Which pieces always make you happy?

tjonp · Post by **tjonp** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:29 pm

No tuba/euph part, but the Beethoven Violin Concerto might be my favorite piece ever.

I would also second the Planets suite, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter in particular.

Tubaguyry · Post by **Tubaguyry** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:17 pm

Well, you didn't specify how big the audience had to be to constitute a "performance", or whether the pieces had to be ensemble or solo. So, here's my list, with the group size being one (me), and the audience being my cats:

Hindemith - sonata, 3rd Mvt.
Schumann (Cooley) - Fantasiestucke, 2nd Mvt.
Schumann (Cooley) - Drei Romanzen, 3rd Mvt.
Jager - concerto
Arnold - quintet, 1st Mvt.
Wilder - Effie suite

I don't have the Penderecki capriccio, but I think if I had it, it would be on the list. Same goes for the Bach (Cooley) Sonata in Eb.

pulseczar · Post by **pulseczar** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:40 pm

Oooo Effie Sings a Lullaby is such a great tune.

One song I really like right now is A Lark Ascending- Vaughn Williams. It's a violin solo piece, but it sounds great.

Uncle Buck · Post by **Uncle Buck** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 2:42 pm

bort wrote:Call me simple, but I can still get a huge kick out of Stars and Stripes.

Here's another vote for this sentiment. If playing Sousa marches and circus marches doesn't make you smile (at least on the inside, of course, because you wouldn't want to mess up your embouchure), then you're probably playing the wrong instrument.

Kevin Hendrick · Post by **Kevin Hendrick** » Mon Dec 12, 2005 3:17 pm

bloke wrote:
the elephant wrote:Which pieces always make you happy?

with deference to Doc...

THESE

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Which pieces always make you happy?

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