City of Steel, by Doug Spata - Score & Sound

[@deadname2444]

We played this in orchestra and I couldn't play it without moving. The cello part is to strong and intimate. You legit feel it in your heart when you play.

[@bettyoster6916]

sounds like prt.2 of Incantations...

[@DougSpata]

@@bettyoster6916 Incantations was written three years after City of Steel.

[@bettyoster6916]

@@DougSpata No wonder I like both of them.

[@DavidDaGamer]

Facts though. My orchestra played this in my Freshman year and I'm still listening to this as a Junior. One of the most beautiful pieces I've ever played.

[@AltoFGC]

@@DougSpata wait, is this the real Doug Spata? If so, out of Avatar, Hunters Moon, Gauntlet, Gargoyles, Archaic Voices, and City of Steel, which ones are your favorite, also, I love your style of writing, I love playing the slower, longer parts, especially in gauntlet and city of steel

[@gigik_]

The cello part in this switches between very hard and very easy, and there is no in between

[@doyouhearthepeoplesing7326]

Yep

[@emileegrace3989]

Facts!

[@rubii.quiintero]

😭😭 we got it cellos. PRACTICE !!!

[@djbond374]

Fr tho

[@iboxiblox]

Yep I can say from personal experience

[@Robert_E.O_Speedwagon_]

We played this in 8th grade and damn I really miss playing this. (I play viola) This one the one piece that stuck with me, that I couldn't get enough of. Everyone who was in orchestra with me in 8th even misses it. Such an amazing piece

[@andrewevans8615]

Also a violist. Our teacher took this off last minute for a stupid Christmas song

[@angel-skygoddess7211]

Me too smh

[@amberkhan4313]

omg i’m in 8th and we’re playing iy

[@AviationCenter716]

i also play viola and in 8th grade rn but our teacher js decided to forget about this piece of music😢

[@Robert_E.O_Speedwagon_]

Damn that bass and cello part gets me every time

[@rivergamingandmore1577]

Yep, I tried to find the song name off of that part, as I remember it so well as i play bass, luckily it worked

[@howardlyman-dg8qq]

I played bass for this song

[@kiararodriguez170]

We played this at orchestra camp!!! THIS WAS MY SONG!!!!!

[@hannahraymond7729]

Kiara Rodriguez omg same which one

[@kiararodriguez170]

Hannah Raymond 3 years later is too late for a response lol. UNCG Music camp

[@sequoiadraws2965]

I love how much of the melody the violas get. Definitely recommending this to my teacher the first chance I get

[@netherwolves3412]

And the cellos. Take that violins!!!

[@NorcdaChilda]

I'm a violin but my favorite part is that cello melody at 1:09. So good.

[@JustinWangxxx]

Oh you are the real norcda childa! Hi :)

[@darshandesai7225]

The bass and cello get a soli... It is not only cello....

[@evelynornelas5627]

I am too and it is also my favorite part in the whole piece and the bass:)

[@mrswag535]

Holy shit Nordca Childa?

[@calebyao.]

Yikes, your a violin, not a human??!?!!?

[@angeld8495]

i’m a viola and we sightread this in orchestra today and wow those sixteenth notes are harder than they look. beautiful piece

[@quirmi_6770]

Defiantly, especially with the dynamics, hard to be quiet when going super speed

[@NotEvelin]

and really difficult to stay together with the 2nds

[@kass]

this song reminds of like something in the background of a batman movie... but like also its very intense and tragic... its so weird how this piece speaks to me. My teacher gave this to me to sight read and to be honest i've been listening to this non-stop.

[@laurenarnold813]

No it reminds me of the flash theme

[@bettyoster6916]

@@laurenarnold813 I must recommend this to my Orchestra teacher, Ms. Newhall. She would love to hear this. Hmm, maybe once I'm back in school for senior year, I'll ask her to look it up. I really want to play this for a concert in school by then.

[@laurenarnold813]

@@bettyoster6916 oh yeah it's really good to learn satille!

[@bettyoster6916]

@@laurenarnold813 What's a satille? Just curious. Oh, and, yes this piece is sure the best. I kept having daydreams of the symphonic orchestra at Borah High (I go to that school, I'll be a senior in 4 months, and I'm in symphonic orchestra) playing this in a concert; I pretty much been visioning this for the next school year, for the first concert of the year.

[@laurenarnold813]

@@bettyoster6916 Satille is a special bowing where the bow skips on the string quickly. it's really hard to learn but it's really cool. the e is supposed to have a little line above it but I'm on my computer so I can't do that

[@Lily-zu1ln]

Played first violin for this song. Probably one of my favorite songs that I’ve played.

[@Yungdarius]

i hate playing this song but damn it sounds good

[@supremehernandez9652]

Jordy Matias same

[@aarondunn6651]

Jordy Matias My orcestra is playing it too, what instrument you you play it on? Its ok to play on the Cello

[@emmascarlet204]

Violaaaaa for lifeee

[@killymcgilly]

when I play it one my Cello it is not to hard.

[@joselynmedina2176]

Jordy Matias same

[@PerilMax3]

Our orchestra club played this piece when I was in 8th grade, and we loved it so much. Only song of the year we didn't mess up during the concert. As a cellist, speaking for our school's section, this was our cello section's favorite piece.

[@gladstring]

I just got this piece today and I play cello so I am so glad that we get to play this :)

[@IraqiCuler10]

Omg Audrianna again

[@gladstring]

@@IraqiCuler10 i just want to know how do I keep finding you on the internet 😂

[@IraqiCuler10]

@@gladstring 😂

[@laurenarnold813]

My orchestra started playing this about an hour ago and first thing I thought was that the build of the song sounds like the flash theme. What am I doing with my life

[@kiiinuo2729]

wow the cello parts are out of this world

[@ko_fli5295]

2:16 really hits my emotions while im playing the violin

[@jonathanmetzger7208]

ok this sounds like hollow knight music mixed with batman and i love it

[@InediblePlastic]

I play in band and we performed with orchestra yesterday THIS IS SO GOOD I MEAN I USUALLY HATE ANYTHING ORCHESTRA(another war thing) BUT THIS IS AMAZING

[@youmightveseenmycommentsbe7493]

The beginning reminds me a bit of Schubert's unfinished symphony! It's a cool similarity

[@rivergamingandmore1577]

Man I used to play this in orchestra, and it feels so nostalgic and I remember playing it on my double bass, funny enough i seemed to be the only one not struggling a lot for some reason, then i went out of school for obvious reasons (early 2020) then I remembered a part but I tried and couldn’t find it, then i had to take the bass back as it was the school’s property so then I couldn’t even play the songs i have to see if i had it, then today i just realized that I should put in the name, and it worked, and turns out i did have it, can’t wait to play it again lol

[@drewnotgooden]

we're playing this in orchestra!! im a cello, and some of the parts are tricky but w/ enough practice i got it right!! (also hi audrianna if u see this, this is kai)

[@gladstring]

Hey I just saw this :)

[@AltoFGC]

City of steel, gauntlet hunters moon and gargoyles are Doug spata's best pieces

[@violagang9401]

Don't forget Dragonfly and Avatar, bangers as well if you haven't heard them

[@JoseSantos-by2xl]

What about archaic voices

[@lpgyvngfaze6671]

W alto

[@jag7565]

How do you forget Sparta?

[@MrMoasn]

*spartacus and el toro*

[@DOODLES31]

Who else is with me when I say that this new school season I am really hoping my orchestra teacher gives us this song

[@vz_aliyah]

Such a beautiful piece, I would love to play it!

[@GBEmperor9617]

The absolute best. This was my favorite when i played this in 8th grade. Btw im a viola

[@Robert_E.O_Speedwagon_]

I feel like this was in a movie...

[@laurenarnold813]

No but it has a similar build to the flash theme

[@annabellelee9268]

I am going to play this song next year! I'm so excited to play it!

[@GDavis-e5g]

Why am I not playing this already?

[@kiiinuo2729]

i love this piece so much

[@Kidoo0]

im in a special group called chamber orchestra, the best of the best at my school and we are playing this for winter concert

[@Kidoo0]

and i play violin

[@APoundCake]

Impulse I played it in my freshmen year

[@arilei3638]

I'm in a chamber group as well, We're playing this is regular class. I'm bass tho

[@chrismichael4048]

Impulse played this in normal eight grade orchestra

[@chrismichael4048]

Ari Lei oooh tough

[@jacobshaycomposer]

0:24 Those overtones always trick me into thinking there's a flute playing!

[@quirmi_6770]

They can get you with that, but I’ve played for a while so I know a violin vibrato when I hear it 😅

[@alaskansnow6254]

I LOVE IT!!! Fangirling! 💖🎼🎧🎻

[@tiffanym2764]

Same! I'm playing it in my school orchestra for our winter concert

[@oliviamartinez9895]

owowow i remember playing this in my freakin 8th Grade orchestra boot camp and I’m in high school now, it still sounds the same and I still remember every note to this.

[@meeyamunoz3067]

I love that the bass has a lot of parts😂

[@serketslilbee]

Meeya And Alyssa For once 😂

[@doublebass2332]

Bass for life!

[@BagPipePlayer]

It’s shares the melody!

[@Taryn_Arnold]

2:58 my heart❤😍

[@kristentimothy8385]

We played this song but our "orchestra teacher" was a band teacher so we couldve done better and had more fun with this piece than we actually did

[@depressedthespian4483]

I’m playing this for advanced orchestra (chamber) and we have 6th, 7th and 8th graders and we play without a conductor!

[@quirmi_6770]

Excuse me? 6th graders playing without a conductor??? I’m in an eighth grade orchestra And we have 2 conductors!!! I really don’t believe the no conductor part, do you even know how important they are? Especially in a piece where the tempo slows down!! And I think there’s even an ritardando there!!! You need your conductor for those!!

[@quirmi_6770]

I’m calling bullshit, professional orchestra NEED conductors,

[@teefthief]

@@quirmi_6770 why are you so offended? did someone piss in your cereal? :/

[@quirmi_6770]

@@teefthief no I just dont buy this- it’s a complicated song, it’s fast, has hard dynamics that I don’t think a 6th grader is capable of

[@katsumikurta]

@@quirmi_6770 I have a lot of things to say. And boy you have to CALM DOWN. Our last concert, we played a song called land of dragons and it's a 2.5 grade song. City of steel is grade 3. Not too much of a difference. We played that without a conductor and with ease wanna know how? Before you perform you assign a person for a ritardando for them to kinda set the slower tempo as everyone watches them. Then after the little pause they would slightly lift their head to start everyone again. Then to cut off the piece they again motion with their head to get everyone to lift their bows. Also, how does 2 conductors work? Isn't it distracting to have 2 people waving their hands around on the podium? You said professional orchestras should have a conductor. Girlie you guys must be so bad you have 2 conductors. Like- the 6th graders in thespian's orchestra could be MUCH more talented than your 8th graders. So yeah it's possible to play without a conductor with enough practice. Y'all just never had the idea to let go of your 2 conductors smh

[@Robert_E.O_Speedwagon_]

I'm playing this in orchestra right now and it's pretty difficult

[@ianspencer3901]

HeyItz Jessie yeah, looks easy, but isn’t.

[@sweettea3879]

Anyone who played the voila knows this song stuck with them. It was the first time we mainly had the solo💕

[@keaton8506]

So true lmao

[@SNSC00]

i have absolutely no idea why, and there is no logical reason for me to think this, but this reminds me of a roblox egg hunt.

[@laurenarnold813]

This reminds me of the flash theme

[@ianspencer3901]

I think you are so wrong, but I mean I also don’t know why.

[@SNSC00]

@@ianspencer3901 yea, same.

[@ILZE.77]

Lmao

[@BagPipePlayer]

😐 I can never un hear this...

[@fallonekw]

omg m41 cello is so heavenly

[@minefan7]

Just got my hands on this, seems like a really fun in comparison to the easy and boring 1.5s and 2s of my current class Sounds really good too For clarification, I’m doing this personally

[@CATsissta]

Played this in honors orchestra!!!

[@netherwolves3412]

I have my concert tomorrow

[@CATsissta]

@@netherwolves3412 GOOD LUCK!! You’ll do amazing :)

[@netherwolves3412]

@@CATsissta thanks :)

[@evilphilosophic5714]

I decided to go full volume with my headphones on

[@BagPipePlayer]

you read my mind

[@nan0wav]

i'm playing this in orchestera :D

[@bryanescalante6426]

same!

[@kaylynnmelendrez818]

+Ryan White same

[@leezuhh]

same

[@teyalhill]

+Bryan Escalante same

[@misopark4055]

Same

[@minefan7]

Don't usually leave second comments, but 3:44 to end is just too good...

[@FridgeTheAnimatior]

Ok

[@nicolasvega2709]

i still have nostalgia from when i played this in 7th grade

[@2plusmeAG]

Does anyone auditioning for Kendall suggest a video to listen to the second excerpt, Allegretto Beethoven/ Longfield ?

[@hiyorioh]

lol

[@latrompetafinal1176]

THAT WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!!!!!!

[@amberd9429]

I’m playing this in my orchestra right now I’m a bass

[@hyprdontia]

pov: you play this in orchestra and searched it up, only to find out it's actually 3x the speed you're playing it at

[@kiiinuo2729]

i finally learned how to play the first violin part

[@viola0027]

This is pretty good, the melody partially sounds like Swan Lake.

[@FakeChildProdigy]

I would say unfinished symphony mvt 1 from Schubert

[@lilhugbeast5730]

Idk how to get the sheet of music for this 😭😭

[@classicalphan2073]

Ahh this sounds so nice! Im auditioning for Kendall Orchestra and wowie this sounds challenging but not impossible

[@jiyuandong8964]

SAME, I auditioned too, did you get in?

[@jiyuandong8964]

Siji Osunkoya Second violin lol

[@jiyuandong8964]

Siji Osunkoya yeah I made it, I'm like uhh seventh chair or something like that, what're you

[@jiyuandong8964]

Cool I think I know who you're talking about or at least I can find out. What school do you guys go to? Maybe you could tell her to come meet a guy called Jiyuan Dong that you randomly met on youtube:)

[@udon5594]

so mad that we didnt get to play this cuz my class had a vote of which piece out of 3 pieces and this didnt win😢😢😢

[@MyTroubadour]

A découvrir !

[@2plusmeAG]

I have to try this for an audition. It sounds complicated, but amazing!🎼

[@RyanFamn]

Kendall?

[@2plusmeAG]

+TheAmazingGamerz1 👍

[@prime7376]

Ill see both of ya there

[@RyanFamn]

DId you make it?

[@RyanFamn]

Did you make it?

[@jadeivvy]

I have to teach this to myself for honors orchestra 😔 I’m scared

[@scribbledookie]

SAME LOL I HAD THE CONCERT RECENTLYYY

[@jadeivvy]

@ me too… I had a concert on Friday… what about you…

[@scribbledookie]

@@jadeivvy I did too

[@jadeivvy]

@@scribbledookie uhhh was it at union

[@scribbledookie]

@@jadeivvy Yep 😭

[@LondonSullens]

I wonder if swan lake like inspired this at all

[@DougSpata]

Not really. Mostly, it was the film scores of Bernard Herman, Max Steiner and Miklós Rózsa.

[@InediblePlastic]

Ooh that's true

[@windshieldwipers5275]

I'm playing this in orchestra... It's pretty hard to play...

[@WillieTplayz]

I believe in you! Practice makes perfect Ɛ> I'm getting ready for Christmas here XD

[@windshieldwipers5275]

William Tran I just had my concert yesterday for something I signed up for, luckily I was able to do it, and same, I'm also ready for Christmas, but the school music is easy.

[@michaelparrish4011]

1:33

[@darcyjohnson9713]

i played this last school year(8th grade and a few months ago), and i hated this because i thought it was hard(i was a first violin)

[@KanoaDeCastro]

We're playing this in my orchestra, but I wish we had more cellos and way more than 0 basses 😭

[@mika-wz4fu]

My Orchestra's NYSSMA piece, viola melody 👌

[@laurenarnold813]

YEAAAAAAA

[@mafiyuus]

I wanna play the violin so bad but i love my bandos too much 😭 band has a forwver impact on me for me to leave but i want to at the same time sometimes ......

[@InediblePlastic]

STAY BAND DON'T BETRAY US also what do you play

[@bruh_it_Bonkle]

The motif ;-;

[@gigik_]

KwiKwi We live for that motif

[@F4wk3s]

m.41 on bass haunts me (its not even that hard, i just suck)

[@monotoneasian7733]

IM BATMAN

[@laurenarnold813]

YES IM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO THOUGHT OF DC It sounds like the flash theme

[@Hailturner]

Lol! I’m playing this in sixth grade in orchestra!

[@alinaclark]

I am learning this and I'm in 7th

[@saturn8345]

It's supposed to be THAT fast?! 😰

[@havishnetla8873]

Is this in a movie

[@ericsini7161]

Havish Netla mad dumbbbbbbbb

[@Robert_E.O_Speedwagon_]

It sounds like it but I dunno.

[@pulsaurs]

we just chose this song to play in orchestra and it sounds so pretty but the violin 2 part feels kind of boring rip at least the other parts sound cool as hell it kind of reminds me of hollow knight

[@itz_notmick2614]

2nd violin part looks easy. also we are playing this in 7th grade

[@aarondunn6651]

Itz_NotMick Sure, but It really matters how well its played, and this is done very well...

[@alinaclark]

Same I'm playing 1st violin though :P

[@jaypegleg]

Lol I’ve got cello

[@gigik_]

It’s a grade 3, so it doesn’t surprise me. What really makes this piece difficult is all of the shifting that some directors put it. The dynamics are also super important

[@michaeldobbs3169]

This was really hard in 7th grade, but I'm getting my high school class to play it, most of us are 10th grade or higher

[@bagaboiebailey]

We played this my freshman year but we had a sub who took all our sheet music at the end of every concert so 😡

[@quirmi_6770]

It’s illegal to copy parts do those are probably original parts so they have to take them back, original parts can be 200 dollars plus for a full orchestra depending on the peice

[@bagaboiebailey]

@@quirmi_6770 Trust me, they weren't. This sub was also the marching band percussion director, and he did the exact same thing there even though we printed out our OWN music...

[@quirmi_6770]

@@bagaboiebailey again, printing music is illegal, so even if you printed it up yourself if you want to cough up so money to keep original copies then be my guest

[@xx_cursed_angel_xx872]

(3rd year)im in 8th grade and our instructor is gunna make us learn this when we come back from Christmas breaK. Im leader of second violins. Help🤣😭💔

[@quirmi_6770]

If you count and read your accidentals well it shouldn’t be a problem!! Good luck lol

[@kieranhawthorne5327]

I have to play this in my 8th grade orchestra smh.

[@char-um9no]

AbbyCat 253 that's awesome I love this song.

[@chrismichael4048]

AbbyCat 253 same

[@andrewh.2163]

Gail V n

[@doyouhearthepeoplesing7326]

Same

[@westsoundrecords245]

Spidernan ps4 menu screen

[@sophiathepaleone4913]

BATMAN!!!😈😈

[@laurenarnold813]

No THE FLASH

[@ILZE.77]

DC sucks anyway so it doesn’t matter

[@loreenahofmann5842]

I am also playing this in 7th

[@char-um9no]

Loreena Hofmann cool. What does that have to do with anything?

[@selenda6671]

.. no need to be so rude

[@pastelpink3353]

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