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Beautiful Music

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I have been listening to several recordings of Barber's Agnus Dei (Adagio for Strings) and also Ase's Death from the Peer Gynt Suite, both of which are extremely moving. What are your favorite pieces like this?
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Rachmanniov Symphony No. 2 and the second movement of Tchaikovsky Symphony No.2 are two which never fail to move me.
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Vaughan Williams. Variations on a Theme by Tallis
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Adagio for Strings-Samuel Barber.

First heard the ASU (Arizona) chamber Orchestra play it in 1998.

Changed my view of strings!
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The Silent Hills of my Childhood by George Farmer. I played it with an honor band this year. Reallllllllly sweet.
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Just to re-prove my tuba nerdiness, i'll throw in Pat Sheridan's Ave Maria(Bach/Gounod) and Sotto Voce's version of "The Lord's Prayer". Nice stuff...
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OldsRecording wrote:Vaughan Williams. Variations on a Theme by Tallis
Darn you, that's what I was gonna say!!! :evil:
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I'll go by beautiful music choices in my iTunes 25 most played list

Irish Tune from County Derry - Grangier
October- Eric Whitacre (I know, I know, overdone, whatever. I still like it)
Andante from 2nd Piano Concerto- Shostakovich
Milonga del Angel- Piazzolla/arr. Baadsvik
Symphony 2, mvt. IV: Urlicht- Mahler
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THE TUBA wrote: October- Eric Whitacre (I know, I know, overdone, whatever. I still like it)
I love that one too. Who cares if it's overdone. Sleep is another great one, and I like the choral version just as well as the concert band version. I've played both of those. Really nice tuba parts. :tuba:
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A Flower for Teresa by Edmund Siennicki. I am not sure if it is even in print or if it ever was. just a great piece by a really nice composer.
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2nd Mvt. of Symphony No. 5 -- Tchaikovsky

Offertory from Requiem -- Verdi

2nd Mvt. of Symphony No. 2 -- Vaughan Williams

2nd Mvt. of Symphony No 9 -- Dvorak

and the part of Beethoven's 9th when the chorus sings:

Brüder, über'm Sternenzelt
Muß ein lieber Vater wohnen.
Ihr stürzt nieder, Millionen?
Ahnest du den Schöpfer, Welt?
Such' ihn über'm Sternenzelt!
Über Sternen muß er wohnen.



I guess they're all "standards" but they really hit the mark.

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"The Lord's Prayer" from "The Book of Mormon", a cantata by a Mormon composer (LeRoy Robertson, maybe???) Not performed often, and it's been 20+ years, but the thought of it still makes my breath faint.
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The hymn in the middle of "Jupiter", from Holst's The Planets.

Also, 2nd mvmt. of The New World Symphony.
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Piling on...


Gotta love Finlandia
2nd movement of Tchaik 4
2nd movement of Holst's Second Suite for band
2nd movement of RVW Concerto for Bass Tuba (wutevah! :tuba: )



What is it with 2nd movements...
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Mahler 2, mvt V. I never heard it before I saw it live. It'll ALWAYS be a favorite!
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Lonely Town from Leonard Bernstein's 3 Episodes from on the Town.
3rd mvt. of the Martin Ellerby Euphonium Concerto
Prelude on an Irish Folk Tune Philip Sparke
and my favorite would probablly be
Adagio Sustenuto the second movement to Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto
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PWtuba wrote:The hymn in the middle of "Jupiter", from Holst's The Planets.

Also, 2nd mvmt. of The New World Symphony.
Not to be a smartass or anything, but it's actually a hymn called "I Vow to Thee, My Country". Very cool hymn.
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Last night, I heard John Adams's "On the Transmigration of Souls" for the first time...


glubglubglubglub...
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1st movement, John Mackey's "Kingfishers Catch Fire," just gorgeous. 2nd movement, epic, powerful, moving, and probably the most incredible piece of music I've ever played. Watch it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZz92Xho-fk" target="_blank for the one I'm in, or apparently (this is new) Texas All-State has a video of it now on youtube as well. Regardless, it's magical.

Whitacre's "Lux Auruque" is my favorite of his, personally.
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Maurice Durufle's Ubi Caritas et Amor belongs on the pretty piece list
http://t-recs.net/mpegs/misc/ubi_caritas.wma

If you have never listened to Linda Eder
http://t-recs.net/mpegs/misc/look_your_eyes.wma

She takes a worn out tune and shines it up.
http://t-recs.net/mpegs/misc/troubled_water.wma

It doesn't fit the category, but I like it
http://t-recs.net/mpegs/misc/friend.wma
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