Music is organized sound - Edgard Varese
In an earlier article I argued that the ability to communicate with an audience was enabled by a superb ensemble sound, which was achieved by the application of pyramidal sound concepts. https://www.bandtuneupsolutions.com/post/sound
I also argued that the ‘art of music’ was synonymous with and inextricably twinned to the ‘art of communication’., and I challenged you to decide what type of sound you wished to project and crucially, how you would incite and inspire your musicians and communicate that to them and your audience. https://www.bandtuneupsolutions.com/post/the-art-of-music-is-synonymous-with-and-inextricably-twinned-to-the-art-of-communication
Here is the 2003 recording by the Royal Australian Navy Band of Symphony No. 1 "The Lord of the Rings" by Johan de Meij. The story-telling is enhanced by a superb ensemble sound that has a rich tenor and bass timbre that delivered clarity in the overtones that, in turn, enabled the alto and soprano sections of the band to excite imagination amongst the multitude of overtones. This recording is a perfect example of a vibrant pyramidal balance concept communicated to an audience in a masterful performance by the Royal Australian Navy Band.
The symphony is based on literary themes from the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. The symphony consists of five movements, each illustrating a personage or an important episode from the book:
1. Gandalf (The Wizard) https://youtu.be/C1jIB3lPkvA
2. Lothlórien (The Elvenwood) https://youtu.be/6m-bO_e0FOA
3. Gollum (Sméagol) https://youtu.be/tRoLfWk1_Qc
4. Journey in the Dark a. The Mines of Moria b. The Bridge of Khazad-Dûm https://youtu.be/lW44DK7zi9g
5. Hobbits https://youtu.be/6qJEFPP9-mU
This recording is from the band’s CD titled ‘A Flagship Recital’ with the Royal Australian Navy’s Director of Music, Lieutenant Commander Phillip Charles Anderson RAN, conducting.
How will you organised your sound?
Recording technique: Play it twice and take the best of the two for the CD. That’s quite impressive playing! #ServinginHarmony #NavyBand #TheLordoftheRings
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