Well, this was orchestrated by Luther Henderson who worked with Ellington orchestrating a few of his works. You can hear Ellington’s original jazz band version in “A Tone Parallel to Harlem.”
@@Cmaj7 I know you have that in the description but I suggest putting the orchestrator in the title as well. Thanks for all of your hard work and excellent curation of “classical” music, the manifestation of beauty in sound
Masterful. Ingenious. Noteworthy. In no way is this limited in any attribute in which it comprised. But can I say, how he effectively evokes the ever-present liveliness of a crowded and bustling cityscape! Ellington puts into limelight a rather passionate and heartfelt interpretation on metropolis and other densely populous regions. The energy here is underratingly immense, and conveys with absolute flawlessness the spit image of urban sights and sounds. Ellington knew any one of his envisioned ideas inside and out, thus producing the repertoire he did. A mind like such is not ubiquitous. He was a certain gem on this planet!!
I'm just discovering this from the album it came from with Ellington's River Suite, Solitude, and The WIlliam Dawson Negro Folk Symphony. I heard that opening with the lead trumpet(s) sitting on top of everything like an insistent alarm clock letting you know that this was about to be a very colorful and dope music ride from beginning to end. It's such a demanding piece but damn if it doesn't need to be played, but the original jazz chart of it AND this orchestration. Unreal how good this is.
YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS!!! Love this piece AND this specific recording. Any possiblity you could do William Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony off of the same album?
Someone named Jakob Spindler recently made score videos of William Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony. The videos are here: ru-vid.com/group/PLQrRoXpJKVCicoSVLiB3ImpJbdoa1nJm9
I think dictated means on conductor cue (free time). Tacet is probably edits to the score where the part was removed. They’re sometimes still played so they’re quasi-optional parts
hello cmag I have a piece for organ that I composed yesterday. if you are interested in uploading it to your channel. please let me know . I want to please start composing and let everyone see it. please . greetings and hugs