HornerIsTheMan 4 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 What are some good classical study scores that are similar in theme and scope to orchestral film scores? Here's some of the ones I already have:The Planets (Holst)Night on Bald Mountain (Mussorgsky)New World Symphony (Dvorak)Rite of Spring (Stravinsky)Prelude of a Faun (Debussy)Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (Vaughan Williams)Carmina Burana (Orff)Any other ideas or suggestions?~HornerIsTheMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Scheherezade - Rimsky KorsakovAlexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible - Prokofiev (these actually are film scores)Cantanta for the October Revolution - ProkofievSymphony 5 - ProkofievSeveral overtures by Richard WagnerTone poems by Richard Strauss Concerto for Piano and Orchestra nº 3 - RachmaninovPeer Gynt - Grieg (incidental music for a play)Cello Concerto - Elgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Funny. You just listed all the classical works Horner has stolen from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HornerIsTheMan 4 Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Scheherezade - Rimsky KorsakovAlexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible - Prokofiev (these actually are film scores)Cantanta for the October Revolution - ProkofievSymphony 5 - ProkofievSeveral overtures by Richard WagnerTone poems by Richard Strauss Concerto for Piano and Orchestra nº 3 - RachmaninovPeer Gynt - Grieg (incidental music for a play)Cello Concerto - ElgarSome good suggestions. I'm familiar with the Prokofiev fim scores, as well as the Rachmaninoff and of course "Morning" from Peer Gynt (But is the rest of it as good?).Funny. You just listed all the classical works Horner has stolen from. Thanks for adding to the discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I don't even think Morning is a highlight from Peer Gynt. Very well known, of course, as is In The Hall of the Mountain King, but the whole thing is marvelous. The most common recordings, by far, only cover the two orchestral suites Grieg arranged from the incidental music. It's a very good way to get into the music. But if you can, try to get the full incidental music in addition to the suites, it's a revelation. There's a very good (and very cheap) recording by Salonen of the incidental music which is marvelous. You get to hear In the Hall of the Mountain King with Norwegian choir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz for the idée fixe and the story telling nature of the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saxbabe 28 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Get ahold of some Ravel! I think Daphnis and Chloe is amazing...Debussy La Mer is a must too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnieR. 0 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Another suggestion: Sibelius's tone poems. They're good atmospheric pieces. Dover has a book with a collection of sevral scores of his tone poems for full orchestra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Thanks for adding to the discussion.Truth hurts, don't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 But if you can, try to get the full incidental music in addition to the suites, it's a revelation. There's a very good (and very cheap) recording by Salonen of the incidental music which is marvelous. You get to hear In the Hall of the Mountain King with Norwegian choir :cool:I have the Järvi, and like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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