Username: Toss Event
Song: The Flaming Lips - Waiting For Superman
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Genre: Psychedelic/Alt Rock
Song: The Flaming Lips - Waiting For Superman
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I'm glad to see this here. Karma is my favorite album ever along with Queen II. How I wish Roy Khan hadn't quit... :(
- PS! Username: Skoby
- Song: Kamelot - Karma
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- Genre: Power Metal
- Description: Awesome vocals. Has a mix of piano in it. Just an epic song.
Agreed that winds don't get much love these days; however, that many other musicians make, going really fast without being careful about dynamics, most professionals don't make this mistake (obviously; it's why they're professional); at least, they interpret one style of music well. (An example is Itzhak Perlman, who can play Romantic-period music very well, but would not play Bach as well.) However, it is true that a number of musicians--for the most part, amateurs--make this mistake. I think generally classical music doesn't get enough love these days (though it is true that winds get a lot less love than strings, though they often have important parts, especially the horn).PS! Username; searingvolcano
Song: Concerto for Flute and Piano in D major (Cecile Chaminade)
Genre: Late Romantic (period of classical music)
Description: Played here by James Galway. I'm not a flute player, but I can still appreciate the emotions that fill this piece, beginning with such a resolute feeling and then shifting to a sadder, more reflective tone. Galway also doesn't make the mistake that many other musicians make, which is going fast without being careful about the dynamics, intonation, and emotions. Unlike some other types of classical music, romantic music is rarely boring. This piece is great for background music when laddering, studying, and just relaxing. Woodwinds don't get enough love these days.
Mahler 6 is indeed a great symphony (I've heard it live). Don't worry, you're not the only person contributing classical music, though so far all the ones I've seen (including my own) are romantic-period (where's the Baroque, Classical and 20th Century?).PS! Username: Aphrion
Song: Gustav Mahler - Symphony #6
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U6nY9i-u_s
Genre: Classical
Description: An hour and a half of some of the best classical music ever written. I know, sounds stuffy, but there's nothing quite like having a Mahler hammer slam down and vibrate everything in your chest. Besides, someone needed to contribute some classical music to the pool.
I heard it live too! I sat in the balcony right above the Mahler hammer, which was awesome.Mahler 6 is indeed a great symphony (I've heard it live). Don't worry, you're not the only person contributing classical music, though so far all the ones I've seen (including my own) are romantic-period (where's the Baroque, Classical and 20th Century?).
(@) Sigilyph
- Song: Dimension - Digital World
- Genre: Drum & Bass
- Description: INSANE tune, driving bassline and excellent beats make it impossible to go the speed limit when on the road.
Which orchestra did you hear perform it (and under which conductor)? (I heard the Philadelphia Orchestra under Simon Rattle just a few weeks ago.)I heard it live too! I sat in the balcony right above the Mahler hammer, which was awesome.
I wasn't going to post another classical piece this week, but hopefully no one minds if I make two recommendations this week.
PS Username - Aphrion (just to make sure the box is checked)
Song: Punch Brothers - Magnet
Link: https://youtu.be/iXE_K2Kpoqc?t=10m32s
Genre: Country - Neo-bluegrass (I think)
Description: From some of the best classical to some of the best...country music. Seriously though, I didn't like bluegrass at all until I heard "Magnet". Now, I'm super into it. This particular video also features Punch Brothers playing a couple other songs, which are just as good, and NPR's Tiny Desk series is a beautiful thing unto itself, take a look at some of their videos.
Song: Evan Ziporyn, bass clarinetist (composed by David Lang) - Press Release
Link:Genre: Classical - 20th century
Description: I mentioned in passing on the Mahler post that I play bass clarinet. If there were ever a standard repertoire list for bass clarinet like virtually all the other orchestral woodwinds have, I would put this piece on that list*. It's incredibly hard to play, since the meter starts in 8/8 and continues to add or remove 16 notes to the meter almost continuously - if I remember correctly, on the first page alone, the meter changes at least 15 times to meters like 15/16 or 23/16, and that's a really conservative estimate for meter changes. If, however, you can overcome that, along with the inherent difficulty of playing the ever changing note patterns, and really bring out the music, it will sound incredible. That's just what Evan Ziporyn has done here.
*Another piece that unambiguously belongs on that hypothetical list is Eric Dolphy's solo arrangement of "God Bless the Child", but I'll do that one next week.
The Philadelphia Orchestra under Simon Rattle? Dang, that sounds like it was amazing.Which orchestra did you hear perform it (and under which conductor)? (I heard the Philadelphia Orchestra under Simon Rattle just a few weeks ago.)