TRtrumpet Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 American Elegy is now one of my favorites. The region 14 band played it in their concert. Its very emotional. Another one I liked is Russian Christmas music and The Mansions of the Lord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Licolnshire Posy - Grainger. Played that my freshman year, such an amazing work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aly_lynn Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 These are just a few of my favorites: Lincolnshire Posy--Grainger. I think this is one of the best pieces out there--but that's just my opinion. J'ai ete au bal--Grantham. Fun song--I never get tired of listening to it. Dance Movements--Sparke. I think this is an all around great piece--I absolutely love it. October--Whitacre. It may not be technical, but it is one of the most emotional songs that I have ever played--it is completely gorgeous. Profanation--Bernstein. I don't really quite know why I like this song....I just do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Sketches on a Tudor Psalm - Fisher Tull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xukaniz Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Hmm.. Symphonic Metamorphosis, Aegean Festival, Piece of Mind are all some of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euro_euph06 Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Symphonic Metamorphosis (all 4 movements)-Paul Hindemith Four Scottish Dances (frolicky piece to play)-Malcolm Arnold Niagra Falls (not the cheesy Cavalier version, if you want to hear the original, pm me)- Michael Daugherty Southern Harmony-Donald Grantham Hymn of the Highlands-Philip Sparke Pantomime-Philip Sparke Violin Concerto Opus 14 (first three movements)-Samuel Barber Adagio for Strings-Samuel Barber Planet Suite-Gustav Holst Symphony No. 4, Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 10-Dmitri Shostakovich Flight of the Bumblebee-Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russian Christmas Music-Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Hobbits- Johann de Meij   These are just a few of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsstephenyo Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 i'll start with stuff i've played.  symphony no. 4- david maslanka. this piece is freakin awesome to listen to and play. wow.... its so loud and powerful. i can't wait til i get to play this with an organ and the Dallas Wind Symphony. fugue in g minor- bach. i really, really like this tune. its not overly technical but put it with a good group and it really sounds amazing. i love how wind bands can imitate the sound of an organ if u play it correctly. rocky point holiday- ron nelson. 'nuff said. this piece is just overall awesome. la tumba de alejandro garcia caturla- shelley hanson. i've never been able to find a good recording of this piece but when i played it, i really liked it. pretty difficult stuff and very intense. lads of wamphray- percy grainger to walk with wings- i forgot who wrote it. the danserye- susato. awesome awesome piece. if u havent heard it hit me up... its pretty sweet. the pines of rome- respighi. playing in the meyerson with 100+ including the dallas wind symphony playing pines of rome and organ is probably the loudest thing i've ever heard. my ears were nearly blown off by the trombones i sat in front of. also, the floor shaking because of the organ was freakin amazing as well. october- eric whitacre jesu, joy of man's desiring- bach. ive gotten really into bach lately.   now pieces i like to listen to.  symphonic metamorphosis- hindemith. i prefer the orchestral version over the band arrangement though. pomp and cirumcstance- crap if u've never heard the real deal u've been missing out. a child's garden of dreams- maslanka bruckner's 8th symphony tchaikovsky's 4th symphony symphony no. 1: the lord of the rings-johan de meij overture to candide- bernstein scheherezade- nikolai rimsky-korsakov jai ete au bal- grantham tam o'shanter- malcolm arnold harrison's dream- peter graham  there are probably more but i have homework... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smusic Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Any of Alfred Reed's music. "Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra" is one of my faves!!! Also, Reed's arrangemen of "Black is the Color of my true Love's Hair" is also awesome. Â Lux Arumque by Eric Whitacre is also a new and amazing piece. Â Rocky Point is da bomb. Â Songs of the West by Holst is also very cool. Â Â Â Â Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bariphonium Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Personally, I think Incantation and Dance by Chance is a nice piece. Sure, it's a little weird, but that makes it that much more fun to play. Some other favs are Simple Gifts, Lincolnshire Posy, and anything from Phantom of the Opera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viccro Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 I like Alfred Reed's Hounds of Spring...we're playing that now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actualgirltrombone Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 I loved Simple Gifts... we played that in middle school. Â I also really like Lincolnshire Posy... but only the last movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escababe07 Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 dunno who they're by, but i like Incantation and Dance Dance Movements Vesuvius  they're all awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanWeiss Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 tons, way too many to list. Favorite? Â Candide Overture- Bernstein. Talk about a fun piece. If you'd never heard it, find it somewhere. Â That and the Mozart or Vivaldi Bassoon Concertos, but no one except for bassoonists would like to play those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iplayband07 Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 oh man there's so many! i love like everything we've played    J'ai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterNick Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Favorite Pieces I've performed:  Short Ride in a Fast Machine  Enigma Variations  Vesuvius  Pas Redoble  Marche Militare Francaise (the arrangement where the low brass do the runs)  Pegasus (from The Spirit Sleeping)  March of the toys  Pieces I've heard, but want to play:  Rhosymedre  Jupiter  Entry March of the Boyars  Armenian Dances, Set 1  Postcard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G'townPIT Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 tons, way too many to list. Favorite? Candide Overture- Bernstein. Talk about a fun piece. If you'd never heard it, find it somewhere.  That and the Mozart or Vivaldi Bassoon Concertos, but no one except for bassoonists would like to play those...   yeah, bassoon represent! which vivaldi is your favorite? my personal fav is defnitley the 5th. what are you playing for solo/ensemble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themainroo Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Lux Arumque by Eric Whitacre is also a new and amazing piece.  i love that piece  LD Bell used part of that in their show this year  soooooooo beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twizzlaar Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Jai ete au bal O Magnum Mysterium  we played those two songs for honor band and got 3rd.  i have the cd of it..... i wonder if i can upload them????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyboard_Countessa Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 I don't know if I can list all my favorites, but here's a few that stick out the most... Â --American Elegy --Courtly Airs and Dances --Pirates of the Caribbean --Molly on the Shore --anything from Fantasia or Fantasia 2000, including... --FIREBIRD SUITE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
get0verit Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 I love: Â J'ai ete au bal - Grantham I can't get tired of listening to this piece. It has the coolest tuba solo. Â Theme From Green Bushes - Grainger Very cool little piece that not many people talk about. Â March, Op. 99 - Prokofiev I usually hate marches, but this one is really fun. Â Manzoni Requiem - Giuseppe Verdi Powerful piece that ranges in emotion. I love it. The full orchestral/choral version is way better than the band transcription, though. Â Polovetsian Dances - Alexander Borodin The melody of this composition is very catchy. Again, the orchestral/choral version is way better than the band transcription. Â Jupiter- Gustav Holst How can you not love any of The Planets? Â Masquerade for Band - Vincent Persichetti This piece becomes way cooler when you find out how Persichetti wrote it. Â Anything by Paul Hindemith He did a lot for wind band -- amazing composer. Â I'm tired of typing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinHorn Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 I believe it was called "Into the Storm". Fun piece to play, especially the pick a note chord at the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlinK Day 41 Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Kaddish  can't remember for the life of me the composer.... but it's intense kind of reminds me of carmina burana but intensier hehe i'll see if i can find it l8er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanWeiss Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Into the Storm is an amazing marching piece. It was originally written for Westfield HS, and we played it the year after (El Paso Coronado). That was back in 96-97. What a unique piece. Wow. Â As for the bassoon question posed to me, I'm a college grad- so I'm not playing anything for solo and ensemble. Hopefully I'll be playing for the San Diego lyric opera next year though! Gilbert and Sullivan, awesome music to play bassoon for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiemylove Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 October - Whitacre I played this last year (freshman year) and it was amazing. I felt like crying everytime i hear it. Â Hammersmith - Holst ok ok ok. No no really liked this piece, but I have to say, playing it and not being an honor band felt like a real accomplishment, and there was some cool stuff in it. Â English Dances- Arnold I played this in 8th grade......... wow. Â Some others were Where Never Lark Nor Eagle Flew, Childrens March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRtrumpet Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 Slavonic Dances and New World Salute also = awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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