NeutralNovice Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Man, I don't even understand half of whats written in this thread, though it intrugues me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny_4 Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 Sorry, this may be a bit off topic but... What would you suggest for a person to listen to in order to better understand minimalism? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer_Jenny Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 Sorry, this may be a bit off topic but...What would you suggest for a person to listen to in order to better understand minimalism? Terry Riley's "In C" may be the defining minimalist piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 Terry Riley's "In C" may be the defining minimalist piece. ...excerpt here. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGuy1288 Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 (edited) ...excerpt here. :) I'm just stopping by to say that that sounds extremely cool. What's the instrumentation? I'd love to see a corps pull that one out. Maybe as an intro and outtro? (for some reason, SCV 06 comes to mind.) Edited August 18, 2007 by JGuy1288 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 I'm just stopping by to say that that sounds extremely cool. What's the instrumentation? It depends...and no, I'm not being smart. From the Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_C In C is an aleatoric musical piece composed by Terry Riley in 1964 for any number of people, although "a group of about 35 is desired if possible but smaller or larger groups will work". I think the only constant is having a piano lay down the eighth notes, but I've even heard versions that use a marimba for that instead. Here's the "score", as it were: http://www.otherminds.org/SCORES/InC.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer_Jenny Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 It depends...and no, I'm not being smart.From the Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_C I think the only constant is having a piano lay down the eighth notes, but I've even heard versions that use a marimba for that instead. Here's the "score", as it were: http://www.otherminds.org/SCORES/InC.pdf cool stuff, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bawker Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 cool stuff, huh? Yeah, imagine that on the field....it'd make the threads about Cadets seem tame :P Although, it might work as an intro/outro piece before the corps program actually started... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaddabout Posted August 18, 2007 Share Posted August 18, 2007 (edited) Man, I don't think the 90s were alone in high art themes, or even the pinnacle. I once watched an SCV show in the early 80s with three on-field costume changes and all kinds of props. I think those kinds of shows come to define a corps director, but not always corps itself or even an era of corps. If I'm not mistaken it was the same year the Cadets marched with virtually no props and the guard used yellow umbrellas and raincoats throughout their show. Not minimalism music, but minimalism as theme, as you pointed out. Thematic value comes and goes with the directors. Sometimes directors just get bored with their own schtick and seek out a radical shift. I wouldn't pin it down to a trend, though, because DCI has always been a very diverse group; there very few things you can count on (i.e. you know BD's going to play jazz every year). Edited August 18, 2007 by Gaddabout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officer_Jenny Posted August 18, 2007 Author Share Posted August 18, 2007 I suppose one reason I think it's a trend is its effect on the marching band world too. Every year, you see many bands emulate the Cavalier approach to design/concept. But I suppose there are just as many bands that follow the Cadets approach, Phantom approach, etc. Another reason I termed it a "movement" or trend is because these types of shows are completely new to DCI. The Cavaliers created something totally fresh and it seems to be a reaction to the styles of shows preceding 2001. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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