Zampa Overture - L.J.F. Herold

[russjamison]

I love the spirited finale. It's like listening to the Lone Ranger and expecting the cavelry but the Gay Men's Chorus come galloping over the hill instead.

[ilswk]

La primera vez que oí esta Obertura, hace más de 20 años, me pareció cutre, Con fragmentos en las distintas secciones pegados con pegamento y tan diferentes que no casaban, Debió ser la interpretación que era barata, Ahora en cambio en esta ocasión, suena brillante y todo cuadra,

[Zorchalate]

BTW, August 14, 2006 is my birthday. It is not, however, my birthDATE.

Zamunda Zorchalate

[Zorchalate]

Great piece. I love the ending!! I think it should be used for relaxation and meditation but it never is.

Zamunda Zorchalate

[Zorchalate]

I don't suppose that the ending would be the right kind of music for a meditation and relaxation tape.

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[Zorchalate]

I love this piece, especially the finale (the build-up is awesome!!

Zamunda Zorchalate

[vaiol123]

I play alto sax and this piece is so hard D: And the concert is in 4 weeks!

[WPGS25041941]

Lovely music to listen to in a park on a Summer Day, played by an accomplished orchestra, or in the evening as the shaddows lengthen.

[homeinmyhead]

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[XrandomXemoXkidX]

I have a concert tomorrow, with this on the program.

Hoooray for not knowing my part yet. -.-

[syrupandtangerine]

Playing this in my youth orchestra. Glad to know what it sounds like lol

[pownedscum]

FSYO?? im in FSYO lol

[XrandomXemoXkidX]

@pownedscum Whoa i was in it a few years ago hahaha

[vcamuglia]

My youth orchestra is playing the piece, and the other clarinets in my section cant play in the key of E haha...does anyone have the parts in A

[darknipple]

we're doing a slightly different arrangement (i believe the entire key of our arrangement is a half-step up) in wind ensemble. is a most excellent piece.

[54spiritedwill54]

We played this song in Orchestra too

[Ashpotter200]

nope! This thing is made for A clarinet. A clarinet is in F Major. Bb clarinet part does have 4 sharps if transposed. Therefore it is not a easier key. It is perfectly in tune with my clarinet part. maybe this is where you mistakened it?

[Romanov76110]

The part was originally written for C Clarinet (as shown in the orchestral score).

[dorsy2]

Richard Troxell sings the lead in "Zampa" every year in Europe. He did it at the Opera Comique in Paris in March, and is due to sing it again in Paris in December and in Caen, France in January. If you want to hear a beautiful voice, look him up here on YouTube. The one I like best is "Ah, leve toi soleil" from Romeo and Juliet.

[bastianwolf123]

I HAVE TO PLAY THIS SHIT ON TUESDAY!!

[hectorfprez]

Show some respect for the shit...!!

[sori101gy]

My symphony is playing this piece and I think I need help on it so thank who ever posted this video i appreciate it.

[Goethefemme]

Has anyone ever made a ballet of this? I've known every note since I was a child. Never heard it played live, or seen the opera.

[DoubleABaterriezzz]

EXCELLENT winds and brass section!! this is AMAZING. so together!!! huge sound, too.

[chrisgreulich]

I have been look for the name of this overture for years. It is played throughout a movie called "Charlie Chan and Curse of the Dragon Queen".

[Redsox06]

In my opinion, the quintessential high-energy overture from an opera that never gets performed, at least as far as I know!

But Von Suppe's "Light Cavalry" is great too.

[johnmramsay]

Dance Discovery, a performing dance troupe in ST Louis, Missouri, is in the process of reviving a French Quadrille from a manuscript in the Missouri History Archives which uses tunes from Zampa. The manuscript was made by Charles Boisliniere who likely saw the opera as a student in Paris in 1831. He became a prominent physician in St Louis. Contact me if interested.

[ogpimpmore]

Not a bad performance...conductor was VERY average.

[pieanddanish]

Wow. You played it a lot faster than my orchestra. We still need work though. Anyways, great job!

[tapenguo]

really good, except a too slow for my liking

[butterat42]

Zampa is a significant clue in understanding Kate Chopin's novel the "Awakening." Your version was very well done. Thank you.

[comet605]

i played this (tenor sax) with my band. great job!

[rvivafutbolp]

We played this song in Orchestra...only not as well because we're a HS Orchestra with only a few wind/brass people to help out. Loved this song!!

[bluemanmarcuslover]

that is an amazingly hard song to play as a wind ensemble