So nice to hear you in such context, and superb playing. And thanks to the people who had the idea and gave life to it, giving us the oportunity to enjoy this great music !
The vibraphone part is totally improvised. The only thing notated on my part are important instrument cues and, in certain sections, very subjectively interpreted key centers and occasionally some rhythmic ideas I wrote in myself. Originally, the composer gave me a longer part with certain harmonic suggestions, modes, etc, along with certain lines I could double with certain instruments-or not. The more I listened to the midi file I was given to practice with, I decided to depend on my ear and my own musical instincts, in terms of what to play and when not to play. Admittedly, risky business, but it seemed to work best for me. So, although there are sections that sound similar each time the piece is performed, it ultimately sounds different with each performance.
Comments
BRAVO.....!!!!!!!!
tmackay Tue, 10/29/2013 - 16:16
BRAVO.... if i could clap cyberly .. i would ... and i am ... would love to see the score to this work ..
Fantastic David
ed saindon Tue, 10/29/2013 - 19:31
David, a fantastic performance. Very glad to see that this was documented with the video footage. Bravo! Ed
Beautiful playing
rbvibe Wed, 10/30/2013 - 11:31
Beautiful playing David!
Rusty
So nice
Babu Wed, 10/30/2013 - 17:03
So nice to hear you in such context, and superb playing. And thanks to the people who had the idea and gave life to it, giving us the oportunity to enjoy this great music !
Great stuff !
Stefan vdb Thu, 10/31/2013 - 05:15
I wished I could have witnessed it live.
Greetings,
Stefan
Oh man...
Marie-Noëlle Sat, 11/02/2013 - 13:49
Impressive, powerful, scary, mastered... awesome! What a great moment this must have been for you David!
Great moment
David Friedman Sun, 11/03/2013 - 05:02
In reply to Oh man... by Marie-Noëlle
Hi Marie,
It was truly a great moment, with a great deal of emphasis on "scary". :-))
Great performance
dimitris Sun, 11/03/2013 - 00:55
The part of the vibraphone is improvised or written?
Vibraphone part
David Friedman Sun, 11/03/2013 - 04:55
In reply to Great performance by dimitris
The vibraphone part is totally improvised. The only thing notated on my part are important instrument cues and, in certain sections, very subjectively interpreted key centers and occasionally some rhythmic ideas I wrote in myself. Originally, the composer gave me a longer part with certain harmonic suggestions, modes, etc, along with certain lines I could double with certain instruments-or not. The more I listened to the midi file I was given to practice with, I decided to depend on my ear and my own musical instincts, in terms of what to play and when not to play. Admittedly, risky business, but it seemed to work best for me. So, although there are sections that sound similar each time the piece is performed, it ultimately sounds different with each performance.
thanks
dimitris Fri, 11/08/2013 - 20:53
In reply to Vibraphone part by David Friedman
That is a very interesting concept!