Full Version: Romeo And Juliet - It's Amazing!
Playing the Prokofiev version in orchestra, and it is soooooooo amazing
QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Apr 21 2007, 07:11 PM) 
Playing the Prokofiev version in orchestra, and it is soooooooo amazing
oooh it's lovely, isn't it? was the first bit of Prokov I got to like .
The only bad bits are:
1) It goes up to top D (!!)
2) They've put it in the middle of exams (concert and rehearsals) so I can't do it, as it seriously eats time, and have exams before and after the concert *cries*
1) It goes up to top D (!!)
2) They've put it in the middle of exams (concert and rehearsals) so I can't do it, as it seriously eats time, and have exams before and after the concert *cries*
QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Apr 21 2007, 07:15 PM)
The only bad bits are:
1) It goes up to top D (!!)
2) They've put it in the middle of exams (concert and rehearsals) so I can't do it, as it seriously eats time, and have exams before and after the concert *cries*
Aww i lov prokofiev - is your orchestra playing one of the suites? which one. I'm studying suite no 2 for a level - and I love it!
top d - do you mean d above C4????!
QUOTE(magicflute @ Apr 21 2007, 08:23 PM)
QUOTE(nicki_flute @ Apr 21 2007, 07:15 PM)
The only bad bits are:
1) It goes up to top D (!!)
2) They've put it in the middle of exams (concert and rehearsals) so I can't do it, as it seriously eats time, and have exams before and after the concert *cries*
Aww i lov prokofiev - is your orchestra playing one of the suites? which one. I'm studying suite no 2 for a level - and I love it!
top d - do you mean d above C4????!
Errrmm...I am not sure! I think we're doing one? But I don't know really, we're only doing some bits and only got the music today.
Yup...that D...lovely!
How do you play that - i know you can go above C4 but can't imagine its that nice! What's the fingering?
T, LH3, RH1, RH2, RH4 but with the two bar key things down, on the footjoint. I know what I mean!
oh yeah i know what you mean! sounds really awkward!
Luckily it's not often. But I'll need to practice it a lot!
Lawrence (our son) has played contrabassoon in orchestral performances (lots of fun) but is now preparing the piano reduction for his LTCM exam and it is v difficult. He has yet to get all the last page under his fingers.
He was practising it earlier, after dinner. Next to the Brandenburg 5 (in which he's to play harpsichord shortly and which he also ran through earlier), the R&J seems considerably more challenging despite having many fewer notes.
Best wishes
barry
He was practising it earlier, after dinner. Next to the Brandenburg 5 (in which he's to play harpsichord shortly and which he also ran through earlier), the R&J seems considerably more challenging despite having many fewer notes.
Best wishes
barry
QUOTE(Barry Thain @ Apr 21 2007, 10:03 PM)
Lawrence (our son) has played contrabassoon in orchestral performances (lots of fun) but is now preparing the piano reduction for his LTCM exam and it is v difficult. He has yet to get all the last page under his fingers.
He was practising it earlier, after dinner. Next to the Brandenburg 5 (in which he's to play harpsichord shortly and which he also ran through earlier), the R&J seems considerably more challenging despite having many fewer notes.
Best wishes
barry
The contrabassoon part is cool - we had woodwind/brass sectionals today, so I heard it
Prok's R&J is amazing I'm envious you get to learn it even if you don't play it in the concert...
*goes off humming it.....*
I'm envious you get to learn it even if you don't play it in the concert...*goes off humming it.....*
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