Tonight’s Entertainment

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 10/26/2019 at 20:49 • Filed to: None

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Surprisingly little for the trumpets to do in this score. At least I’m sitting where I can see the screen. I saw this when it came out in ‘77, and it still holds up. 

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > ttyymmnn 10/26/2019 at 21:09

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What a fantastic movie to hear played live! To have seen it new must have been an event. 

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > ttyymmnn 10/26/2019 at 21:29

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I’m playing Borodin  Polovtsian dances and Rachmaninov piano concerto no. 2 tomorrow.

ttyymmnn > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 10/26/2019 at 22:26

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That Rach has some nasty trumpet parts, if my memory serves. 

ttyymmnn > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) 10/26/2019 at 22:27

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It was. Read the book back in the day too. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 10/26/2019 at 22:34

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I read your post and threw a shrub through my kitchen window.

OPPOsaurus WRX > ttyymmnn 10/26/2019 at 22:36

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I have picked up my trumpet in years. I recently tried playing Fan fare for the Common Man and my lips lit on fire

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 10/26/2019 at 22:39

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I’ve been enjoying watching Teri Garr. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 10/26/2019 at 22:41

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Joselin?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 10/26/2019 at 22:42

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No, some other J name.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 10/26/2019 at 22:42

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In general, how is John Williams to play?

I’m still blown away that he worked on the Peter Gunn theme.  Even with all the iconic music that he has been a part of. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 10/26/2019 at 23:23

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Jillian.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 10/27/2019 at 00:28

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Williams is a mixed bag. At least for trumpets, some of it can be fiendishly difficult and virtuosic, like a lot of Harry Potter or Star Wars, while others can be super simple, like Close Encounters. The thing is, he is such a great writer, and knows the instruments so well, that even his most difficult music is playable—if you practice it. Great writers create music that is hard yet playable, while average composers write music that is hard and unplayable. For most of Williams’ concert music, like arrangements of movie scores or the stuff he’s written for the Olympics or TV, the greatest challenge is endurance. When you play the movie, there is plenty of time to rest between cues. When you play a concert medley, like one for Raiders or Superman, it’s like pounding on your face with a brick. Ultimately, it’s all a joy to play because it’s all just so damned good. 

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 10/27/2019 at 00:29

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Yes. Played by Melinda Dillon, who also played the mother in A Christmas Story. 

ttyymmnn > OPPOsaurus WRX 10/27/2019 at 00:32

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That wouldn’t be my first choice of something to play if I hadn’t played in years. It’s a bitch even when you’re in shape. If you haven’t heard it, listen to Copland’s third symphony. The fanfare forms  the basis of the final movement. My favorite part is actually the beginning of the last movement when the fanfare is played by the woodwinds. Fantastic scoring.

OPPOsaurus WRX > ttyymmnn 10/27/2019 at 10:03

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O yes, I wasn’t even close to hitting the high notes. I played a little bit of the Jur rasic park song.