Here is my post.
I have chosen Alison Balsom is a 30 year old female trumpet player from Hertfordshire England. She began playing at an early age and attended the famous Guildhall School of Music in England. She has a very busy schedule as a soloist and plays a great variety of music. Her CD, Caprice released in 2006 features Caprice #24 by Niccolo Paganini.
Paganini was a great violinist virtuoso from Genoa, Italy. He is considered to be the father of violin technique. His Caprice No. 24 in A Minor is one of the most difficult pieces written for violin. This is a theme and variation on a very familiar melody and is one of the 24 caprices that Paganini wrote for violin.
Alison Balsom has transcribed this Caprice for trumpet. What I like about this performance is the incredible technique that she displays. She has a beautiful warm tone in all registers of the instrument. In this piece she plays with a very lyrical approach through all variations. Each variation has very different challenges for the trumpet player. I love the 2nd variation which features the trumpet playing triplets from the upper register to lower register of the trumpet. Also, I love her flexibility on the final variation of the piece slurring large intervals and scales.
I hope you like it! Just copy, paste and enjoy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W7bGzi9G2k
26 comments:
Joseph
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i57yz9Y1fw4&feature=related
2) The performer's name is Dirko Juchem and is performing the "Summertime" composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess.
3) "Summertime" was compsed by George Gershwin. The lyrics are by DuBose and Dorothy Heyward and Ira Gershwin.
4) The song feels like it has it's own spirit in an American folk music. First the song starts with a very sad feeling and starts to become like the "climax" of the song, so much enjoyment while keeping that sad touch.
5) I like this piece because it has it's ups and downs. In the beginning it's such a sad and desperate song but near the ending, he plays this amazing beatbox and flute combo with somewhat great enthusiasm.
Matt Sterner
1) Pete Fountain - It Had To Be You
2) The performer is Pete Fountain, playing
"It Had To Be You" by Isham Jones in 1924.
3) -Pete Fountain was born July 3, 1930 in New Orleans.
-On October 19, 1959, the The New Orleans Jazz Club presented
"Pete Fountain Day"
-Pete has recorded over 100 LPs and CDs under his own name
-"It Had To Be You" was performed by Priscilla Lane in the 1939 film The Roaring Twenties and by Danny Thomas in the 1951 film I'll See You in My Dreams
4) I enjoyed this piece when Pete Fountain played it because if his style. He has a "sweet fluid tone" and plays very peacefully. He plays with confidence.
Eric Dolphy - God Bless the Child
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuiIyDxa750
I have chosen to do my write up on Eric Allan Dolphy Jr. Eric was born on June 20, 1928, in Los Angeles, CA. Eric was an only child and he often went to the People’s Independent Church of Christ to watch his mother sing in the choir. He enjoyed this and became a choir member himself, he also taught Sunday school.
Dolphy studied music at the Los Angeles City College and at the U.S. Naval School of Music in Washington, D.C. He was a very creative instrumentalist and he was known to be very talented at improvising. He mostly recorded on the alto saxophone but he also played flute, clarinet, and bass clarinet.
In the video Eric is playing a solo; God Bless the Child. First there is no squeaking or squawking which is what Im used to hearing played out of a bass clarinet. He changes dynamics fairly frequently and uses both his upper register and his lower notes throughout the piece. His notes are clear and whole, both high and low.
nik vantfoort
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyJkyi0BKPk&feature=related
I have chosen to do this blog on a tuba player by the name of Roger Bobo. He is a brass legend and world renown teacher. He is now situated in Tokyo Japan teaching students and on occation he will play some solo pieces.
In all of his years of playing Roger has played in hundreds of bands and orcastras. As well he has played almost every brass instrument in his preformances. Over the past twenty years he has played mostly with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Brass.
In this video Roger Bobo and an acompining piano player play the popular tuba song Carnival of Venice. I really enjoy this video because Roger does an excellent job with his dynamics as well he plays some very very high notes very quickly. My most favourite part of this video is how layed back he looks which I am very jealous of because most of the time i'm playing I'm very nervous.
Sylvia Lee
Beatboxing flute inspector gadget remix
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=59ZX5qdIEB0&feature=related
1. The performer's name is Greg Patillo and is performing the theme song of the Inspector Gadget.
2. - Greg Pattillo was born June 26, 1977 in Seattle, Washington.
- He is a beatboxing flautist originally from Seattle, but now operates in Brooklyn, New York.
- He was lauded by the New York Times as "the best person in the world at what he does."
3. He plays the notes and beat boxes at the same time,and he also changes the dynamics frequently. I enjoyed the video because I could actually hear the two parts(beatbox and flute) at the same time, and it was really amazing.
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO2h9LmXhPc
2. The performer's name is Lennon Honor. He is playing a nine minute medley. He is retired and has recently came out of retirement to post this piece of music.
3. The song feels like it is telling a story. It begins off slow and Lennon is playing whole notes. For the first four minutes of the piece it is very slow, but it does have some parts that are fast. Around four minutes the song begins to get faster, and have more melody. For the last minute of the piece, the songs begins to slow down, just like the beginning.
4. I like some parts of this piece, and i don't like some parts of the piece. I like the "climax" of the piece, because i think it is interesting, he goes from high notes, back down to low notes. I don't like that it took a long time for him to get to the "climax". I feel like he should have started the "climax" earlier, and not four minutes in. Overall, i did mostly like the piece. It was fun, interesting, suspensful and it felt like it told a story.
James Morrison- Trombone Solo
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpS3g3MVa4U&feature=related
2. The performers name is James Morrison. He was born on November 11 1962 in Booroaw, New South Wales. He is an Australian Jazz musician that who plays multiple instruments. Also, he preformed the opening fanfare at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
3. From what I heard in the video, James Morrison is an excellent tromebone player. He does dynamic perfectly, and he never misses a beat. What I really liked about his playing, was that he was able to go back and forth between highnote very quickly, while still maintaining a strong sound. He also is able to swith quickly from the upper to lower register. That is something that I want to be able to do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25uHHKM_qyg
Instead of doing this project on a single percussion player I have decided to do it on a group of percussion players together. This group does not have much information on them but I have been able to find important details on them. This is a group of autistic children that have been diagnosed since 1991. The members of this band all live in Taiwan and they have one numeros awards. This band does not have a title that I was able to find. This band is currently working on a CD and are fundraising to hopefully tour the U.S.
The song that this band are playing is a Taiwanese folk song called "Girls, please give me your love"
I like this song because although some instruments sound stick out, they do not entirely grab your attention so that you are able to hear the rest of the piece. I think this piece is done very well and I enjoyed hearing a piece that is done entirely using percussion instruments.
The thing i like most about this project is not the song I picked but it was the band. It was nice to see that children with autism were given the chance to play instruments and accel at them. The greatest part of wathcing this video is seing the joy in these kids faces while playing. When the Xylophone player stood up and started playing what looked like a piano but required some sort of wind (could not find the name of the instrument)I was blown away. It just goes to show that no matter what has happened that you can find salvation in music and if you are dedicated and put in the effort you can achieve great things.
If you would like to follow this band their Youtube correspondant goes by the screen name of rainbow0804
Laura Swim
1.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtrKyhH1EQg
2.The performer is Dominique Kim. Although she is only 12 years old, she excels at playing flute as well as piano. Dominique and her younger sister, Valerie have performed in many state competitions.
3.Faure Fantasie op.79 was composed by french, romantic composer, Gabriel Faure. The 20th century composer was born on May 12th 1845.
4.I like this piece because with the accompaniment of piano, it creates harmony throughout the song. She plays smoothly with amazing tone. Her speed and technique are great, especially during the second movement of the piece. The song had a sad feeling at some parts, yet a happier tone at others. Her dynamics were very contrasting. Dominique is a very promising flute player who plays with a lot of energy and passion.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=8wLmdf2duzg
In a living memory - William Bennett
1)William Bennett is a British flute player, who is not only a soloist but has played with most of the major British orchestras. One of William’s biggest accomplishments is he developed an instrument called the “flauto di bassetto” this instrument extends the range of the flute down a minor third. William along with a flute maker helped improved the intonation of the modern flute. This resulted in a method of tuning called the Bennet-Cooper scale. Bennett was awarded a lifetime achievement by the national flute association and was appointed and OBE by the Queen.
In 1998, an exciting music project was launched in japan. Its aim was to reconstruct ancient instruments preserved in Japan. They wanted to create a new kind of music for modern times. They wanted to create “a breath of fresh air” to the music world in the 21st century. This piece was a result of them trying to bring something new to the music world. This song was played at the premiere concert with reconstructed musical instruments.
This song was very upbeat and fast which would make this song challenging. There were many different movements which kept the music interesting. Some of the rhythms in the song were strange, which made you wonder if he was actually playing a song, or just tying together random notes, but that’s what made it enjoy able to listen to. William Bennett did lots of articulation, and did things on the flute that I never knew was possible. During this song you found yourself always guessing on what was going to happen, but you were always wrong because sometimes the song would go from one rhythm to something completely different.
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-DetLaTvpM
2. The performer is Andrew Beal. He is 24 years old and has been playing musical instruments since he can remember. He first realized he wanted to play sax after seeing “Bleeding Gums Murphy” on the Simpsons. His whole family is musical, and they all usually play together at church on Sundays. He tried out for America’s Got Talent and made it two the second round, but unfortunately didn’t make it any further.
3. He is playing a short jazz/bluesy piece called Pick up the Pieces by Average White Band.
4. I like this piece because first off all he has amazing tone. He is always on beat, and he has very good dynamics. He is very energetic and it shows in his playing. His dancing makes the performance fun to watch, and you can tell his heart is in the song.
Rubén Simeó Gijon - Trumpet Solo (accompanied by European Strings Orchestra)
http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=rJxEaM7Bf4E
There was not very much information on this performer, but this is what i can tell you. The performers name is Rubén Simeó Gijon. He is 16 years old and was born in Spain. Rubén Simeó Gijon is a child prodigy. There are videos up on youtube from when we was only 9 years old playing with professional orchestras. Rubén's playing skills were tested when he competed in the Philip Jones Competition in 2005. Rubén finished second place, which is pretty amazing considering the winner was 11 years older than him. Ruben is an outstanding trumpet player and I'm sure the music world will be hearing much more about him in the near future.
3) I was impressed when I saw this video of Rubén. I was amazed by his very rich and flexible sound. I enjoyed how he showed his ability in range many times throughout the piece. The difficulty of this piece was very high as there were fast segments and then right after, the piece became quite slow. Rubén has a very nice brassy sound to his playing which was very clear to me about half way through the song where there were a lot of slow moving slurred quarter and half notes and when he played notes in the lower register. There was one thing about Rubéns technique that I was wondering about. I thought that it was quite interesting how he changed his whole hand position in able to press the valves faster. I believe that the most impressive part was how he was playing in front of a packed audience in a large auditorium. He must have nerves of steel!
Ruben is an inspiring musician.
Alex Han
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c5Lr1vAcqE&NR=1
For my assignment, I chose a video of the 20 year-old alto sax prodigy Alex Han.
Alex was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 1988. His parents got him interested in the alto sax at a very young age - 8 years old to be precise! By 17, he had won the prestigious Annual Yamaha Young Performer Competition. As of July 2008, Alex has been on a European tour with legendary jazz composer, producer and musician Marcus Miller. And all by the age of 20!
The piece of music, although not mentioned in the title, is called Yes and No by Wayne Shorter. This is mentioned in the comments, so I compared the two pieces to find Alex is indeed playing Yes and No.
I loved Alex's performance because I have never heard such a long, difficult alto sax solo! He could play such a wide range of notes, and had an amazing crisp, clear sound, excellent rhythm and great musicality. Though the song didn't have a lot of noticeable dynamics, there were some small crescendos and decrescendos that he played perfectly. His slurs were also noticeable and very well played.
The thing that impressed me most was the tempo he played at! I could never get those fingerings as fast as he did! I also noticed he could play extremely high notes I did not know was possible of the alto sax!
Overall, I was very impressed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRo5whIbau4
I have chosen the performer Ian Anderson. He was born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland but then relocated to north of England in Blackpool in 1959. There he took part in an Art college to study fine art before deciding the path of becoming a musician. He’s apart of the group Jethro Tull taking the part of a flautist. They have sold more than 60 million copies of their 30 different studio and live albums since the band first performed. They have played in about 40 countries all across the world totaling about 2500 concerts. He still remains a popular flautist playing popular and rock genres. This is a solo from which I believe the song is called Bouree.
I find his playing very interesting because of his tempo. It is upbeat and he can play very fast which is difficult to get the tonguing right for that. His range varies from the low octaves to the high ones, but mainly the higher octaves. At around the 2 minute mark he does a sort of echoing sound that is unique and interesting. The main thing that impressed me most was his tonguing and how fast he could go and he added other small little things like percussion and human noises that completed the piece.
Maria Michalopoulos
1)Ian Anderson- flute solo from bursting out (album by Jethro Tull)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhNaIHXp_2I&feature=related
2)I chose to do my blog on Ian Anderson who is an extremely successful musician and is celebrating his 41st year of recording this year. He is known world wide for being the amazing flute and vocalist behind Jethro Tull. So far, he has recorded 4 extremely different records: “Walk into the Light” “Divinities” “The Secret Language of Birds” and “Rupi’s Dance”.
3) The song is from the Jethro Tull Album, Bursting out.
4) This song really captured my attention the second I heard it. Its extremely unique variations throughout the piece kept my interest. This song tells a story in its self, with the continuously changing rhythm, insanely fast speed through some parts, and most of all the creativity of his voice being incorporated with his playing. He truly is an amazing flautist. Also, how he tongues almost every note, at the speed he goes takes a lot of talent.
Haley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clcza815sao&feature=related
This performers name is Greg Patillo and he is performing the theme to "Sesame Street" while beatboxig at the same time.
Greg is 31 years old and he has just released his latest Cd, named" Project Winter in June".
He plays in manypublic venues and arenas, as well as just on the streets of newyork.
I really enjoyed what Greg did with this piece. I could clearly recognize the familiar tune of sesame street, while having him beatbox in the background was in interesting twist to an old favourite. Some of the runs that he did show that he is indeed a very talented flute player and ihs beat boxing talents speak for themselves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U74IegSl7A8&feature=related
The performer that is playing the alto sax. in this video is Albert Ayler. He was born in July 13, 1936 and died in November 1970.
ALbert Ayler was a saxophonist mainly, but also was a composer and a singer. he was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He first learned how to play the alto saxophone from his father Edward, who only played in his church. He went to the school John Adams High School. He graduated in 1954.
I enjoyed this piece, only of the fact of how diverse his playing is. His playing is diverse because there are so many notes high and low that are never repeating at times. The amount of combinations of his jazz notes are uncountable. The precision he plays those notes are an amazing thing to witness. The speed of the song and the dynamics would be very hard to pull off especially at the level of which Albert Ayler plays them.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=aPGllMoQxTw
Richie Cole who was born of February 29, 1948 is a jazz alto saxophonist from Trenton, New Jersey. He started playing the alto sax when he was ten. He was encouraged by his father who owned a local jazz club. He won a scholarship and went to Berkelee College of Music for two years. Over the years he has released over 50 albums and CDs.
I like how Richie plays this piece, the Samba de Orfeu. He is able to play the notes very fast and quickly jump from high to low notes and low to high with out any problems at all. the way he plays, it sounds as if he is never taking breaths in between notes. Im also a big fan of his glasses. I think they really maximize his onstage performance.
Laura Tuomi
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBW3_d5Z0MI
2) The performer that I have chosen is Julian Bliss. He is playing the final movement of a Mozart concerto.
3) At the age of only 18, Julian Bliss has made himself a well known clarinet soloist. He has made many solo appearances with orchestras at places such as the Seattle Symphony, BBC Symphony, NHK Symphony and Swedish Radio Symphony.
Julian has been invited to do a debut recording for EMI on their main label. With having such a busy schedule, Julian has gathered many fans, including the royal family. Julian has studies in chamber music, conducting and studio technology at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He won first prize in the Concerto Soloists Young Artists Competition in Philadelphia.
4) Something that I enjoyed about the performance was that the performer played with much enthusiasm and confidence. I think when you play with these skills, your performance is all-around better. I also liked how Julian has a warm and rich sound to his playing. He plays the song with dynamic expression as well as perfect articulation.
The difficulty and range seem very difficult, and Julian Bliss mastered these things to perfection. His tone and technique were astonishing as well.
David Werden
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YVF2LvQehE
2) The performers name is David Werden, who is a euphonium soloist. The piece is called Philip Sparke’s Fantasy for Euphonium and Brass Band, preformed by The US Coast Guard Band.
3) I liked in the performance when David Werden is a series of fast notes near the begining. I like this because in the begining the other members of the band slowly introduce David and then David has a very hard solo and plays it amazingly to set up the rest of the piece for the whole band. I also enjoyed the part when the tempo is decreased from the first solo, because it gives the piece of music a different, more brassy feel.
4) David Werden taught Tuba and euphonium at the University of Connecticut. David has preformed throughout the US, Canada, England, Japan and the former Soviet Union.
Jong
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIdZx841VdY&feature=related
2)The performer is Travis Barker, former member of Blink 182. He was born on November 14, 1975 in California. Only one day before Travis began high school, his mother passed away. Before she died, she told Travis to keep playing the drums. This is why Travis became more serious about his drumming.
3) This piece of music is the Super Bowl XLII theme song for FOX.
The song is very energetic and will get the audience excited for the upcoming Super Bowl. The actual drum playing in the song is not that difficult, but the Travis Barker's dynamics are outstanding.
In this song the drums really stand out especially the cymbals.
4) I like this piece because the drums aren't just part of the background; they are the main focus in the song. In addition, I believe that Travis Barker was the perfect choice for this song because it fits his unique drumming styles perfectly.
Sr.James Galway - Lord Of The Rings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZIDzoTAh8I&feature=related
The performer is Sir James Galway playing "Lord of The Rings" by Howard Shore, which won an Oscar.
James Galway was born December 8, 1939 in Ireland and is currently 68 years old. He was nicknamed "The Man With The Golden Flute". James spent 15 years as an orchestral player. He performed in the Philharmonia Orchestra as it gained popularity in the 1950s. He was made an OBE (officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 1977 and was knighted in 2001.
He still plays regularly and is one of the world's most well-known flute players. He was one of the first flute players to have an international career as a soloist.
I picked this piece because our band learned and performed it. I thought it would be interesting to compare our playing to a professionals. The song was very calming and pieceful.
I thought that the piece was amazing and played very well. James Galway is a great performer with a beautiful sound. Everything in the piece was perfect.
Ansel Edwards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPncumXZExo
This video features 12 year old Tony Royster Jr, performing at the Guitar Center National Drum Solo Competition in Hollywood, 1995. It is in memory of Tony Williams.
Tony started playing drums at the age of 3. He has studied in practically every genre, although primarily focusing in Jazz, Funk and R&B. Tony is endorsed by zildjian cymbals, vic firth drum sticks, shure microphones and last but CERTAINLY not least, DW Drums!He has been voted #1 up and coming drummer by Modern Drummer publications and #2 drummer in the UK.
This video is particularly fantastic because of his incredible ability to improvise. Tony demonstrates a wide range of techniques including the Moeller technique and Heel-Toe bass drum technique. These techniques allow him to have such a consistent and powerful, yet delicate sound. Tony preforms in massive dynamic ranges and does not restrict himself to one genre. He uses a combination of jazz, rock, fusion, latin and funk techniques throughout this entire piece. I particularily enjoy the groove played at 6:27 consisting of Zidljian Zil-Bell's (6" and 8"), a large variety of A Custom series splashes, ghost notes and accents on the snare drum and a double bass pattern that carries the 'dead air' while maintaining a tight groove, that stays in the pocket perfectly. Tony's drum kit is one of the 'Dream Kit' sort. I would do anything, and when i say anything, i mean anything, for a DW Series drum set and such a wide variety of Zildjian cymbals. His technique is phenomenal and his future in both orchestral, and popular performance is well worth looking into. Tony's sounds is one of the most sought after sounds out there. His playing style is so tight and always perfectly in time, although i believe he is performing with a metronome in this piece. His drums appear to be tuned in the med-high range and are individually miked with condensers (shure's) while the bass drums are dampened tuned low, the snare drum is tuned high with moderate dampening. His 'articulation' AKA finesse and accuracy while striking the drum is impeccable, he strikes the snare drum exactly in the middle while he strikes most of his toms about 3/4 away from the rim to maintain maximum resonance.
Wow that last kid who posted is god. Even though his assignment is overdue i think he deserves extra credit for such an in depth analysis of that video!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcAV7Ri6gdY
The video is of Bobby Mintzer, who usually plays the saxophone but did a bass clarinet solo in this video at the 1982 Montreal Jazz Festival.
He was born January 27, 1953 in New Rochelle, New York. He's a Saxophone and Clarinet player. He also is a composer and arranger based out of NYC. He has played for the Yellowjackets and the Big Band of Buddy Rich.
I like it because of the sound he makes, it kinda sounds like a Baritone Sax. He can do a lot of stuff that starts at the top of his range and ends at the bottom which i find impressive. He has good dynamics too. But his range and fingering skills combined about 1min through are what really impressed me.
Thomas Kelly
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqw8v1ILB2g
2) The players name is David Childs. He is performing "Carnival of Venice" with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
3) David Childs was born in 1981 in Yorkshire, Wales and he is a euphonium soloist. His grandfather was his influence because he was also a euphonium player. In 2000, David won the "BBC Young Musician of the Year" award. He was the first euphonium player to do this.
4) The "Carnival of Venice" is an Italian folk song that dates back to the year 1268. I was amazed at how fast and accurate he was playing this piece. I think David Childs did a good job on this piece because he has an incredible range and is very relaxed when he plays.
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