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Composer_Fan

Member Since 03 May 2004
Offline Last Active May 21 2008 04:01 PM
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In Topic: Who plays in a Student or University Orchestra?

08 May 2008 - 01:59 PM

I love Blue Shades!  I played the bass drum (exciting, I know...) on that piece my freshman year.

Besides playing percussion in my college's Symphonic Band, I played in the pit for Man of La Mancha.  That was a fun show!

In Topic: The Official CLASSICAL Thread

06 March 2008 - 07:08 AM

Ooh, concert band music!

We're playing Armenian Dances in this semester's concert.  I'm on the xylophone for most of it.  The 5/8 part is weird and sadly, some of our players just don't feel it.  The rest of the piece reminds me of circus music!

I love Eric Whitacre's Ghost Train.  I can't imagine writing a piece like that, or performing it.  He does some amazing things with the concert band.

And I would love to do Hanson's Chorale and Alleluia.  I should mention that to our director....

In Topic: Marc Papeghin's French Horn Tributes!

03 March 2008 - 12:01 AM

Wow, that was great! I love these transitions between themes! It'd be cool to see this performed.

In Topic: Harry's Wondrous World

02 March 2008 - 07:44 AM

This is one of my favorite John Williams tracks.  SS was the first soundtrack I ever owned, and it's what introduced me to John Williams.  I was blown away by the orchestration in this piece, and I'm still blown away today.  The harp and glockenspiel add a lot to the section around 2:55-3:00.  I also love the rumbling low brass and how it sounds like they're rattling the snares in 3:44.

I too hope this is the music chosen at Islands of Adventure.  You'll be able to walk from Jurassic Park to Hogsmeade and hear continuous Williams!

In Topic: Music theory trivia (Harry Potter)

02 March 2008 - 07:29 AM

I love these kinds of threads! I've never noticed these "tone rows" :lol: before.