Shostakovich Jazz Suite No. 2 Waltz

[sharon]

Phil Edwards wrote:

sharon wrote:
That's really nice. I listen to some classical music - mostly piano but don't know anything about playing classical music on the sax. I bet that's beautiful to play. Is is possible to get classical music for alto in the same way as you can buy popular songbooks?

SHaron

Hi Sharon, you might enjoy this...http://tinyurl.com/yp3eca

regards, Phil

Hi Phil, thanks for that, looks interesting, I've already seen a couple of things to put on my christmas list 🙂 . BTW those two mouthpieces are still blowing really well. I tried out the link yesterday and was pleasantly surprised at how much my chops have come on since I first got it.

Sharon

 

[Bobby G]

Roger, I realise the piece you are referring to is not Spiegel Im Spiegel (thanks for the translation), and I know of the solo piano piece you are talking about, but I just assumed it was just a bit of random soundtrack that became totally ubiquitous a few years ago, in much the same way as nearly all US current dramas have to finish with moody slo-mo shots over some even moodier indie-ish singer-songwriter numbers.

I say bring back the 'Danger Man' harpsichord, or the 70's US cop show atonal piano grumblings.

Cheers, Bob

 

[peter_fitton]

Rogerb wrote:

While on the subject of classical music on TV, can anyone have a guess at the bit of solo piano which is often used as backing for 'dreamy/contemplative' scenes?
I love it and it bugs me I can't identify it!
It's very slow, single notes, and sounds *a bit* like, but isn't, Satie's Gymnopodie No 1....any ideas?

Roger, I think this could be a piece called Promenade Sentimentale by Vladimir Cosma. It was originally part of the soundtrack to the French film Diva but has since then regularly cropped up in films and on TV for those dreamy/contemplative scenes.

It's slow, very Satie-esque and reminiscent of the Gymnopedies(and, even more so, Satie's slightly less well known Gnossiennes). Very nice it is too.

Should still be available on the Diva soundtrack CD.

Cheers

Peter

 

[bobk]

Bobby G wrote:
Good luck with those high F's, Bob. I don't know the piece (well, I might put a name to a face, so to speak, if I heard it), but depending on the notes around the high F, have you tried using your front F key?

Cheers, Bob

Hi Bob,

So far as I can see the one I'm doing only goes to high E, but this is bad enough! I can get the sax to make a noise of the right pitch (calling it a 'note' or a 'tone' would be over-stating things) but I can't produce it in a twiddly bit of tune (mind you, I couldn't do this with a high D a month or two ago).

I have been making an attempt to produce a high F (I've got a front high-F key - the one just above the normal L1?) but at the moment all I get a squawks and squeals somewhere near the threshold of hearing!

cheers,

Bob

ps - hints and tips on how to make high-F gratefully received!

 

[philthd]

it sounds terribly vague, i know, but i find i have to hear the top notes in my mind properly to produce them properly

that and relax

 

[Rogerb]

Peter Fitton wrote:

Rogerb wrote:

While on the subject of classical music on TV, can anyone have a guess at the bit of solo piano which is often used as backing for 'dreamy/contemplative' scenes?
I love it and it bugs me I can't identify it!
It's very slow, single notes, and sounds *a bit* like, but isn't, Satie's Gymnopodie No 1....any ideas?

Roger, I think this could be a piece called Promenade Sentimentale by Vladimir Cosma. It was originally part of the soundtrack to the French film Diva but has since then regularly cropped up in films and on TV for those dreamy/contemplative scenes.

It's slow, very Satie-esque and reminiscent of the Gymnopedies(and, even more so, Satie's slightly less well known Gnossiennes). Very nice it is too.

Should still be available on the Diva soundtrack CD.
Cheers
Peter

That could be it...although the clip doesn't have the bit one usually hears.
Very nice CD anyway....I've ordered it from amazon.fr

 

[Bobby G]

ps - hints and tips on how to make high-F gratefully received!

I found that to get to high F, you have to work at it over a period of time, starting with high D, once you can get that note cleanly, work up to the Eb, etc. But, it can take a little time.... all the best.

FWIW, I found it easier on tenor than alto.

Cheers, Bob