclusions about the role of electronics in such mediums moving forward. The electronics used in the works of these composers often correlate to formal structures, while rarely exhibiting isolated characteristics. This informs a careful balance of aesthetic variety among the electronics and the ensemble in Robichauxs approach to composing As the Lights Go Out, focusing on equality of formal drive between the two forces, while keeping the role of the electronics in check at all times.