I agree. Short expression markings like that shouldn't be spoken. The first time I heard that lame 'Hear the trombones!' it made my flash creep! Imagine a pianist declaiming every note and quote written in Satie's score...brrrr... =]]
Why do performers *always* feel it necessary to declaim Ives' notes in the scores? They are clearly there for the benefit of the performer, and are not to be sung or spoken. But everybody seems to do it. 'Hear the trombones!' is clearly only for the performers, and to declaim it you have to move it!
Great music... her English diction needs work, though. Sorry.
copacetic721 1 day ago
Wonderful music, thank you for publishing! Where can I get the score?
gdececco 3 months ago
@gdececco imslp.org/wiki/114_Songs_(Ives,_Charles)
Epogdous 3 months ago
@Epogdous Thanks very much!
gdececco 1 month ago
"we boys" sung by a lady is quite odd.
1401JSC 5 months ago
The solo piano part in 6/8 (at like 1:21) sounds exactly like the prologue to west side story. just throwing that out there.
Flipkid2593 1 year ago
I agree. Short expression markings like that shouldn't be spoken. The first time I heard that lame 'Hear the trombones!' it made my flash creep! Imagine a pianist declaiming every note and quote written in Satie's score...brrrr... =]]
Epogdous 2 years ago 3
Why do performers *always* feel it necessary to declaim Ives' notes in the scores? They are clearly there for the benefit of the performer, and are not to be sung or spoken. But everybody seems to do it. 'Hear the trombones!' is clearly only for the performers, and to declaim it you have to move it!
SeladorCellardoor 2 years ago 3
@SeladorCellardoor Because it's *always* fun!
fiandrhi 10 months ago