Tsar Nikk Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Ok, for those of you familiar with the ballet score (especially the excellent recording by Michael Tilson Thomas and the SF Symphony), you know how awesome some of this music is. Here are some cuts that I think would make a great show for Regiment: "Public Merrymaking" Tons of good horn/bari riffs, and lots of opportunity for fast, clean marching. Also could feature a lot of pit instruments. If expanded, this could actually serve as a drum solo. The ending when it goes into a very rigid march in 2/4 would make an excellent musical and visual transition. "Mercutio" would also make a potential drum solo, and could also showcase the pit mixed in with some clever brass licks. You want a ballad? How about "Romeo and Juliet at Parting?" This would bring down the house. Or "Juliet's Funeral." I get goosebumps just thinking about it. "Dance of the Knights" aka "The Montagues and the Capulets" is a MUST HAVE tune for this show. Talk about showing off your low brass. This would be so much fun to hear on the field. "Death of Tybalt" would make another great transition tune out of a faster section. This would give the mellophones a chance to really wail. "The Duel" would be the coolest thing ever played on the field if JD could figure out a way to give voice to the two contrasting chords 8 bars in...in the original, it's a very high (harmonics) string chord, followed by an evil-sounding timpani-tuba-trombone-bassoon chord. Imagine the horn lick 30 seconds in being played by PR's mellos and baris. Droooool.... If you are not familiar with this great work of Prokofiev's, go out and get it....I recommend the Tilson-Thomas recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Tan Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 As much as I loved Phantom's Gershwin show, it seems "dirty" for them to do not-so-serious music. This has Phantom written all over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brassmeaway Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 host some mp3's of it and we could agree :] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoFan Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I've never been a big fan of "Romeo and Juliette." I do, however think Prokofiev would be a good match for the Regiment. My choice would be "Alexander Nevsky." Several corps have performed bits and pieces of the score through the years but, to my knowledge, no one has tackled the whole thing. It's dramatic, melodic, dark, powerful, intense and, with the right visual, has the potential to be extremely emotional -- in short it has PR and drum corps written all over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legalhack Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 (edited) It worked pretty well for PR in 1988 (I think). Edited September 12, 2005 by Legalhack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsar Nikk Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 It worked pretty well for PR in 1988 (I think). <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wrong composer. That was Tchaikovsky, this is Prokofiev. For the record, the story of "Romeo and Juliet" has been set to music by the following composers: Dimitrije Parlic Charles Gounoud Hector Berlioz Pyotr Tchaikovsky Sergei Prokofiev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abercrombiedevon Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I just listened to Juliets Funeral on Rhapsody..and that piece is pure magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I thought for sure some corps MUST have done Prokofiev's R&J by now. Wow. It would be perfect for Phantom. "The Last Farewell" is probably my favorite section, but I don't know if it would translate well onto the field. The selections you covered would work quite well, imo. My recordin is of Cleveland, but I'll try to get my hands on the San Francisco recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Tan Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Wrong composer. That was Tchaikovsky, this is Prokofiev. For the record, the story of "Romeo and Juliet" has been set to music by the following composers:Dimitrije Parlic Charles Gounoud Hector Berlioz Pyotr Tchaikovsky Sergei Prokofiev <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Duke Ellington, if you count "The Star-Crossed Lovers" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsar Nikk Posted September 12, 2005 Author Share Posted September 12, 2005 Duke Ellington, if you count "The Star-Crossed Lovers" <{POST_SNAPBACK}> True...and of course, one could also make an argument for Leonard Bernstein and "West Side Story." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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