Crown of Thorns by David Maslanka
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2013
- Performed by the University of Oklahoma Percussion Ensemble
Under the direction of Dr. Lance Drege
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ABOUT THE PIECE:
Crown of Thorns (1991)
for Keyboard Percussion Ensemble
Premiered 11/91 by the University of Oklahoma (Norman) Percussion ensemble, Richard Gipson, conductor. Commissioned by the University of Oklahoma Percussion Ensemble/Richard Gipson
The title "Crown of Thorns" is an obvious reference to Christ's Crown of Thorns, but the name first came to me as a possible title for a piece from seeing a plant called "Crown of Thorns" at the New York Botanical Gardens. Crown of Thorns is a rambling, thorny desert plant from the Middle East, with small green leaves, and small, pretty red flowers. The rambling, interweaving, vine-like stems suggested music to me.
As I meditated on the words "Crown of Thorns", and on the plant, and on the idea of a work for keyboard percussion ensemble, the following image arose:
a darkening sky
seven stars are visible:
the seven-starred halo
the golden light
the hands of blessing
The seven-starred halo is a transcended image of the crown of thorns. It is the crown of highest spiritual power arrived at through the greatest depth of suffering. The imagery is Christian, but the experience transcends religion, and is universal. The music is at times sober and reflective, but more often filled with a liberated energy and joy.
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Honestly I really find it disrespectful that there is an ad in the middle of this beautiful piece of music.
The Western University Percussion Ensemble in London, Ontario, Canada performed this in March 2024 in what was our professor’s last percussion ensemble concert before her retirement. I can’t think of a better way to mark such an event than performing this piece. It’s hard, no doubt, yet so touching and moving from beginning to end, especially in the slower sections and buildup at 9:25 to the grand climax at 9:40. The silence at the very end is so powerful. Lots of misty eyes both on stage and in the audience following the conclusion of this piece. Thank you, David Maslanka, for blessing us with such a work of art in the percussion ensemble repertoire world.
AN AD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VIDEO. NICE
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One of the most beautiful pieces in existence. This should definitely be considered a masterpiece of the percussion world.
I think it is!
It definitely is!
We want to thank you for this performance - sublime piece of art. And at its best: the more you hear, the more you have to think, and the more you are able to think, the more you hear.
Fantastic performance.
But so expensive... the number of marimba ones...
we did this at UNCG in 95, good memories... so beautifully done Lance.
Thanks for this. This is the best recording of this I've heard. I heard the UMN percussion ensemble play this in 2010 and have loved it ever since.
The greatest percussion ensemble ever.
Beautiful music!!! Thank you for recording it and sharing it. What a moving performance.
We are rehearsing this right now and lemme say, what a piece to kick off my freshman year at high school!
from the words of John Mapes himself to his Chino Hills HS drumline, no one cares if you're a freshman, if you're good, you're good.
Jjynja I played this last year as a freshman too! What part did you play?
Jack Clancy I think the marimba four part? I just remember it had a lot of 32nd note ninelet runs
Did the same about 2 years ago. I had vibe one, and we practiced it together about 3 times... never worked out in the end
Thank you Jesus for your sacrifice! ❤️
"Jesus"? "Sacrifice"? What's this all about?
atheistcable just google crown of thorns and read the first entry
This is beautifully done! I am touched.
Didn't realize the ad in the middle of this piece was still a thing
this is beautiful (:
Aizver acis un ieklausies. Cik skaņa ir apbrīnojama! Paldies par iespēju klausīties!
Paldies, это прекрасно! Релакс...
nice
M. RAHMAN true...,thanks..
Lovely lovely.
1 ad interrupting was bad enough, but 2?!Cmon UA-cam, have some level of standards.
4:04 time stamp for myself!! my high school’s ensemble is performing this in a month, wish me luck :]
Ah yes, just let me casually pull out my 5 rosewood 5-octaves.
very good
I wish there was a LOVE option for this.
En tant que mélomane j aimerais voir cety ensemble venir jouer au groupe Maurice le22 lrsque cela sera possible.
There are 5 different marimba parts, 2 vibes parts and one bells part
why did my airpods have to die so soon
Je ne puis m exprimer en anglais mais je sais lire . jevous félicit our ces compositions. Vous pouvez voir plus de 80 poèmes que j ai écris sur le site sivant " jeanpauleugène e-mon site.c0m" .Merci.
4:30
6:55
Take the ads out.
Skip to the end and press the restart button. That should do the trick
I’m not a big fan of percussion ensembles being conducted. I’m if the opinion that unless the group is 16+ it doesn’t need to be conducted and should be considered chamber music.
Jacob Bass I think piece is an exception, lots of moving parts and man is this piece incredibly hard to play, I played it last year and I believe this one does require one, bust for the most part most dont
This piece is really difficult and has lots of little details in terms of stretching time. Lots of fermatas and times where musical pauses feel necessary. It’d be a nightmare to play without a conductor
@@jjynja6084. Chamber ensembles can easily perform fermatas and rubato without a conductor. Musicians can conduct within the ensemble. Wind instruments can conduct with their horns, strings with their scroll, and percussionist with their mallets.
Agreed. I played this at high school age with no conductor. It's still my favorite piece I've ever played.