The Carnival of Venice for Alto Saxophone and Wind Ensemble

[StinSquared]

Ah, circular breathing, a feat I have yet to accomplish. Johnny seems to have it down pact. Great job Johnny! This video rocks.

[mario51man]

@StinSquared when he was puffing his cheeks was he circular breathing?

[StinSquared]

@mario51man Yes he was. It is such a difficult technique to master, but it is well worth it for pieces like this.

[wildernessboy92]

Fantastic job! Can't wait to start this piece!

[saxamasta]

this guy has amazing chops

[oriolska]

bo bo

[morrovedder]

bravo que emoción que un latino esté hasta el frente, eso da igual a fin de cuentas, pero me da orgullo :) excelentemente tocado, bravo

[samsax97]

just wondering, do u use circular breathing? saw u puff and contract ur cheek

[ThePatrickSGh]

dang are those tubas standing up or on a stand? I play tuba just wondering. nice sound fromm the soloist :)

[Matt2steppinMcGee]

sorry but i definitely do not like that vibrato....... or sound really.... sorry just my opinion. its not bad. just needs control. and phrasing. Bob Eason is a great example of how this should be played. he played with Friendswood High School at the 2010 TMEA 4A honor band Concert..... honestly there is no comparison to him. he makes any attempt to play this song sound terrible.

[greenshayla18]

dude you are a beast! and i mean that in a really good way!

[NYhunter4]

omg. u r amazing.

[Vladikas16]

AMAZING !!!

[cfaeslehc5091]

Really nice sound, only complaint is that video needs to be louder or w/e :)

[jglsd1]

3:20 is awesome

[WindyCitySax]

BEASTLY!

Kinda reminds me of Otis Murphy's recording of Carmen Fantasy. That's good company to be a part of  :)

[Matt2steppinMcGee]

@WindyCitySax not at all.

[drumstyx6464]

saxophone porn

[bestbariplayerevr]

gorgeous tone <3

[zachindie]

Although I am well aware that it's not the same arrangement, Taimur Sullivan's version is much better. Johnny Salinas has a very thin tone which, when combined with his choppy vibrato, makes the sound very unappealing. The band sounds great, though.

[Bestbuysax]

Nice last note!

[frelimo1]

Nice performance!! This is a very nice piece!

I played this with a solo on trumpet, with a kid of 11 years old.

[drumstyx6464]

Wow, this piece is only listed as grade 4 on the publishers website! Are they crazy? Am I to assume that's on the 8 grade scale?

[GDWRNRPerson]

Is that Mr. Mcadow? He is my instructor now.

[lilsaxman]

that was da bomb!

[tyson1chicken]

:O i didnt realize that was MR. McADOW!

omg that was ridicilously good MR. SALINAS.

cant wait to go to wal mart and raise money. lol.

[julianberro]

is the best

[drumstyx6464]

wow, where would one get this arrangement?

[stripes597]

The 2010 Texas 4A Honor Band performed this two nights ago at the TMEA Convetion. Different Honor band, different soloist. Im a trumpet player. I saw that carnival of venice was on the program and was like "pfsh, its easier on saxophone". But I learned that it was edited and arranged to show off the sax, not the trumpet. I didnt know a sax could do that . Bravo.

[drumstyx6464]

@stripes597 The actual trumpet part would probably be harder on a sax, though only because it would need things such as double tonguing, which isn't near as common on sax as trumpet (I'm a sax player, can't double tongue on sax, but no problem on trumpet when I need to play it). You're right though, this arrangement makes a level playing field.

[theaws0m3guy]

@stripes597 Bob Eason. Friendswood!!!

[slipknotpwnz666]

@stripes597 Do you know the name of the band and the saxophone that player that played it at TMEA?

[liberguty]

altough this piece is for valves I have to recognize you have technique on sax you deserve my recognition man keep doin it good

[dvnstvn9]

circular breathin

[ihosvany]

no fair, this piece belongs through valves, not keys

[gamwizrd1]

instead of criticizing another instrument based on no sound fact or experience, maybe you should practice until you can do what the people you know with keyed instruments can't. then, instead of sounding like an ignorant jackass, you can just BE better. because it took more practice than you could imagine for that musician to be able to play that piece that well. its not because he has keys instead of valves. its because of his dedication and his talent, and you have no right to deny him that.

[SaxKing52]

@gamwizrd1 Being a classically (and jazz) trained saxophone player I can say its probably slightly easier to play some of those technical but that last section comes easy to no instrument...and he memorized it!

[YongeVafan]

Is there any symphony version of carnival of venice?

[krazyrebel1788]

that was amazing i am a fellow saxophone player and i agree with others it was very very good maybe one day i will be able to play that well one day kudos

[anberyam3]

wow!!! it's an exelent interpretation,

[slipknotpwnz666]

man thats a good sax player but come on. that is the cheesy song. band sounds good but that song ugg so gross. but still awesome sax playing

[Cinnamon39]

Fantastic!!!

[atrdnut]

wow small world, he and i were in the same band. i graduated in 2000 at langham creek.

[chilipopo12]

WOW

about 4:37 till the end absolutely blew me away.

I mean the whole piece was amazing but that ending was just stunning

[chuns00]

I couldn't tell, were the alto saxes playing there also or was the guy doing multiphonics like crazy?

[gamwizrd1]

neither. its just that fast. multiphonics would be playing mroe than one note at once, but this is just how this piece is written. its that fast that it sounds like it can't be played by one instrument at a time. and for most people, it can't :)

[Retropact]

Yeah he was the only saxophone that you could really hear. The part at 4:36 is insane, I assume that's what you are talkin' about.

[ballamane6]

any one no where i can get this arrangement for band and saxophone

[kenanjabr]

Your band is so good!!

[Sloupster]

Excellent! I really liked your interpretation of the theme early on, when there's room for things like musicality.

I was a bit worried when I heard your tempo, but you kept up very well.

[jogonmagarkpogogi]

annother arrangement.. cool.. its seems like our solo clarinet carnival of venice..

nice

nice..

super nice.. :D 4 thumbs :D

[DrewyDrew87]

Shred that shit. I used to dick around with this piece on Bari, but just in the band hall after school. I bet this guy got brain afterwards from the three flute chicks sitting behind him while the flute dude watched.

[ggfanguy]

Nice talk, perv.

[ggfanguy]

Nice talk, Bozo. What a perv!

[jazztrumpet87]

ha! wow...

DrewyDrew fails.

[dq303]

lmao

[Bryno21]

circular breathing. cool, man

[tipsyTM]

can soemone please tell me who did the arrangement for this?

[saxinjax0730]

Fred Hemke

[shinka1911]

OOOOOMMMMMGGGGGGG

THAT IS AMAZING

[lilv593]

That's my sister's teacher!

[LimberBear19]

not to mention he memorized it...

[Sloupster]

Except for the intro section, the whole song is based on two chords, so it's not terribly difficult to memorize the rest.

[BarryManilow001]

dang. there a version of that written for the bari sax. I'm not sure it's possible to play

[FellFromTwilight]

Wow. That was really great! *speechless*

[luix06]

La pieza original es para trompeta.

[gabrich30]

omg i have to perform this tomorrow and im screwed!

[Blue0ctane]

How did it go?

[broknsaint]

Bravo, it sounds awesome. And sorry but can you tell me where can I buy this arrange? both sax solo and band.

[joshuaw021]

Ah, I just love the saxaphone. And Carnival of Venice is one of my favsies. So I'm exploding joy out of the wazoo right now.

[sschafi1]

This guy's a machine...

[ThaATXBalla]

amazing!

[nintendosuperfreak]

ur the best johnny!!im so glad you're my sax teacher!

[livingitup344]

wow i wish i could do that on my sax its just been 1 year ive been playing lol

[j565c]

I'm attempting this for next year!

Amazing player, amazing band.

[j565c]

I'm attempting this for next year!

Amazing player, amazing band.

[ericroberts007]

bad ass...

[Saxolix]

Wonderful performance! Looking forward to hearing more...

[DerBoarder]

Great technique, bad sound (maybe recording),

I don't like his vibrato though

[bstuts7914]

His pitch is better than the players in your favorites.

[Philimusical]

The device that is used to record this video sucks. The sounds of the soloist was much better as i have heard this person play live.

[cre8ive1x03]

that's my private teacher

[cre8ive1x03]

that's my private teacher

[darkmoon060]

Bravo.

[Choadeymcgriff]

This guy is beast, and has a long career ahead of him. This cat circular breathes like no one's business, and I would know because we go to school together.

p.s. Salinas, happy belated.

[clarinetXpert]

AMAZING!

[AltissimoMan]

This video was a great find for me. I play this piece but have never really come across a recording of another person playing my exact same arrangement. Well, mine had piano accompaniment, but it is the exact same solo part. The least 2 pages are alot harder than he make him look. I still can't do them as well as I want to lol, now I want to meet this guy to have him teach me a thing or two... or twenty... or alot more.

[JacopoToscani]

Very nice tune very nice.... Bravo

[FIFMagnumBurst]

Well, just to settle the circular breathing dispute, i would like to say that i was with the band playing euphonium when we went to TMEA last year, and johnny really was using circular breathing. he is breathing many times during rest, thats for sure, but for the longer runs im fairly certain he used it.

[bstuts7914]

Hmmm, I don't think he is using any circular breathing. There are ample breathing opportunities in the piece and he seems to be taking advantage of them.

If you want to hear clarinet circular breathing simultaneously with double tonguing, get Robert Spring's Dragon's Tongue CD. It will blow you mind. It's a collection of very technical encore pieces. An arrangement of this piece is on it.

[Altissimo15]

he was really good, does anyone know where i could a transcription of carnical of venice for my alto?

[northwestern21]

You can buy the exact version of the Carnival of Venice from Southern Music Publishing Company.They have a website, and the work is listed under the alto saxophone solo list at "LE CARNAVAL DE VENISE, Demersseman/Hemke, Gr. 4 (ST520) 9.50". You can do a google search for it. Just make sure it is Fred Hemke's arrangement. Hope that helps.

[chasjenn]

Do you know where the band parts can be obtained?

[northwestern21]

I think you actually have to contact Southern Music in San Antonio. They should have it or tell you how to obtain it.

[chasjenn]

Great!

Thanks

[Zadernet]

Pretty good. I wish I could play that one day.

5 stars.

[atlsfinest111]

yea there really is no circular beathing. people just want u to think that they know saxophone terms.

[MrGameface]

this recording to to darn soft. i wanna play along to it but i cant hear it over myslef.

[bstuts7914]

You can order the DDV at omni-video"."net.

[JPSaxMan]

You're not supposed to though...to practice that way effectively =).

[kirbybandnerd]

I was there. It ROCKED.

[atlsfinest111]

what is the gear he's using? like what type of saxophone (version too), mouthpiece, ligature, reed, reed size.

[northwestern21]

Selmer Series II Alto, Selmer C* Mouthpiece, Windslow Ligature, Vandoren 3.0 traditional reeds

[XxNeonFirexX]

i played this when i was in band in middle school, except we used a flute instead of a saxophone.

our first chair flute was REALLY good. :)

[Rizima]

That is so awesome....I wish I was that good. X.x

[albus4ever11565]

That was absolutely amazing! He made that look absolutely effortless. I wish I could play like that. 0.0

[MrBland123]

dang, that was pretty amazing. His circular breathing is incredible, i can do it, but certainly not that well. He makes it look so effortless lol

[MTVMANN]

At what point does he Circular Breathe, because I see him do it normally all the time.

[gotgame1010]

It's clear around 2:55 - 3:00, when his cheeks puff out and his shoulders rise. And later on during the runs at 3:30 and 4:10 he uses a lot of circular breathing. Obviously the breathing never takes place at the end of the runs, but in the middle of extremely long runs.

[BenjaminJacob]

Dude, he doesn't use circular breathing at all between 3:30 and 4:10. When he drops his embouchre, he's breathing.

If you played anything above high school level, you'd know that composers don't often write in full measure rests for the leisure of the performer. They write what they want, as long as it's not impossible for the performer.

[Saxman3000]

He's using a combination of both, if you look closely, for the long runs hes using circular breathing but when there's at least a beat of rest he takes a full breath, essentially it helps him go through the phrases like he should. Now please go learn something about what you are talking about, then come criticize.

[ericroberts007]

The long runs that don't involve tonguing.

[bstuts7914]

Great performance of sort of an old time band piece. Setting needs to be about 1890 at the bandstand in the town park. Afternoon picnic concert. Though I doubt that the band and soloist would have played anywhere near this good.

[pgbflower2]

Wow, he's brilliant! Lovely tone.

[SaxTrane03]

Solid technique, nice circular breathing...tone production sounds like he studies @ NW w/ Hemke. Good performance.

[bandjock1]

Great saxophone playing. Though the accompaniment is not very difficult technically, it still requires a lot of finesse from sections. Nicely done in the bass clarinets/low reeds.

[Dontforgettobreathe]

Is this the langham prinicpal saxophone?

[northwestern21]

No, this guy graduated from Langham in 2001. He studies with Fred Hemke now.

[Flipabetic]

dude this guy is so good. i think he's gonna be a star someday!

[hbellin1]

This guy is so hot.

[lizzy1976]

Wow, Johnny Salinas is one of the most amazing young saxophone prodigies of our time! Amazing performance!