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Re: Godzilla Eats Las Vegas
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:15 pm
by djwesp
tubadude1301 wrote:My high school band is going to play this in our spring concert (with the assistance from some college folks in the trumpet, bone, and clarinet section) and i was wondering how the tuba part was...
It is gravy.
The horn part, however, will have them smiling from ear to ear.
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:48 pm
by tubatom91
We are playing it for our spring (theme) concert. The tuba part is rather easy. Just count because there's alot of measures rest's in there and String Bass cues. It's a fun piece to hear
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Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:14 am
by theanalogkid
I got a chance to play it last Spring, and it was a blast. Tuba part is no biggie, like they've said, but still fun.
I actually got to play the Theremin on it too (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin)!!! THAT was awesome.
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:43 am
by thedeep42
you get to be godzilla (or at least his feet) have fun! if you don't have a string bass player you'll have a few more notes. but you probably will so i'd either resign yourself to that fact or go tonya harding on his ***. the former is probably recommended.
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:57 am
by Jay Young
It is gravy.
Agreed. And yes, lot of fun! The "Goin' Band" Director at Texas Tech dressed up as Liberace for his cameo. It was loads of fun!
Are y'all going to have people acting it out?
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:29 am
by Tigertuba
when we played this in my undergrad, the trombone section brought out champagne and glasses (for when godzilla is defeated. or is he?)
anyways, about halfway through the piece, the cork popped because it was so hot on stage! pretty funny/cool schtick
have fun with it
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:36 pm
by iiipopes
I keep seeing this thread on the top of the list, because people keep posting to it. I keep contemplating the title, and, well, I just start wishing it was true!
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:55 pm
by Tom Holtz
Best part is the car crunch. A metal pail is filled with glass bottles, held high in the air, and dropped straight into a metal trash can. The bottom of the pail hitting the can is accompanied by all the glass in the pail breaking. Broken glass stays in the trash can if it somehow gets out of the pail, and it sounds really ----ing cool.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:54 am
by Tom Holtz
Give him our thanks. Trumpet shindig, indeed. The guest soloists were Vince DiMartino, David Krauss from the Met, and Vladislav Lavrik, principal of the Russian National Orchestra. I'd never heard of the RNO or this guy, but he laid down the Arutunian and there were no questions after his performance. Yowza. Vlad rules.
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:21 am
by NDSPTuba
That is freaking hilarious, I love it.