Lance Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 sick of malaguena and would really be okay with never hearing it again...so malaga, I guess. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stradbrother Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Malaga all the way. Maybe if I could of heard the 88 scouts in person it'd be a different story, but Malaga is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketman Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Malaga, definately! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterA Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I love both of these pieces so much. I think I might give just a tiny edge to Malaguena, but I can see why so many people are choosing Malaga. I could listen to both of these over and over again(and have). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 First whats the difference and second which one do you prefer? What drum corps fans generally think of when they hear "Malagueña" is the Bill Holman arrangement written for the Kenton Band, based on a traditional Spanish-inspired melody of Ernesto Lecuona. (I've seen references to "Malaga" being "arranged" by Holman, but I've always known it to be original. If it isn't, someone please correct me.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soprano Martin Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) Malaguena is Ernesto Leucoma, but arranged for Kenton by Bill Holman. Malaga was written at close to the same time by Holman, IIRC for the Kenton band originally. Malaguena features musical themes based on Latin American music, while Malaga is based on similar style music from the Andalucian region of souther Spain. I prefer Malaga myself! I have copies of the original Kenton and Holman of both, they are a ton of fun to play, though fewer people seem to know Malaga. Edited January 12, 2012 by Soprano Martin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soprano Martin Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) What drum corps fans generally think of when they hear "Malagueña" is the Bill Holman arrangement written for the Kenton Band, based on a traditional Spanish-inspired melody of Ernesto Lecuona. (I've seen references to "Malaga" being "arranged" by Holman, but I've always known it to be original. If it isn't, someone please correct me.) We replied at the same time it seems! You are correct, Holman did WRITE the original Malaga, and edit it just for the Kenton orchestra. I have that original chart and the score for the Kenton version The original Malaguena melody is indeed by Ernesto Lecuona, but the arrangement Kenton made famous is originally by Johnny Richards. Edited January 11, 2012 by Soprano Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madalumni Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Never been to Malaguena but it sounds lovely! Oh, hold on.... Well, it all depends on who she is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon8 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I'm still waiting for some corps to pull out all the stops with a wicked Malag(a)/uena Combo Remix... And now an actual question, which corps other than Madison have performed Malaga? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 We replied at the same time it seems! You are correct, Holman did WRITE the original Malaga, and edit it just for the Kenton orchestra. I have that original chart and the score for the Kenton version The original Malaguena melody is indeed by Ernesto Lecuona, but the arrangement Kenton made famous is originally by Johnny Richards. I can find nothing that verifies Malagueña was arranged by anyone other than Holman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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