this is with the Northwest Iowa Symphony--I play second violin in it (off the camera). This was one of the best concerts I've ever done with the orchestra
i remember crying when i was six when they sang this. it was my favorite song they sang at the time. I loved hearing them at the GOF shows (my dad sings in GOF).
i dont know if you can find them. realtime commissioned the sioux center director to specifically arranged their song to fit with an orchestra. I dont know if you will be able to find the orchestra arrangments.
this isn't technically barbershop. It's a men's arrangement from Jonathan Quick, you can get it at cypresschoral,com. It's a great song to be sure, but it's not barbershop.
jcrirmsa is right, but also, the reason you don't hear more instrumental transcriptions of REAL barbershop is that real barbershop is done in an Adaptive Just Intonation scale that cannot be played by fixed-pitch instruments such as keyboards, fretted strings, etc.
For instance, the F of an F Major chord is NOT the same note as the F of G7.
Non-fretted strings CAN do it, but it's tricky. Ever wonder how an expert chamber string quartet gets that awesomely pure harmony sound? Now you know.
I agree with saxoman that barbershop arrangements are AWESOME, but the magic in barbershop comes with the overtones and ringing chords and sadly you just don't get that with orchestral instruments :(
To put it bluntly, we don't sing the notes on a piano, or on any other fixed-pitch instrument. We sing IN-BETWEEN those notes. There is no generally accepted sheet music notation system for notating this (several people including me are working on just such a thing).
WAAAOW!!! respect!
AdamKristiansson 1 year ago
omgee. this sounds amazing...(:
love the complimentary orchestra..!
macuilrocks 1 year ago
this is with the Northwest Iowa Symphony--I play second violin in it (off the camera). This was one of the best concerts I've ever done with the orchestra
katemarie78 2 years ago
oh wow.
this is amazing
i remember crying when i was six when they sang this. it was my favorite song they sang at the time. I loved hearing them at the GOF shows (my dad sings in GOF).
sarahhemilymartin 3 years ago
I'm looking for the orchestra parts for this great arrangement here. Any idea where I can get it?
robconductor 3 years ago
i dont know if you can find them. realtime commissioned the sioux center director to specifically arranged their song to fit with an orchestra. I dont know if you will be able to find the orchestra arrangments.
quadravox 3 years ago
nice piece... the lead is always falling flat
kokofied 3 years ago
I wonder why there aren't more instrumental transcriptions of barbershop...
saxoman69 3 years ago
this isn't technically barbershop. It's a men's arrangement from Jonathan Quick, you can get it at cypresschoral,com. It's a great song to be sure, but it's not barbershop.
jcirmsa 3 years ago
Amen
NeoJockyProductions 3 years ago
jcrirmsa is right, but also, the reason you don't hear more instrumental transcriptions of REAL barbershop is that real barbershop is done in an Adaptive Just Intonation scale that cannot be played by fixed-pitch instruments such as keyboards, fretted strings, etc.
For instance, the F of an F Major chord is NOT the same note as the F of G7.
Non-fretted strings CAN do it, but it's tricky. Ever wonder how an expert chamber string quartet gets that awesomely pure harmony sound? Now you know.
COMALiteJ 3 years ago
WELL SAID
I agree with saxoman that barbershop arrangements are AWESOME, but the magic in barbershop comes with the overtones and ringing chords and sadly you just don't get that with orchestral instruments :(
Sbock3 2 years ago
Right.
To put it bluntly, we don't sing the notes on a piano, or on any other fixed-pitch instrument. We sing IN-BETWEEN those notes. There is no generally accepted sheet music notation system for notating this (several people including me are working on just such a thing).
COMALiteJ 2 years ago
haha it was a positively amazing concert.
that song is just glorious to begin with, but
especially with the orchestra..lordy lord.
i was about to cry.
MEHTEHMAH 4 years ago
AWW MAN!!! you cut it at the best part. Stupid batteries!!! lol
coolsinger016 4 years ago 2
Amazing. I cried.
jcirmsa 4 years ago
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