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[L33tsauce_Marty]

I'd love to play a Zelda piece, really. Or any theme from any (classic) Nintendo franchise. Or the Halo music. God, is that lovely.

This and of course John Williams.

EDIT: Kings March (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtMKFdeHF9o)

 

[A Weary Exile]

Ode to Joy, The Thieving Magpie, and Waltz of the Flowers are my favorite classical pieces.

 

[AdhesiveTape]

My favorites were Elgar's Seranade for Strings, Albinoni's Adagio in G minor. Those two stick out in my memory, but I enjoyed most of the pieces we played.

(being in the pit for Les Mis was also awesome...)

 

[Timotei]

The opening theme to Cowboy Bebop.

They're planning on doing the Band of Brothers theme very soon.

 

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[Cakes]

In 8th Grade we played a medley of Queen songs. We Will Rock You, Another Bites the Dust, We Are The Champions. I played the drum kit for it, so of course, it was fun as all hell.

Then band class got ridiculously boring around 9th Grade, and it still is. Thank Moses at least I play Kit for Jazz Band, which is still quite fun.

 

[KaiRai]

Vivaldi's 4 seasons. God how I love that piece. Also, I don't remember any specific composers, but I went through a massive baroque-esque phase because of my music lessons.

 

[Blackadder51]

The one with the cannons in it, (im so bad with my memory)

EDIT:

Ride of the valkyries

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[Clashero]

I'd love to play a Zelda piece, really. Or any theme from any (classic) Nintendo franchise. Or the Halo music. God, is that lovely.

John Williams.

Does this thread need to continue any further after this? John Williams is definitely among my top 5 composers, right up there with Howard Shore and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

 

[Aqualung]

We're currently playing Water Music, which is pretty fun for clarinet. Jupiter we did last year, which was fun (if not a pain).

The one with the cannons in it, (im so bad with my memory)

1812 Overture? I'm trying to get our conductor to play that this year.

 

[Berethond]

Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Quite possibly the best orchestral work of all time.

Of course, we played Moanin' in jazz last year, so, it's a tie.

 

[Clashero]

Albinoni's Adagio in G minor.

If you like that piece, then by all means listen to this. It's a song based on the Adagio, with orchestral instrumentals, but in which the singer's voice switches between a contemporary and a classical, bel canto sound.

 

[Blackadder51]

The one with the cannons in it, (im so bad with my memory)

1812 Overture? I'm trying to get our conductor to play that this year.

Nah i found it its The ride of the valkyries

 

[NeutralDrow]

I remember that during my sophomore year, we played this piece called "Overture in B-flat" that I absolutely loved. I haven't heard it in years, though, so I'll go with something else called "Novena." The director had us sightread that in my senior year (it was actually a concert piece for my freshman year, when I was still third-chair clarniet instead of section leader), and it wound up being literally perfect.

Our greatest production? We did a medley of songs from Pirates of the Caribbean. That was pretty fun.

As for what I'd want to do? <url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2E17Nk6Flg>Wilderness of Sadness. Hands down.

EDIT: Holy crap, my favorite song is on youtube!


Except for the person talking in the middle, it's just like I remember it...and I remember now why I loved the piece. It sounds great overall, and the clarinets have a seriously fun part to play!

 

[AdhesiveTape]

Albinoni's Adagio in G minor.

If you like that piece, then by all means listen to this. It's a song based on the Adagio, with orchestral instrumentals, but in which the singer's voice switches between a contemporary and a classical, bel canto sound.

Isn't that the original Christine from Phantom of the Opera?

It's interesting to hear that piece being played so quickly, and with a vocalist! (and dancers) It's such a simple piece, but that aspect of it makes it so difficult to master. There are no frills to hide mistakes. This version is my favorite (and the closest to the way I played it in high school):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMbvcp480Y4

 

[bombchu]

This and of course John Williams.

Yes! The trilogy, right? Right? Yes~

My favorite was when I played with the Pan American Symphony Orchestra. (don't I sound fancy >.> it wasn't all that serious though. well, kinda) We played a song by Astor Piazzola... and I had to google just to remember his name so remembering the song is hopeless. It was really cool and challenging and the tempo and stuff changed all the time! It was in 6/8 a lot... super cool...

Did anyone play viola? Anyone?

 

[Clashero]

Albinoni's Adagio in G minor.

If you like that piece, then by all means listen to this. It's a song based on the Adagio, with orchestral instrumentals, but in which the singer's voice switches between a contemporary and a classical, bel canto sound.

Isn't that the original Christine from Phantom of the Opera?

It's interesting to hear that piece being played so quickly, and with a vocalist! (and dancers) It's such a simple piece, but that aspect of it makes it so difficult to master. There are no frills to hide mistakes. This version is my favorite (and the closest to the way I played it in high school):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMbvcp480Y4

Indeed, that's the very same woman. Amazing how she looks better at 45 than she did at 20-something, isn't it? In fact, the role of Christine was made for her specifically by her husband, Andrew Lloyd Webber (producer and writer of Phantom)

And wow, I love that version. Too bad my school didn't have any sort of band or orchestra.

 

[Berethond]

Oh yeah! I almost forgot.

When I was playing in a professional orchestra (aren't I cool!) we played a suite from Lord of the Rings.

It was epic.

 

[NeutralDrow]

Haha...this has been a good night. I found the other piece, too!


...it's even better than I remember. I never thought I'd be nostalgic for that band, but...