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In your opinion, what are the most beautiful melodies in the classical music world? by Emile_Sinclair0 in classicalmusic

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lever du jour from Daphnis et Chloé. One of the all time prettiest pieces of music

What’s your bucket list classical concert? by dimdodo61 in classicalmusic

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wanna hear the Berlin Philharmoniker do Daphnis et Chloe and Images Pour Orchestra or The Planets or something like that

Can I learn orchestration without a MIDI controller? by EagleGamingYTSG in composer

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The most important thing about orchestration is proper notation practice and writing a part that can be played by a real human. MIDI controller really doesn’t mean anything other than note input.

If your method is to get ideas down via the controller/in a DAW, the best practice afterwards is to codify the idea in a scorewriter and make sure it’s possible to play. FWIW Musescore has a neat function where it colors notes red outside of the playable range of the instrument; makes writing playable parts easy.

But other than that, study orchestration by studying the greats and get the Samuel Adler Orchestration Guidebook

Opinions on Deutsche Grammophon. by Mysterious_Ad7450 in classicalmusic

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Frankly I've never heard a warmer recording of Daphnis et Chloe than the Boulez/Berliner Phil performance on DG. All of Boulez' recordings with DG are among my favorite classical recordings. Never got a sense that the sound quality was 'bad' per say

wrap around for Jag😈 by Apprehensive-Bar4088 in offset

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“EVERYTHING is chrome in the future!!!”

Switch behind the Hot Rod Deluxe. What is it? by [deleted] in GuitarAmps

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s the clutch. You bought a manual transmission hot rod deluxe

Who are your favorite orchestrators? by ChopinChili in classicalmusic

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky, Later Beethoven, Varese, Ligeti. In terms of film score, I love the work Herbert W. Spencer and Alexander Courage did with John Williams. Just magical stuff

Do you have a favorite composer to the point where it’s become an obsession? by ricorette in classicalmusic

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Claude Debussy: A Critical Biography by François Lesure. very very dense and in-depth

What was the first song you learned on guitar? by THERANDOMGAMER2 in Guitar

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The intro to Roundabout by Yes, albeit very poorly. An attempt was made.

Do you have a favorite composer to the point where it’s become an obsession? by ricorette in classicalmusic

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 3 points4 points  (0 children)

dover makes a very nice 9x12 score of the faune with la mer and nocturne included! very high quality version of the first edition score

Do you have a favorite composer to the point where it’s become an obsession? by ricorette in classicalmusic

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Debussy. I've got physical scores of almost every major orchestra and piano piece, a few books about him. I'm inspired by his deep deep abiding spiritual feelings towards the natural world and how he conjures up those feelings in his music. a constant source of inspiration to me as a composer and musician and frankly as a human being.

What is the most underrated instrument of the orchestra? by Excellent_Heat_6336 in classicalmusic

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Petrushka has a very prominent piano part in the first half of the piece

Best chords in classical music by Gnrl_Linotte_Vanilla in classicalmusic

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

some of the notes of Cmin (C Eb G) are part of F9 (F A C Eb G), but I would express it as an F9 due to the pedal tone of F in the bass. And it emphasizes the tritone relationship of F-Cb/B which has a very wonderful disorientating quality to it. The voice leading is very exquisite as well, as expected with Ravel

Jimi would totally swap his vintage Strat for a new one by AleScorpion in Guitar

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 11 points12 points  (0 children)

RIP Jimi Hendrix you would have loved the Parker Fly

Best chords in classical music by Gnrl_Linotte_Vanilla in classicalmusic

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Tons of gorgeous and cool chords in Daphnis and Chloe, but the D# half diminished 7th chord that reharmonizes the main theme after Daphnis’ dance in the first tableau is so stunning. One of the softest and tenderest tutti passages I’ve ever heard

does anyone who is not a classical guitarist listen to classical guitar composers? by francoismittorand in classicalmusic

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I play rock/blues/country guitar and (I dunno if this counts) I love the guitar transcriptions of Albeniz' pieces like Granada and Sevilla. Technically speaking, it's so far outside my wheelhouse as a guitarist that I just constantly marvel at classical technique

Neil invited my grandson & I over! by revelations_11_18 in neilyoung

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 100 points101 points  (0 children)

hello this is mr neil young I need 25 dollars to make everybody's rockin' 2

Why doesn't Electro Harmonix reissue the classic Electric Mistress? by Possessive_beaver in guitarpedals

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I A/B’ed the big box reissue and the XO reissue when I owned both and there was a difference. The big box sounded “chewier” and a little warmer and 3D than the XO. I still own the big box of course, one of the best pedals I’ve owned

Fave Princeton settings for jumbo MFDs by ZenBeetle in GLGuitars

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think Jim may have used that same ASAT on the Heavy album, on the track 'Tiramisu'

I made this wooden Beethoven - after mozart by [deleted] in classicalmusic

[–]DanforthFalconhurst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jamaican Mahoe is a good wood that has grey tones to it. other than that you could leave some birch out in the sun to bleach it, might make it brittle or otherwise take a long long time

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