Martin Herraiz - Far-Out Varèse

[czgibson]

2:25 sounds a lot like the start of 'Little House I Used To Live In'. What chords are those?

[NitramZiarreh]

@czgibson I'll be damned if I can remember what I played there 7 years ago... but any resemblance to anything other than "Octandre" is merely coincidental.

[revions]

I think it is brave to play Octandre on the guitar. Maybe with some sound effects you can approach the original orchestration. The dissonant chords by Varèse sound like smooth jazz-chords on the guitar, but that might also be a result of playing some of the notes in different octaves.

One of the most interesting aspects in Varese is the 'physicality' of his sound, which gets lost in this version.

But well done, and a good idea to inform your listeners about this great composition!

[NitramZiarreh]

Thanks for the comment! I agree that this doesn't sound like Varèse at all, but you seem to have missed that the quotation of Octandre accounts only for the oboe solo in the first 50 seconds. As soon as that's finished the piece shifts to completely free improvisation (although some recurrence of Varèse's motives does occur). I enjoyed doing it anyway.

[Santamaradona10]

Ey this aint like annnyyyywhere as talented as 50 cent or Beastie boys but i mean its pretty cool. With a little more practice and studying of linkin parks albums (this is a linkin park piece right?) you could possibly be the next kenny g.

[PROGDOR]

I agree!

[Nuditeaf]

Which Varese piece is that?!

It sounds so familiar!

Sounds great man...

[NitramZiarreh]

Thanks! That's "Octandre", for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone and double bass (1923). It's on the related videos to the right... the quotation I use is just the oboe solo right at the beginning.

[outis1953]

Interesting idea! have you tried doing something with "Density 21.5"!?

[NitramZiarreh]

I did once, a long time ago. It was only on paper though, and it never grew to anything else. I love that piece... the first time I heard it live it was played by three flutists in unison - I don't know whose idea that was, but it was VERY weird.

[12holiday12]

As Beethoven asked a pianist who performed for him, sincerely believing that the pianist was just simply warming up his fingers: "Well, when will you finally really begin?" It all sounds a bit like warming-up exercises to me.

[NitramZiarreh]

well, all I have to say is that if you do this kind of stuff for warm-ups, you're really risking some severe damage to your fingers. you should try scales, runs and sweeps instead, they usually work better for that purpose (who knows, you might even find them more "musical").

[pinkoneeye]

it does look like Dweezil

[Elmancho02]

Zappa + Varèse = genius, double style ...

[NitramZiarreh]

Hey! I ain't no genius, but thanks anyway!

[timmo1782]

nice

[NitramZiarreh]

Simples: É puro improviso. Exceto os primeiros 50 segundos, como diz a descrição. Aliás, acho que vou editá-la para deixar isso mais claro...

[LuizSabbath]

Não sei se cabe um grande comentário à música, é mais pra ouvir mesmo..como vc faz pra memorizar uma musica que parece puro improviso?