@MainstreamMarimba This concerto is a blast to play! Thanks for noticing some of that fancy video editing. The audio and one of the camera angles were shot in the same, single take. Then we played back the recording REALLY loud so I could hear it over myself as I played along while we shot from various angles. Evan synced it all up and chose his favorite angles from each shot and here you go! Probably would be a little easier with multiple cameras, though. Haha. Thanks again!
@captainbuttons- Thanks a ton for the comment!! This piece is so much fun to play, and I can't wait for the next opportunity I get to perform it. For measures 124-127, I took out the high B's in the left hand (so beats 4-6 of measure 125 and 127 are still as written). In my experiments with revoicing in this section, I was dissatisfied with changing the octave of any bass or melody notes, so this was really the only option to keep it sounding natural to my taste. 128-132 are entirely as written: I pull my right hand down to the extreme edge of the bars closest to me (similar to playing on the edges of the sharp/flat keys, but these are naturals). This way, my left hand and arm have plenty of room to get into position to make a great sound for the written part. This section is one of the least idiomatic or natural sections of the piece. For that reason, it's a great opportunity for each performer to have a distinct way to play it. I really love those kinds of moments in music and if you have any other ideas, that's awesome!! Peace!
This piece has always been one of my favorites to play =) Beautiful piece and superb editing!! Were multiple cameras set up for this performance? Or did you perform it multiple times? -Mainstream Marimba
Hey! Great job on this! I have a question for you. How are you playing ms 124-132? It's written very awkwardly and most people seems to have changed it. Did you just re-voice the chords so your hands don't have to cross? (ms 124-127). But then there's all that chromatic stuff 128-132 which it doesn't look like you play it as written either. Just looking for the opinion of a fellow marimbist!
@MainstreamMarimba This concerto is a blast to play! Thanks for noticing some of that fancy video editing. The audio and one of the camera angles were shot in the same, single take. Then we played back the recording REALLY loud so I could hear it over myself as I played along while we shot from various angles. Evan synced it all up and chose his favorite angles from each shot and here you go! Probably would be a little easier with multiple cameras, though. Haha. Thanks again!
@captainbuttons- Thanks a ton for the comment!! This piece is so much fun to play, and I can't wait for the next opportunity I get to perform it.
For measures 124-127, I took out the high B's in the left hand (so beats 4-6 of measure 125 and 127 are still as written). In my experiments with revoicing in this section, I was dissatisfied with changing the octave of any bass or melody notes, so this was really the only option to keep it sounding natural to my taste.
128-132 are entirely as written: I pull my right hand down to the extreme edge of the bars closest to me (similar to playing on the edges of the sharp/flat keys, but these are naturals). This way, my left hand and arm have plenty of room to get into position to make a great sound for the written part.
This section is one of the least idiomatic or natural sections of the piece. For that reason, it's a great opportunity for each performer to have a distinct way to play it. I really love those kinds of moments in music and if you have any other ideas, that's awesome!!
Peace!
That piece looks so fun to play!
This piece has always been one of my favorites to play =) Beautiful piece and superb editing!! Were multiple cameras set up for this performance? Or did you perform it multiple times?
-Mainstream Marimba
Hey! Great job on this! I have a question for you. How are you playing ms 124-132? It's written very awkwardly and most people seems to have changed it. Did you just re-voice the chords so your hands don't have to cross? (ms 124-127). But then there's all that chromatic stuff 128-132 which it doesn't look like you play it as written either.
Just looking for the opinion of a fellow marimbist!
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