Ain't nothin but a G-string

[Miramonti]

Air on a G String

Written almost 300 years ago...wtf.

:thumbsup:

 

[Key West]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klZYv-f9kCE

music to my soul

 

[Krazy4Real]

:thumbsup:

 

[joesmoke]

Snoop Dogg disapproves of yo punkass classical music threadz

 

[Key West]

Snoop Dogg disapproves of yo punkass classical music threadz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPF_a31-rKk

 

[Miramonti]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klZYv-f9kCE

music to my soul

Great but I need strings and more strings.

 

[shortylickens]

This thread disappoints.

 

[Miramonti]

Snoop Dogg disapproves of yo punkass classical music threadz

Disapproval of this sh!t is disapproval of humanity, exit left.

 

[InflatableBuddha]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPF_a31-rKk

From the comments:

It ain't nuthin but a G String baby
2 Big Butt Cheeks Goin Crazy


:thumbsup:

 

[DangerAardvark]

Wasn't this featured prominently in a movie? Can't put my finger on it. I think it was an actiony sort of movie.

Edit: actually I was thinking about The Flower Duet from True Romance.

 

[Miramonti]

Wasn't this featured prominently in a movie? Can't put my finger on it. I think it was an actiony sort of movie.

Yes, according to wikiland:

It was sampled for the soundtrack of the film Yellow Submarine. Conducted by George Martin, it was released as "Sea of Monsters". In the movie Se7en, Morgan Freeman is doing research in a library late at night and comments towards the nightwatchmen that they should take in some of the culture of the place, instead of playing poker all night. As an answer, one of the night guards turns on the radio to this musical piece, which becomes the score for the scene where Morgan Freeman finds lots of plot tells (whilst the guards still play poker...) The song was also used in the production of video games, Mega Man Legends, where it is featured in the Kattlelox museum.

Procol Harum borrowed a few bars from this piece for their hit single, "A Whiter Shade of Pale".[4]

Sweetbox based their song Everything's Gonna Be Alright on Air On the G String.

The 2009 Taiwanese drama, Autumn's Concerto (Next Stop, Happiness), samples this song on multiple occasions. In the drama the origin of the song is described as follows: Once when Bach was about to perform, his instrument was sabotaged so that all the strings except the G string were broken. While the audience was waiting to see his embarassment, he composed the Air on the G String.

 

[Key West]

Wasn't this featured prominently in a movie? Can't put my finger on it. I think it was an actiony sort of movie.

Two beautiful scenes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbLGfJecWyE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKsTEWz82iQ

The second link gives me the creeps everytime i see it.

 

[datalink7]

One of my favorite peaces of classical music. Certainly my favorite Bach, whom I'm not a huge fan of, though he has plenty of good pieces.

 

[manlymatt83]

Can I use any mouthpiece on an alto saxaphone?

 

[Miramonti]

Can I use any mouthpiece on an alto saxaphone?

Which Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece

 

[JJ650]

Can I use any mouthpiece on an alto saxaphone?

How long have you been playing, and what are you trying to play??


If you want to stay "classical" do not use a brass mouthpiece. It's more for jazz/rock and hitting some really bright notes (along with the proper reed). Sometimes it tends to sound a little overly 'reedy' and shrill.

A Selmer C has a nice, warm, full sound and better tone control. You can play just about anything and it will still sound nice.
It's a good all rounder.

But...go tenor! I always preferred the tenor over alto for just about anything.

 

[BoomerD]

Great but I need strings and more strings.

try dis wan...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIS6mmvtu2k

 

[Regs]

One day young jjsole had sweaty palms and embarked on a search for the loveliest of G-strings on the tightest of all fair madams physique. However he mistakenly came across another more subtle beauty of a G note on a violen and became one of the greatest composers and musicians ever to live.


*closes book*

The end.

 

[Miramonti]

try dis wan...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIS6mmvtu2k

To be honest all this gives me is frustration. To much pretty piano and the strings are just used to embellish and as an extension of the piano's mood. I'm not a fan of embellishing strings. I generally enjoy less fluff and more depth and focus IN the strings from start to finish.

Consternation, conflict, anticipation, ambition, yearning, depression, disruption...ahhhh, I'm at peace.

Air is of course on the 'prettier' side to say the least, more like beautiful and what I said may sound like a contradiction, but I absolutely love it's depth and the story it 'tells' all the way thru.

But I think it's fair to say tho it's one of those things that is going to be different for everyone.

One day young
jjsole had sweaty palms and embarked on a search for the loveliest of G-strings on the tightest of all fair madams physique. However he mistakenly came across another more subtle beauty of a G note on a violen and became one of the greatest composers and musicians ever to live.


*closes book*

The end.

*Sigh*

Back to reality...wife wants the garbage out! lol.

 

[alkemyst]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPF_a31-rKk

what's with the talk-overs so many of these videos and mp3's have?

 

[JJChicken]

This was a really good song!