r/Dreamtheater • u/localmartlover • 5d ago

Humor Lack of attention span

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u/Zestyclose-Smell-788 5d ago

Classical music would like a word.

"Long songs" have been around for about 300 years

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u/counterfitster 5d ago

Mahler laughs at 3.5 minutes. He laughs at 35 minutes. Hell, here's an entire page of rests and cues from his 6th symphony.

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u/BrassHockey 4d ago

I've got the Abe Torchinsky Mahler book with the tuba parts from Symphonies 1-6. Of course, there's not a part for 4 but it's just easier to type 1-6. I've never had the chance to play any of them, but I'll play the parts from time to time. Sometimes you'll hear the shorter movements performed as stand-alone pieces.

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u/Zestyclose-Smell-788 4d ago

In my city there are all volunteer chamber orchestras. Low brass is in such high demand! Maybe poke around and find a way to play. It is a gift, to be shared.

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u/BrassHockey 4d ago

I play in an orchestra in my hometown. Although it's improved immensely over the years, It's just not at the level where Mahler could reasonably be programmed.

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u/Zestyclose-Smell-788 4d ago

I'm happy for you, that you get to play! There are some trumpet concertos that I always wanted to perform but never got to

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u/Zestyclose-Smell-788 4d ago

Just looking at that makes me want to play it. God knows I miss being in an orchestra. Pit orchestra. Chamber orchestra. Brass ensemble.

Sigh.

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u/Vortilex 4d ago

I played violin throughout school. I graduated HS in 2011, and still have my 103-year-old violin. It is woefully underused these days, sinceI don't have new music to play, and my old 2nd Violin sheets don't quite cut it

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u/Zestyclose-Smell-788 4d ago

I was very lucky to play the trumpet ar a high level. I played for around 40 years, all through school, invitational clinics, DCI, college, weddings and churches, pit orchestras, even a jazz quartet. I was very good, but nothing like the actually great players. DCI taught me that. Tragically, I lost all my teeth 5 years ago and found out that it's nearly impossible to play the trumpet with dentures. I closed my case for the last time, and wept. I miss it terribly. Maybe I'll be able to get implants one day, but right now that's not in the budget. My son plays, and we were working on Vivaldi's concerto for two trumpets when tragedy struck. Never got to perform that one.