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Post by Armin on Feb 2, 2006 15:58:24 GMT -8
Since classical music is off topic I decided to put it here. I've started a little project recently called "Insane Horn Quartet Arrangements". This means I take some piece, do an almost unplayable arrangement for horn quartet of it and then record it. First entry is Rossini's Wilhelm Tell Overture. Downloads are limited, so please leave it for people who actually care to listen, should there be any. It also has to be downloaded in the next 6 days, then the file will expire. Should there be popular demand (who am I kidding here...), I can put it up again somewhere else. AGAIN - this is 4 french horns playing a stupidly silly arrangement of a classical orchestral piece called Wilhelm Tell Overture, by some Italian bloke called Gioacchino Rossini. The original piece is nice, THIS HOWEVER IS CRAZY. And boring, if you are not into this kind of thing. Anyway, I do welcome positive and especially negative feedback from anybody who actually listens to it. Btw. I play everything, recording on multitrack. That explains the "similarity" in sound of the 4 voices. Enough talk, here is the thing. Download and listen at your own risk!!! s30.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3FPWF52BL8MAI3EPIJWPKQBR19
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Post by Jangles on Feb 2, 2006 21:31:17 GMT -8
You are a very good french horn player. I like it. And you even play in tune with 3 of your other selves...and no fracking!
Did you practice a lot in college?
Oh, and your high range - HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Armin on Feb 3, 2006 0:25:47 GMT -8
Thank you very much, Jangles. As a general rule I always play in tune with myself. Kinda necessary for a pro, even if I am without a job at the moment. Practicing is not so much about time, it's more about quality. So yeah, I did/do 2 hours a day on average, which is quite enough. Of couse with a job that'll be up to 5 hours of rehearsal, but in those one only plays half of the time. Oh, and your high range - HOLY f***ING s***!!!!!!!!! ;D
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Post by sdtom on Feb 3, 2006 8:21:00 GMT -8
For some reason when you talked about your recording which I will listen to I was thinking about this used CD I got probably in the late 80's with an Italian group called I Cameristi di Roma. In addition to Gershwin it also has Sordi, Toto, and Morricone suites and fantasia works on it. Tom
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Post by Armin on Feb 3, 2006 8:31:19 GMT -8
In the late 80's... I was quite busy with elementary school and almost a decade from knowing what a french horn even is, so that'd have been quite difficult to pull off with the Cameristi. I hope it was a CD worth getting. Often these things are plain crap.
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Post by Armin on Feb 3, 2006 10:14:19 GMT -8
Oh, also, I don't mind if you show this around. As long as the file name and id3 tags don't get modified and so the credits remain it's fine by me.
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Post by sdtom on Feb 3, 2006 14:36:00 GMT -8
Well, Armin you had me all braced for really something over the top. You know a Rosenthal twelve tone arrangement with a bit of Herrmann dissonance thrown in for good measure. Mind you this is what I was braced for ;D. What I heard was something pretty darn cool. In fact I have a friend who has relatives in Milan so I made him a copy to listen to and he was quite impressed with what he heard too! The CD was pretty bad! But I'm sure I paid little or nothing for it at the time. Good job, my friend! Tom
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Post by Armin on Feb 4, 2006 2:57:36 GMT -8
Nah, I just made a "proper" arrangement. I think otherwise it'd be called an "adaptation", or something like that. I might do some modern stuff as well, but the classical things should be arranged nicely.
Thanks a lot for the nice words. It seems like it didn't turn out that bad after all.
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Post by sdtom on Feb 4, 2006 6:43:29 GMT -8
Actually, a series of recordings using different popular classical tunes might be interesting. Beethoven's 5th could be another one. Did you get my e-mail? Tom
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Post by Armin on Feb 4, 2006 7:24:33 GMT -8
I got your mail and just replied. No luck with the Works format. Converter doesn't work. Useless thing.
The next project, simply because I almost finished arranged the parts alraedy, will probably be Richard Strauss' Horn Concerto no.2 for solo and quartet. I am also toying with arranging a modern piece a friend wrote for me. That'll be more difficult, because originally it is for horn and percussion. I have to think about it. Beethoven 5 is also not bad, even though the string parts get quite hard. You have to remember that I have to play 1st violin parts, which is why I call them "insane arrangements".
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Post by christopher on Feb 6, 2006 7:53:17 GMT -8
Nicely done, Armin. I'm quite impressed. I LOVE the William Tell Overture. While I prefer the full orchestra your arrangement is a lot of fun. I've tried arranging things for my instrument (the piano) and they don't seem to come off nearly so closely as this one did.
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Post by Armin on Feb 6, 2006 9:11:43 GMT -8
I think there is one major drawback the piano has - as wonderful an instrument as it is - and that is that is doesn't have the "wind instrument" quality. Especially in a piece like this Overture that's essential. On the other side I had to fight with things like the strings tremolo or the timpani rolls. It's all a matter of compromise. By the way, thank you for one more positive review!
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Post by Armin on Feb 12, 2006 13:26:19 GMT -8
2nd installment, this time nowhere close to insane, but quite some fun nevertheless. I think it's the Looney Tunes Theme, but if I am wrong please let me know. Also, any idea as to who the composer is? It's only 20 seconds long. s54.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1P57YDAM5J98129ZZ8DGU208E9
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