I haven't seen such a clean and musical performance of this song since Johan Bridger. I know you played this awhile ago but Bravo! That was great. Hope it has a permanent seat in your repertoire :)
Haha! What a great performance! It's total bullshit to see all these people dissing the video. The only relevant rebuttal to this awesome performance (or even this comment) is a video of someone else playing this solo. As for the performer, Bravo Dr. Stolarik. As for the losers, you're losers.
This piece has never really done much for me but I really liked your interpretation! You play with such confidence and your phrasing is beautiful. Great choice of mallets too. What kind did you use? Thanks for posting and, good job!
goooOOOoood DAMN. You just friggin walked to the marimba, and without warning "BAADDAAMM!!.....tickatickATICKATICKATickaticakBAADDAMM!!!!....tickatickATICKATICKATickaticka" XDXDXD very good
Thank you for playing and answering my question so quickly! I am an aspiring percussionist, and am looking to play this song for a solo as my High School Senior solo. I have a long way to go, but i will never stop.
i have recently discovered schwantner for myself. was he a percussionist because this and his percussion concerto seem to point towards a particular fansy for writing for percussion instruments
hello, this is a very beautiful performance of this piece and has greatly inspired me to learn this. before i buy it i was hoping you could answer a quick question. what is the lowest note needed for this piece? (what size marimba) thanks
Thank you! Very well played! This is a question by an orchestrator: How do you notate it when you hit the mallets at the side-edge with the stick as oposed to the cotton-wrapped tip?
By not sticking so strictly to the dots and playing around with passages you really have managed to get a greatly unique character of performance. Some really clever ideas. Top drawer!
I think this is the best version I've ever heard. I can't even listen to the Glennie rendition after hearing this one. I love her style, but you just master this piece more than she does.
This is a good performance. The Glennie recording is hideous, I can't believe it made it to release. The best recording I've ever heard is by David Hall on his CD "Saudacao." Definitely worth tracking down, it's unbelievable.
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I remember talking to Schwantner in the early 1980s, requesting that he write a solo marimba music. He agreed that the marimba is a beautiful instrument. But if this performance is indicative of how the music should sound, I regret my request - it seems more Olympic than music.
What, because it doesn't have singable melodies, it's doesn't sound good? No way. It still sounds fucking amazing in its own respects. Maybe if you listen to it with an open mind, it wouldn't seem so obtuse.
Agreed, it doesnt really seem like something that is meant to really be listened too. But i bet it would make an awesome sound track somewhere in a movie.
Wow, judging by a lot of the comments, it's clear that this piece provokes some strong reactions. To the performer, let me just say congratulations. That was one of the most musical performances I've heard. I think your interpretations were totally musical. I've played this piece know how hard it is to make some of the sections work. You found some very musical solutions to those problems. Great movement. Now you should do the Schwantner concerto :) And post when you're done!
(One more... I should comment on the video) I did enjoy the performance. I haven't heard the piece played with as much rubato or pauses (in a moto perpetuo), though (and this may not be the case at all) I wonder if sometimes you aren't slowing down just because you reached a more difficult section i.e. 3:22; 4:17. I also couldn't hear the accents much in a few places where they are particularly obvious in the score i.e. when they go against the natural line. All in all, it's a solid performance.
i hate to say this but this a good piece, but this performance shows a hell of a technic but little music. Those patterns you call lame can be very good music. Music is not only technic guys..
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Agreed I fucking this piece then everyone all like "oh my god its so fucking hard you should have at least 12 marimba solos under your belt before you attempt velocitys" fuck that this piece sounds like shit and shafts mallets for no fucking reason
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Yes!! the corrupt conservatory system strikes again!!! when will you moron students realize that you are being charged about $25000 a year to play bad music on an instrument that has no future outside of the conservatory. Who wins? Schwantner, the conservatories, and the marimba manufacturers. Who loses? The students and the people who have to hear them play this crap.
no one wants to hear you jab at what they have a passion for. Im sure if you had some videos posted someone would probably start saying the same crap about whatever you do. Playing Marimba is a choice. I choose to do it, and so do millions of other people, including the individual in this video. Everyone is entitiled to their opinion, but maybe you shoudl just keep yours to yourself. I am sure that this student plays very well on all percussion instruments.
so I should keep my opinion to myself, unless of course if I agree with you. talk about paranoid...and if you think there are a millions people playing marimba you are really out of touch.
I guess what I don't understand is what instrument you believe "has a future" outside of the conservatory system. It's not like being a pianist or violinist is mainstream anymore, unless you count the occasional string accompaniment or piano intros in rock. Maybe marimba was introduced to western civilization too late to gain a repertoire equivalent in size to more traditional orchestral instruments (even though you could say viola, bass, and many other instruments are lacking as well).
(cont'd... this is directed at "Paukenkiger") But considering the sheer amount of diverse music available today, I don't think it's possible to make a statement such as "being charged... to play bad music" with any merit beyond that of personal opinion. In fact, one might say it's difficult to make any objective claim as to what is "bad" and "good" music. If you can formulate an argument, I'd love to hear it.
(cont'd again... sorry I can't fit everything in a single post) And even considering this broad spectrum of music, it's certainly possible to arrange or compose in almost any style for marimba, so I don't see why you view it as being limited beyond the fact that musicians have not nearly explored the many possibilities of the instrument so thoroughly as with an instrument such as the piano.
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I watched the video again...I figured out why this piece sucks, it's a failed attempt at stealing from Keiko Abe. Now let me get ready for all your idiotic comments that will no doubt follow.
Well considering you didn't counter any of my arguments perhaps you could at least tell me why my comments are idiotic? and maybe you should explain yourself a little better as I'm not seeing the connection between Keiko Abe and Joseph Schwantner. Also, I'm glad you have to resort to insulting me in order to get your "point" across rather than actually supplying an argument.
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you haven't made any arguments worth commenting on...you're just trying to defend a flawed instrument, and not very successfully. As for Schwantner, he succeeded in selling a whole lot of copies of this piece to a whole lot of naive students, like yourself. if you can't see that this piece is a complete rip-off of the Keiko Abe style, then I can't help you. Go get some ears and then get back to me...
Educate me. You're not afraid to make big generalizations... defend them. You tell me I'm wrong and you seem pretty unable to come up with ANYTHING to tell me otherwise (besides trying to insult me "not very successfully"). Give me the name of the piece by Keiko Abe you think this was ripped off from. I've yet to hear her use ANY of the harmonies Schwantner uses in his piece or anything similar to his motifs, so maybe you'd like to point those out to a "naive student" such as myself.
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Would you guys like some cheese with your whine? I never said the marimba has no purpose for me...I think it sounds great for a Carribean beach party. Something like "Under the Sea" from Little Mermaid. With the exception of Keiko Abe and maybe a few others I'm not familiar with, the marimba has been driven completely off-course by a bunch of liberal knuckleheads, like yourselves, who seem to think any musical experiment is a good thing, regardless of the resulting sound...now chew on that!
My fault, I forgot we live in Nazi Germany where free speech is outlawed...how about you grow a pair and learn to live with the fact that some people might have a different opinion....go practice your 'yellow after the rain' or 'rainbow ripples' or whatever it is you consider quality music.
tell you what bud... why dont u go and spend them time and learn this piece post it on youtube where u can be open for anyone and everyones critisism and then u may insult this guy if u played it better... .... .... ... good luck
PS: I really like your confidence behind the instrument while you're playing. You know where everything is, where it's going, and what's coming up next. No second guessing in your body language. I like that.
By NO means am I hating when I say this: Phenomenal performance. I want to tackle this piece one day. The only thing that caught me off guard was the fact that you went straight into it once you approached the marimba without a prep. Maybe you were just pumped up to give it to the audience, and there's nothing wrong with that (lol). NE ways, that's just a personal preference thing. :-) But I loved it. Keep it up, man.
Good job dude. This piece is said to be "impossible" by some and you definitely played it balls to the wall. Don't worry about the chumps who are baggin on it. They're just jealous.
I really enjoy how all of the people that are the most critical are the ones that have no video or audio evidence to show how much better they are than me. :)
Hey, you are definitely better than me, but don't let your pride go to your head.
Nothing is more annoying than arrogance.
In whatever your endeavours, just remember to show some humility--I will tell you that a non-arrogant percussionist is more likely to get the job than the boasting one.
If I could take a guess I would say awh is nothing more than your typical local wannabe musician/teacher, who counters his own insecurity by criticizing others and convincing junior high music students that he is great. Until awh posts a video of himself playing (which I have a feeling will never happen), his opinion means nothing. Anyway, enough about the wannabe. Good job man, I enjoyed your performance.
Nice playing. Sure it's not perfect, but I'd say it's a good performance of a piece that no one can say is easy. Except for "awh." It appears that his (or her) talent, knowledge and close personal relationship with LHS (which appears is the only "name" he knows, and probably has ONLY worked with him in a masterclass at some point) has made him an expert. I wouldn't sweat him datimpster.
I'm a pianist and I'm not really "into" this kind of music, but you really convince me with your playing! Great dynamics and a very moving performance!
sheet music??
tomassdaleyy 1 day ago
My concept of musical difficulty will never be the same after hearing this.
MERTx123 3 weeks ago
This is an amazing performance great amount of practice these notes are not easy to hit at all. Are you not using Stevens grip?
drockwilliams 1 month ago
@drockwilliams Burton grip all the way!
datimpster 1 month ago 2
@datimpster
I haven't seen such a clean and musical performance of this song since Johan Bridger. I know you played this awhile ago but Bravo! That was great. Hope it has a permanent seat in your repertoire :)
3clipse1326 2 months ago
@3clipse1326 Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
datimpster 2 months ago
And people say percussion is easy...
xFierroKiller2x 4 months ago
Dude you rock!
JasonDeCristofaro 6 months ago
This is off the hook.
eags4 6 months ago
Haha! What a great performance! It's total bullshit to see all these people dissing the video. The only relevant rebuttal to this awesome performance (or even this comment) is a video of someone else playing this solo. As for the performer, Bravo Dr. Stolarik. As for the losers, you're losers.
mastanjb 6 months ago
@mastanjb Thank You! Much appreciated! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
datimpster 6 months ago
@mastanjb Much appreciated! It's not perfect, but I like to think I captured the spirit of the piece!
datimpster 2 months ago
Gosh this looks difficult
MERTx123 6 months ago
absolutely beautiful
HonorAndPower 7 months ago
DR. STOLARIK
thunderbird5898 9 months ago
@thunderbird5898 Great to see how far you've come with percussion! I do remember you from LMC!
datimpster 6 months ago
What octave marimba does this require?
Kurzion13 10 months ago
this is really really good. penis
classictoheavymetal 1 year ago
This piece has never really done much for me but I really liked your interpretation! You play with such confidence and your phrasing is beautiful. Great choice of mallets too. What kind did you use? Thanks for posting and, good job!
iluvperkushun 1 year ago
AMAZING!
pinksynth 1 year ago
what mallets were you using in this performance?
sag8t 1 year ago
HOW did you memorise this? VERY good.
peteklat 1 year ago
This is really great. Skillfull kickass playing and a real feel for the aesthetic of the work.
Thnx fr pstng.
faunflynn 1 year ago
Nice played!
kziekh 1 year ago
Killer, killer job. I love the aggression! You make me really want to play this piece.
DforDrums 1 year ago
goooOOOoood DAMN. You just friggin walked to the marimba, and without warning "BAADDAAMM!!.....tickatickATICKATICKATickaticakBAADDAMM!!!!....tickatickATICKATICKATickaticka" XDXDXD very good
JahazielakaCurly 1 year ago 19
so funny how he just starts instantly
AnotherAnimeName 1 year ago
Woah, Music City Mystique 08.
It's nice to find the original piece.
Very well played, of course.
tehxGuardian 2 years ago
improper...
tomoskoziiii 2 years ago
I believe ive found my next project
dontcryoverspiltmilk 2 years ago
What brand do you think this marimba happens to be? Mallettech?
And also, boomtao, the music is in fact notated with x heads.
minatorasengan1 2 years ago
I played this on my Marimba One. Thanks for watching!
datimpster 2 years ago
Thank you for playing and answering my question so quickly! I am an aspiring percussionist, and am looking to play this song for a solo as my High School Senior solo. I have a long way to go, but i will never stop.
minatorasengan1 2 years ago
@datimpster
Your marimba one? You're very lucky to own one. :)
rahmalec 1 year ago
@minatorasengan1 This is an Artist Series Marimba One.
myriad2010 1 year ago
Hey Boss,
I stumbled upon this on accident after poking around Tom Burritts weekly video thing. Awesome playing. Just awesome.
-ID
disjardin 2 years ago
Thanks, Ian!
datimpster 2 years ago
i have recently discovered schwantner for myself. was he a percussionist because this and his percussion concerto seem to point towards a particular fansy for writing for percussion instruments
Saxation1 2 years ago
i love how he just jumps into it.
pkim9 2 years ago
and has to fix his mallet because of it.
cadrumline123 2 years ago
UT? yeah man, i'm diggin' it. Wish I had these marimba chops
mapexdrummer1234 2 years ago
hello, this is a very beautiful performance of this piece and has greatly inspired me to learn this. before i buy it i was hoping you could answer a quick question. what is the lowest note needed for this piece? (what size marimba) thanks
nickstix 2 years ago
You'll need a 5 octave.
CaptainYutube 2 years ago
Hahah you can actually count all of the octaves if you look closely enough.
zenrarity 2 years ago
you need a full 5 octave marimba to perform this. Good Luck!!
msuquints 2 years ago
the lowest note is actually an e
even if it is a 5 octave marimba it doesnt mean that the lowest note is thec2
drummernr1 2 years ago
you should listen to nanae mimura or fumito nunoya play this piece...
tkanes17 2 years ago
Oh how original ! And there is no question the 'composer' heard every note internally - much like Beethoven and Messiaen.
organman52 2 years ago
Thank you! Very well played! This is a question by an orchestrator: How do you notate it when you hit the mallets at the side-edge with the stick as oposed to the cotton-wrapped tip?
boomtao 2 years ago
Usually, you use different shaped noteheads.
CaptainYutube 2 years ago
I believe in the music it is notated with x note heads
jcraven021 2 years ago
Thanks! That would make sense to notate it that way.
boomtao 2 years ago
By not sticking so strictly to the dots and playing around with passages you really have managed to get a greatly unique character of performance. Some really clever ideas. Top drawer!
percdann 2 years ago
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it.
datimpster 2 years ago
beautiful
shaunyP1989 2 years ago
I think this is the best version I've ever heard. I can't even listen to the Glennie rendition after hearing this one. I love her style, but you just master this piece more than she does.
zenrarity 2 years ago
This is a good performance. The Glennie recording is hideous, I can't believe it made it to release. The best recording I've ever heard is by David Hall on his CD "Saudacao." Definitely worth tracking down, it's unbelievable.
scotttubes 2 years ago 2
Love this piece....What mallets are you using again? I like that extra bite you get in the beginning.
Sounds great man!
stanfrow 2 years ago
that must be amazing to see the guy himself perform the piece. i would have loved to see that, though i wasnt born yet then hahaha XD
SiolentH 3 years ago
To my knowledge, Schwantner isn't a particularly great marimbist....
CaptainYutube 2 years ago 4
How could he write something like this if he wasn't a great marimbist?
zenrarity 2 years ago
Excellent accuracy and interpretation. I don't know about the rest of the knuckleheads who gave you a negative review, but I enjoyed it. Bravo! :)
regiear1991 3 years ago
Very well played man!
Classe84 3 years ago
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I remember talking to Schwantner in the early 1980s, requesting that he write a solo marimba music. He agreed that the marimba is a beautiful instrument. But if this performance is indicative of how the music should sound, I regret my request - it seems more Olympic than music.
alexjacobowitz 3 years ago
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hahahha yes i agree this doesn't sound good at all. but it is a very technical piece and VERY hard to memorize
marklung 3 years ago
What, because it doesn't have singable melodies, it's doesn't sound good? No way. It still sounds fucking amazing in its own respects. Maybe if you listen to it with an open mind, it wouldn't seem so obtuse.
zenrarity 3 years ago 2
Lol. I happen to think it IS singable!
benjamindhall 2 years ago
Agreed, it doesnt really seem like something that is meant to really be listened too. But i bet it would make an awesome sound track somewhere in a movie.
panefuldeath 3 years ago 2
Marimba one marimbas sounds amazing! U just make them sound more great!
Dabombmh1990 3 years ago
great job, well played. I especially like the "I'm awesome" gesture right at the end.
bdunks50 3 years ago
Listen to Fumito Nunoya play this on his record...it will blow your mind. Best recording of it i have ever heard.
ZachHale8 3 years ago
Very Solid Performance!!!Nice job!!!
anfran05 3 years ago
dr stolarik.
wow
you're really effin good.
and can you guys believe this man here is one of my band directors??
be jealous
yess
chrissanders07 3 years ago 2
Not an iota shy of "dazzling," piece and performance alike. Congratulations, Dr. Stolarik.
member8675309 3 years ago
it's cool that we live in a time, where i can watch people from all over the world play a piece like this.
scootilybootily 3 years ago 2
bro, that was very inspiring.
scootilybootily 3 years ago
amazing
SydneyOwens1996 3 years ago
whew, nice!
DoubleA930 3 years ago
Wow, judging by a lot of the comments, it's clear that this piece provokes some strong reactions. To the performer, let me just say congratulations. That was one of the most musical performances I've heard. I think your interpretations were totally musical. I've played this piece know how hard it is to make some of the sections work. You found some very musical solutions to those problems. Great movement. Now you should do the Schwantner concerto :) And post when you're done!
mgperc 3 years ago
(One more... I should comment on the video) I did enjoy the performance. I haven't heard the piece played with as much rubato or pauses (in a moto perpetuo), though (and this may not be the case at all) I wonder if sometimes you aren't slowing down just because you reached a more difficult section i.e. 3:22; 4:17. I also couldn't hear the accents much in a few places where they are particularly obvious in the score i.e. when they go against the natural line. All in all, it's a solid performance.
backtos4vetheunivers 3 years ago
i hate to say this but this a good piece, but this performance shows a hell of a technic but little music. Those patterns you call lame can be very good music. Music is not only technic guys..
So0paS 3 years ago
It's nice of you guys to prove that you know absolutely nothing about music. Enjoy your next Daughtry concert and NASCAR event...
dayvestockton 3 years ago
baughman you rock, dude...this piece sucks...it's just a bunch lame patterns strung together, with obnoxious outbursts every so often.
paukenkiger 3 years ago
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Agreed I fucking this piece then everyone all like "oh my god its so fucking hard you should have at least 12 marimba solos under your belt before you attempt velocitys" fuck that this piece sounds like shit and shafts mallets for no fucking reason
xtwotheesee 3 years ago
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Yes!! the corrupt conservatory system strikes again!!! when will you moron students realize that you are being charged about $25000 a year to play bad music on an instrument that has no future outside of the conservatory. Who wins? Schwantner, the conservatories, and the marimba manufacturers. Who loses? The students and the people who have to hear them play this crap.
paukenkiger 3 years ago
no one wants to hear you jab at what they have a passion for. Im sure if you had some videos posted someone would probably start saying the same crap about whatever you do. Playing Marimba is a choice. I choose to do it, and so do millions of other people, including the individual in this video. Everyone is entitiled to their opinion, but maybe you shoudl just keep yours to yourself. I am sure that this student plays very well on all percussion instruments.
snojetguy 3 years ago 3
so I should keep my opinion to myself, unless of course if I agree with you. talk about paranoid...and if you think there are a millions people playing marimba you are really out of touch.
paukenkiger 3 years ago
I guess what I don't understand is what instrument you believe "has a future" outside of the conservatory system. It's not like being a pianist or violinist is mainstream anymore, unless you count the occasional string accompaniment or piano intros in rock. Maybe marimba was introduced to western civilization too late to gain a repertoire equivalent in size to more traditional orchestral instruments (even though you could say viola, bass, and many other instruments are lacking as well).
backtos4vetheunivers 3 years ago 2
(cont'd... this is directed at "Paukenkiger") But considering the sheer amount of diverse music available today, I don't think it's possible to make a statement such as "being charged... to play bad music" with any merit beyond that of personal opinion. In fact, one might say it's difficult to make any objective claim as to what is "bad" and "good" music. If you can formulate an argument, I'd love to hear it.
backtos4vetheunivers 3 years ago
(cont'd again... sorry I can't fit everything in a single post) And even considering this broad spectrum of music, it's certainly possible to arrange or compose in almost any style for marimba, so I don't see why you view it as being limited beyond the fact that musicians have not nearly explored the many possibilities of the instrument so thoroughly as with an instrument such as the piano.
backtos4vetheunivers 3 years ago 2
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I watched the video again...I figured out why this piece sucks, it's a failed attempt at stealing from Keiko Abe. Now let me get ready for all your idiotic comments that will no doubt follow.
paukenkiger 3 years ago
Well considering you didn't counter any of my arguments perhaps you could at least tell me why my comments are idiotic? and maybe you should explain yourself a little better as I'm not seeing the connection between Keiko Abe and Joseph Schwantner. Also, I'm glad you have to resort to insulting me in order to get your "point" across rather than actually supplying an argument.
backtos4vetheunivers 3 years ago 2
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you haven't made any arguments worth commenting on...you're just trying to defend a flawed instrument, and not very successfully. As for Schwantner, he succeeded in selling a whole lot of copies of this piece to a whole lot of naive students, like yourself. if you can't see that this piece is a complete rip-off of the Keiko Abe style, then I can't help you. Go get some ears and then get back to me...
paukenkiger 3 years ago
Educate me. You're not afraid to make big generalizations... defend them. You tell me I'm wrong and you seem pretty unable to come up with ANYTHING to tell me otherwise (besides trying to insult me "not very successfully"). Give me the name of the piece by Keiko Abe you think this was ripped off from. I've yet to hear her use ANY of the harmonies Schwantner uses in his piece or anything similar to his motifs, so maybe you'd like to point those out to a "naive student" such as myself.
backtos4vetheunivers 3 years ago 3
paukenkiger, just because the marimba has no purpose to you doesn't mean it doesn't have a purpose to others
koooped 3 years ago 6
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Would you guys like some cheese with your whine? I never said the marimba has no purpose for me...I think it sounds great for a Carribean beach party. Something like "Under the Sea" from Little Mermaid. With the exception of Keiko Abe and maybe a few others I'm not familiar with, the marimba has been driven completely off-course by a bunch of liberal knuckleheads, like yourselves, who seem to think any musical experiment is a good thing, regardless of the resulting sound...now chew on that!
paukenkiger 3 years ago
it's called having different tastes? but maybe your just too self-absorbed to think of something as abstract as that...
backtos4vetheunivers 3 years ago 2
NO U
KHowlett1981 3 years ago
wow. youre the knucklehead paukenkiger. how dare you say something so absurd.
SydneyOwens1996 3 years ago
agreed. this music means a lot to me. and i don't pay to be at school, it is just part of my love of all music
scootilybootily 3 years ago
paukenkiger you suck. chill out you ritard. you have no f***ing right to say that this piece sucks.
SydneyOwens1996 3 years ago
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My fault, I forgot we live in Nazi Germany where free speech is outlawed...how about you grow a pair and learn to live with the fact that some people might have a different opinion....go practice your 'yellow after the rain' or 'rainbow ripples' or whatever it is you consider quality music.
paukenkiger 3 years ago
tell you what bud... why dont u go and spend them time and learn this piece post it on youtube where u can be open for anyone and everyones critisism and then u may insult this guy if u played it better... .... .... ... good luck
carsonrwheat 3 years ago
PPS....I guess the conscience of whoever AWH was caught up with him, because his posts aren't up here anymore. :-P
DrumLuv23 3 years ago
No...they were removed, for probably a multitude of reasons.
awh3h2 3 years ago
PS: I really like your confidence behind the instrument while you're playing. You know where everything is, where it's going, and what's coming up next. No second guessing in your body language. I like that.
DrumLuv23 3 years ago
By NO means am I hating when I say this: Phenomenal performance. I want to tackle this piece one day. The only thing that caught me off guard was the fact that you went straight into it once you approached the marimba without a prep. Maybe you were just pumped up to give it to the audience, and there's nothing wrong with that (lol). NE ways, that's just a personal preference thing. :-) But I loved it. Keep it up, man.
DrumLuv23 3 years ago
Good job dude. This piece is said to be "impossible" by some and you definitely played it balls to the wall. Don't worry about the chumps who are baggin on it. They're just jealous.
shanenic876 3 years ago
I really enjoy how all of the people that are the most critical are the ones that have no video or audio evidence to show how much better they are than me. :)
datimpster 3 years ago
Hey, you are definitely better than me, but don't let your pride go to your head.
Nothing is more annoying than arrogance.
In whatever your endeavours, just remember to show some humility--I will tell you that a non-arrogant percussionist is more likely to get the job than the boasting one.
Jperc17 3 years ago 3
lol dr stolarik is the chuck norris of the marimba.
chrissanders07 3 years ago 2
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I guess notes aren't important in marimba playing.
rbaughman 3 years ago
look at the score and see if you can follow every note.
and furthermore, you trying hitting 80+ 2-4 inch wide keys and be 100% accurate.
chrissanders07 3 years ago
If I could take a guess I would say awh is nothing more than your typical local wannabe musician/teacher, who counters his own insecurity by criticizing others and convincing junior high music students that he is great. Until awh posts a video of himself playing (which I have a feeling will never happen), his opinion means nothing. Anyway, enough about the wannabe. Good job man, I enjoyed your performance.
stickman1913 3 years ago 3
Nice playing. Sure it's not perfect, but I'd say it's a good performance of a piece that no one can say is easy. Except for "awh." It appears that his (or her) talent, knowledge and close personal relationship with LHS (which appears is the only "name" he knows, and probably has ONLY worked with him in a masterclass at some point) has made him an expert. I wouldn't sweat him datimpster.
stickman1913 3 years ago
Yeah man, who are you?? A+!
whubel 4 years ago
excellent job! what mallets are you using for the piece?
robins2399 4 years ago
I didn't know this kind of music but i find it very interesting! better than aphex twin
siobelofrobrasil 4 years ago
siobelo sei un babbo.
braccio86 4 years ago
braccio86 ti infilo il braccio in culo
siobelofrobrasil 4 years ago
I'm a pianist and I'm not really "into" this kind of music, but you really convince me with your playing! Great dynamics and a very moving performance!
MoonTribe 4 years ago
Ignore my query, your playlist answers my question!
PSearPianist 4 years ago
This is an excellent video, and the sound quality is very good. Where and when did you record it?
PSearPianist 4 years ago
You played the snot out of that! good job!
c1981 4 years ago