sakura11irving
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Post by sakura11irving on Feb 3, 2009 23:39:00 GMT -5
I didn't know exactly where to put this, so put this where it should be...
My BD asked me what we should play for CBA finals this year and quite frankly, I have know idea. Maybe a few suggestions for what we should play?
First, a few notes: No Eric Whitacre! I love him as much as any other musician, but too many people play his music!
Songs we have already played or do not plan on playing (within the last 3 years): Contre Qui Rose Elegy for a Young American O Magnum Mysterium Colonial Song (Grainger) Song for Lyndsay (Andrew Boysen Jr. I HIGHLY suggest this piece!!!) Dusk (Steven Bryant. And this one too!!!) October (Whitacre) Resting in the Peace of His Hands Amazing Grace Be Thou My Vision (Gillingham) Hold This Boy and Listen (Carter Pann)
Thanks so much guys!!!
Oh, and if you could maybe include a recording of the song? I think that would help with suggesting a piece... to know what it sounds like... xD
EDIT: Remember, the songs that I have mentioned, we have ALREADY PLAYED!!!! In other words, these songs are automatically thrown out!
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Post by brassdancer on Feb 4, 2009 10:03:06 GMT -5
Wow that is TOUGH ... but, I would recommend Song for Lyndsay. I heard it my freshman year at our bands concert and I cried so much. I am pretty sure you would need a decent band to pull this off, but by looking at your other seletions you have I am assuming your band is competent for this piece.
My suggestions: 1. Song for Lyndsay 2. O Magnum 3. Contra Qui Rose (I played the euph solo in this before, very pretty)
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Post by clarinetrox2012 on Feb 4, 2009 18:42:20 GMT -5
There's a piece we play every year in our Halloween concert...Come Sweet Death, by Bach. Its morbid, yes, but its a beautiful piece.
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Post by clarinetrox2012 on Feb 4, 2009 18:52:16 GMT -5
Those listed are the songs you REFUSE to play, right? Our wind ensemble played "Conversations With The Night" by Andrew Boysen Jr. I believe it was this song that was writen in honor of a teenager who was killed in a car accident. And I thought it was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. www.imeem.com/lyrachel/music/-8wFeXJb/andrew_boysen_jr_conversations_with_the_night/It may or may not be the kind of "slow" song you want, though. It's supposed to mimic the accident in the middle there for a little while. Wow. That's all I can say. That was undeniably the most beautiful thing I have ever heard. I am fully telling my BD about this piece.
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Post by altoclarinets on Feb 4, 2009 22:10:11 GMT -5
Lincolnshire Posy by Percy Grainger has a good slow movemen. It's hard though! And you need an army of clarinets! Mvt 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf2P_5ECBek&feature=related And I would play Mvt 6 too. It's amazing. If your band could handle the Gillingham they will probably be able to do this without too much heartache. If you don't feel up to that this is BEAUTIFUL. And my junior high band. With two of my best friends on 1st clarinet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Ww2YPYPJ0Contr e Qui Rose is also very pretty, as is Air Dublinesque (Barbara Lambert arr. of a Billy Joel piece, requires someone with mad piano skills) Edit: If you're in the market for a march: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC7SJigSc7k&feature=relatedAWESOME! My band may do it this year- idk.
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sakura11irving
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Post by sakura11irving on Feb 4, 2009 23:00:55 GMT -5
My suggestions: 1. Song for Lyndsay 2. O Magnum 3. Contra Qui Rose (I played the euph solo in this before, very pretty) Ummm... I don't think you understand. That's not our choices. Our BD has no idea what we're going to play. Those are all pieces our band has already played, and we won't be repeating those pieces. btw, I played for Song for Lyndsay, and it is an AMAZING piece. We actually got a Superior with Distinction (the highest score a band can get in my state) with that, Radiant Joy (Steven Bryant) and Red Rocks Fanfare (i actually hate this song. xD) Anways, opinions on pieces thus far: Conversations with the Night: I think my BD would take this one if it wasn't so long! Depending on speeds, we already have about 10 minutes of our performance time taken up, leaving us with another 10 (we're also playing Khan by Julie Giroux and Gum-Suckers March by Percy Grainger), and with another 8 minutes gone, there's not much wiggle room to play with the tempo. Lincolnshire Posy (Horstow Grange): Very pretty, but I don't know whether we should do more Grainger. In the Shining of the Stars: Hmmm... I think it might be the recording, but there isn't much dynamic variety in it. I'm sorry if I seem relatively stern with this, but I really want a good piece! But of course, considering our collection the last few years, there's not going to be much else... =/ Oh, and for future reference, our band will also be playing these two pieces (if you didn't see them earlier): Khan (by Julie Giroux. Very VERY awesome, Asian sounding piece!!!) The "Gum-Suckers" March (by Percy Grainger. This is why I said no to Lincolnshire Posy.) I still love all the suggestions! Keep them coming! EDIT: I looked at "Come Sweet Death" by Bach, and I like the orchestra version... do you know of a good band version?
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Post by Lprdgecko on Feb 4, 2009 23:14:43 GMT -5
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brassqueen1988
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Post by brassqueen1988 on Feb 5, 2009 14:30:19 GMT -5
There's a piece we play every year in our Halloween concert...Come Sweet Death, by Bach. Its morbid, yes, but its a beautiful piece. That song's incredible! I played it four years ago at districts and I have to say if you're looking for slow, then that's pretty high up there (I believe when we played it it was between 30-40 bpm). When I get home tonight I can check on who arranged the part we played. Some songs I would suggest are: An American Elegy- Frank Ticheli (A definite tear-jerker) On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss- David Holsinger Sunrise at Angel's Gate- Philip Sparke I've played them all at festivals before and they're all excellent pieces. I think most of them you can find on Youtube.
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Post by mandadm on Feb 5, 2009 17:14:00 GMT -5
On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss is a slow and very pretty piece by David Holsinger. It's not very long either. Only a page.
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Post by altoclarinets on Feb 5, 2009 21:11:43 GMT -5
In the Shining of the Stars: Hmmm... I think it might be the recording, but there isn't much dynamic variety in it. It's the band. That was the only flaw with the band that year. My JH band, my 9th grade year. I was at the concert and I went up to the BD afterwards and mentioned that and he was like "darn everyone can hear it can't they?" Edit: There are a few others I would suggest... There is a 4 mvt. piece calle Simple Gifts (Four Shaker Songs) ... I apologize for it being a Ticheli but it has Here Take this Lovely Flower and Simple Gifts with two others. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiRnhMUWimgAnd there is a BEAUTIFUL piece called On The Banks of the River Shannon. It has a big oboe solo, and it was composed for my JH band, when they went to Midwest my 6th grade year. TRN Publications, Jason K. Nitsch. 2004.
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Post by babette2009 on Feb 6, 2009 21:49:17 GMT -5
Oohh. I remember October. Loved it, and hated it at the same time.
Okay, new suggestions though.
Greensleeves Irish Tune from County Derry Salvation is Created.
These are 3 slow songs I've played in the last 2 or 3 years. They are difficult, but amazing once you get then together.
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Post by Flutist Kes on Feb 6, 2009 22:42:24 GMT -5
This is probably too easy (my high school's underclassmen band played this)- it's classified "Young Band" and Class D for MSBOA (the state competition people). But it's hard if you don't have a good flute section and intonation overall. Annabel Lee by Wagner. I would personally take it slower than the recording. This is also kind of easy... it's the easiest of the college band songs I'm playing right now. At the site it's listed as Grade 3. There's also a faster part in the middle and at the end. Genesis by James CurnowScroll down a bit. Ignore the summary it gives- it doesn't match. There are a bunch of versions of this. It's an "old school" classic song. Rhosymedre by Vaughan WilliamsThis is a sad song when you understand it. It has a faster, somewhat more heroic upbeat in the middle, but it's uber pretty. The composer came to my college to conduct it, so I really got the full effect. When the Tears Fell by Ed HuckebyDon't know if those will work, but it's worth a try. Oh, and I'm playing October for the first time this year. Yeah... we have intonation problems...
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Post by clarinetrox2012 on Feb 6, 2009 23:51:31 GMT -5
My suggestions: 1. Song for Lyndsay 2. O Magnum 3. Contra Qui Rose (I played the euph solo in this before, very pretty) Ummm... I don't think you understand. That's not our choices. Our BD has no idea what we're going to play. Those are all pieces our band has already played, and we won't be repeating those pieces. btw, I played for Song for Lyndsay, and it is an AMAZING piece. We actually got a Superior with Distinction (the highest score a band can get in my state) with that, Radiant Joy (Steven Bryant) and Red Rocks Fanfare (i actually hate this song. xD) Anways, opinions on pieces thus far: Conversations with the Night: I think my BD would take this one if it wasn't so long! Depending on speeds, we already have about 10 minutes of our performance time taken up, leaving us with another 10 (we're also playing Khan by Julie Giroux and Gum-Suckers March by Percy Grainger), and with another 8 minutes gone, there's not much wiggle room to play with the tempo. Lincolnshire Posy (Horstow Grange): Very pretty, but I don't know whether we should do more Grainger. In the Shining of the Stars: Hmmm... I think it might be the recording, but there isn't much dynamic variety in it. I'm sorry if I seem relatively stern with this, but I really want a good piece! But of course, considering our collection the last few years, there's not going to be much else... =/ Oh, and for future reference, our band will also be playing these two pieces (if you didn't see them earlier): Khan (by Julie Giroux. Very VERY awesome, Asian sounding piece!!!) The "Gum-Suckers" March (by Percy Grainger. This is why I said no to Lincolnshire Posy.) I still love all the suggestions! Keep them coming! EDIT: I looked at "Come Sweet Death" by Bach, and I like the orchestra version... do you know of a good band version? Unfortunately, no I don't know of a good band version. If ours was recorded I would use that, but I'll look.
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Post by clarinetrox2012 on Feb 6, 2009 23:56:55 GMT -5
Strike that last post; I found a good version. Go to www.jwpepper.com and type in Come Sweet Death. Its the first one you see. Hope it helps!
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Post by hansel2011 on Feb 8, 2009 13:48:01 GMT -5
Okay, I have the perfect piece if you are looking for slow, elegent, beautiful and touching. American Elegy is the perfect piece. Seriously, go to youtube and type in American Elegy. It is by Frank Ticheli. It is perfect.
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