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    karelm reacted to Loert in The Classical Music Recommendation Thread   
    On the topic of cello concertos, here's one of my favourites...written by John Williams' composition teacher!
     
     
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    karelm got a reaction from Will in The Classical Music Recommendation Thread   
    Yes, along with Elgar's Cello Concerto one of the best of the genre.  Also very satisfying to perform.  I played in the orchestra on this piece in a concert and was struck how well it feels and how exciting the ending bars were.  I've noticed that with all Dvorak I've performed, it's very well executed even if you don't play much, each note has purpose.  In contrast, Robert Schumann, I played throughout it but felt much of that served no purpose and wasn't exactly clear what I was needed for.  
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    karelm got a reaction from Yavar Moradi in The Classical Music Recommendation Thread   
    Yes, along with Elgar's Cello Concerto one of the best of the genre.  Also very satisfying to perform.  I played in the orchestra on this piece in a concert and was struck how well it feels and how exciting the ending bars were.  I've noticed that with all Dvorak I've performed, it's very well executed even if you don't play much, each note has purpose.  In contrast, Robert Schumann, I played throughout it but felt much of that served no purpose and wasn't exactly clear what I was needed for.  
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    karelm got a reaction from Loert in The Classical Music Recommendation Thread   
    Yes, along with Elgar's Cello Concerto one of the best of the genre.  Also very satisfying to perform.  I played in the orchestra on this piece in a concert and was struck how well it feels and how exciting the ending bars were.  I've noticed that with all Dvorak I've performed, it's very well executed even if you don't play much, each note has purpose.  In contrast, Robert Schumann, I played throughout it but felt much of that served no purpose and wasn't exactly clear what I was needed for.  
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    karelm got a reaction from Tom Guernsey in The Classical Music Recommendation Thread   
    Yes, along with Elgar's Cello Concerto one of the best of the genre.  Also very satisfying to perform.  I played in the orchestra on this piece in a concert and was struck how well it feels and how exciting the ending bars were.  I've noticed that with all Dvorak I've performed, it's very well executed even if you don't play much, each note has purpose.  In contrast, Robert Schumann, I played throughout it but felt much of that served no purpose and wasn't exactly clear what I was needed for.  
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    karelm reacted to Will in The Classical Music Recommendation Thread   
    Jaw-droppingly good:
     
     
    I think this might overtake the New World symphony as my favorite Dvorak composition!
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    karelm reacted to Edmilson in Christopher Young's THE PIPER (2023) - NEW! 2024 Intrada Premiere release   
    According to Jon Broxton:
     
     
    So if the Intrada album follows through, we'll get the 30 minute concert in tracks 2-4 and a suite made out of cues from the actual score on track 1.
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    karelm reacted to Jay in Christopher Young's THE PIPER (2023) - NEW! 2024 Intrada Premiere release   
    Roger says:
     
    Coming to CD and digitally 4/16.
     

     
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/95015405220/posts/10168854230530221/
     
    Christopher Young says:
     
    Dear friends,
     
    I'm elated to finally share with you the news that my score from The Piper is coming on 4/16 (CD & digital) from my life long friends at Intrada Records. This release has been a long time coming. So many of you have reached out asking, when can we hear this, well your wait is coming to an end next month. Thank you to my dear friend and the director of The Piper Erlingur Óttar Thoroddsen. Doug & Roger from Intrada, my reps Alexander Vangelos (First Artists Management) & Peter Hackman (Different Direction Mgmt).
     
    Your friend,

    Chris
     
    https://www.instagram.com/p/C44Sq6gxmaR/
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    karelm got a reaction from Will in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    I think it's very interesting that he has books on Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Brahms (multiple books), two copies of Britten's War Requiem, multiple books about Cole Porter, even Stockhausen, a looming head of Copland, etc.  This really does reflect on his sound world, but I don't see Vaughan Williams.
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    karelm got a reaction from Miguel Andrade in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    I think it's very interesting that he has books on Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Brahms (multiple books), two copies of Britten's War Requiem, multiple books about Cole Porter, even Stockhausen, a looming head of Copland, etc.  This really does reflect on his sound world, but I don't see Vaughan Williams.
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    karelm got a reaction from JTN in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    I think it's very interesting that he has books on Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Brahms (multiple books), two copies of Britten's War Requiem, multiple books about Cole Porter, even Stockhausen, a looming head of Copland, etc.  This really does reflect on his sound world, but I don't see Vaughan Williams.
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    karelm got a reaction from Once in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    I think it's very interesting that he has books on Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Brahms (multiple books), two copies of Britten's War Requiem, multiple books about Cole Porter, even Stockhausen, a looming head of Copland, etc.  This really does reflect on his sound world, but I don't see Vaughan Williams.
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    karelm got a reaction from Once in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    The originals are at JAKMS but the resulting full scores are what's in the leather-bound copies.  The hand sketches are like first draft, not the cleaned up, revised full scores though with JW, there might not be much difference except one is cleaned up, legible, and the other might have lots of short hand making it hard to follow.  A simple example, maybe an instrument switches which system it's on from bar to bar.  The orchestrator would clearly understand that shorthand, but it would make the full score difficult to read.  Think of it as a handwritten notepad of a story with lines scratched out versus the edited, typeset resulting copy.  This is a picture of his library with the leather scores.  They are full scores.  I can make out Empire of the Sun, Jaws, JFK and a few other gems. 
     

     
    John Williams, Hollywood’s Maestro, Looks Beyond the Movies - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
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    karelm reacted to Loert in The Composer's Thread   
    Here is something I've been working on. It was originally intended as an exercise to get back into composing after at least a year of not doing anything. But I decided to publish it in the end. The idea was to pretend that I was writing a track for an Elder Scrolls game. I hope you like it!
     
     
    (Btw the fact that I used the same inspiration as @TheAvengerButton above is purely coincidental! We obviously just share similar tastes. )
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    karelm got a reaction from Jurassic Shark in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    The originals are at JAKMS but the resulting full scores are what's in the leather-bound copies.  The hand sketches are like first draft, not the cleaned up, revised full scores though with JW, there might not be much difference except one is cleaned up, legible, and the other might have lots of short hand making it hard to follow.  A simple example, maybe an instrument switches which system it's on from bar to bar.  The orchestrator would clearly understand that shorthand, but it would make the full score difficult to read.  Think of it as a handwritten notepad of a story with lines scratched out versus the edited, typeset resulting copy.  This is a picture of his library with the leather scores.  They are full scores.  I can make out Empire of the Sun, Jaws, JFK and a few other gems. 
     

     
    John Williams, Hollywood’s Maestro, Looks Beyond the Movies - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
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    karelm got a reaction from ChrisAfonso in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    My pictures while examining those sheets.  Was such a thrill to hold the original, hand written full scores!  

     
    Three piles, A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. 
     

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    karelm got a reaction from crumbs in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    My pictures while examining those sheets.  Was such a thrill to hold the original, hand written full scores!  

     
    Three piles, A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. 
     

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    karelm got a reaction from JTN in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    My pictures while examining those sheets.  Was such a thrill to hold the original, hand written full scores!  

     
    Three piles, A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. 
     

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    karelm got a reaction from JTN in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    It had everything I thought to check.  With that said, I didn't think to check some of those!  I did see the soundtrack and also arranged cues meant for the soundtrack album but might not be in the film.  I do recall a cantina band or two but those weren't my main focus.  
    I was working on the music of official Star Wars projects so got permission to study the originals.  It's crazy to think I was sitting alone with the Herb Spencer original pencil scores and could literally have changed it if I felt like it.  
    Exactly how I felt!  I actually briefly considered running out as fast as I could with those! Luckily, I didn't act on that urge. 
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    karelm got a reaction from Jurassic Shark in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    It had everything I thought to check.  With that said, I didn't think to check some of those!  I did see the soundtrack and also arranged cues meant for the soundtrack album but might not be in the film.  I do recall a cantina band or two but those weren't my main focus.  
    I was working on the music of official Star Wars projects so got permission to study the originals.  It's crazy to think I was sitting alone with the Herb Spencer original pencil scores and could literally have changed it if I felt like it.  
    Exactly how I felt!  I actually briefly considered running out as fast as I could with those! Luckily, I didn't act on that urge. 
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    karelm got a reaction from enderdrag64 in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    It had everything I thought to check.  With that said, I didn't think to check some of those!  I did see the soundtrack and also arranged cues meant for the soundtrack album but might not be in the film.  I do recall a cantina band or two but those weren't my main focus.  
    I was working on the music of official Star Wars projects so got permission to study the originals.  It's crazy to think I was sitting alone with the Herb Spencer original pencil scores and could literally have changed it if I felt like it.  
    Exactly how I felt!  I actually briefly considered running out as fast as I could with those! Luckily, I didn't act on that urge. 
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    karelm got a reaction from Andy in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    My pictures while examining those sheets.  Was such a thrill to hold the original, hand written full scores!  

     
    Three piles, A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. 
     

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    karelm got a reaction from Loert in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    It had everything I thought to check.  With that said, I didn't think to check some of those!  I did see the soundtrack and also arranged cues meant for the soundtrack album but might not be in the film.  I do recall a cantina band or two but those weren't my main focus.  
    I was working on the music of official Star Wars projects so got permission to study the originals.  It's crazy to think I was sitting alone with the Herb Spencer original pencil scores and could literally have changed it if I felt like it.  
    Exactly how I felt!  I actually briefly considered running out as fast as I could with those! Luckily, I didn't act on that urge. 
  24. Haha
    karelm reacted to Loert in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    What I would give to be in that room now...
     

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    karelm reacted to Faleel in Mark Graham just picked up a John Williams sketch and is "in a rush"! Any ideas?   
    Standard checkup, happens when you are almost in your 50's.
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