Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, op.4 [with score]

[@ricardobufo]

I've enjoyed many versions but never heard this, Britten's own recording. The shock is the dance like first movement ... almost Tchaikovsky in its rythms. Truly one of the great conductors ... in addition to his other God-given gifts.

[@djrbfmbfm-woa]

yes. big fan. j.

[@SarumChoirmaster]

I played this on viola during my late teens. I loved this composition!

[@이기영-v2p]

Im in ma late teen and Im playing it on the viola! Jinx

[@nou-rt9sw]

I'm 16 so not really in my late teens yet, but I'm playing the frolicsome finale this year--and did the sentimental saraband last year (I absolutely hated the saraband because of the time signature but it sure does slap)

[@meat1031]

im in 10th grade and play viola and we have to play this for our schools spring concert,, pls pray for me 😭😭

[@ValzainLumivix]

Good luck

[@hml98]

So how was it??

[@drawnbysean1624]

I hope it went well, in ninth and my chamber strings group didn’t have a violist so we had to make two violinists be violists

[@chloechloe3166]

This easy 😭

[@inspector_fluffy8968]

9th and we have to play it for competition help ( upright bass player)

[@su4509]

Boisterous Bourree 1st movement 00:00 playful pizzicato 2nd movement 3:30 Sentimental Saraband 3rd movement 6:35 Frolicsome Finale 4th movement 14:34

[@sacred_potato7847]

I think u got the order wrong

[@moderato1985]

0:03 - 1 ч. d Несамовите буре, вступ d 0:09 - 1 ч. d Несамовите буре, ГП d 0:41 - 1 ч. d Несамовите буре, ПП F 3:31 - 2 ч. Грайливе піццикато F. ОТ F. 4:30 - 2 ч. Грайливе піццикато F. Середина тріо С. 6:37 - 3 ч. Сентиментальна сарабанда g. 1 тема g. 9:27 - 3 ч. Сентиментальна сарабанда g. 2 тема B. 14:34 - 4 ч. Веселий фінал d. Вступ d. 14:44 - 4 ч. Веселий фінал d. ГП d. 15:13 - 4 ч. Веселий фінал d. ПП С

[@sydneyrodd]

Playing this in my junior year of high school was a gift! Now, as a senior, we are playing the St. Paul’s Suite!

[@duckiankoo9242]

Lol, I played at Paul’s suite as a junior and I’m playing simple symphony rn.

[@AMC08]

omg for me it was freshman st. paul suite now we’re playing this as a sophomore!!!

[@ehmaree]

For me it was sophomore st pauls and simple symphony senior year

[@Painterreaderworker]

Oh my God. I LOVE THE ST. PAUL SUITE!!!! ITS SO FUN

[@repettomuzik]

In the Sentimental Saraband, I hear Bach's influence from the 2nd movement of Bach's Concerto for 2 violins. Still beautiful what Britten did with the tune and it's poignant variations. What a great homage.

[@youmightveseenmycommentsbe7493]

Sentimental Sarabande, truly something to be played with the drips of your heartstring

[@simonkawasaki4229]

I am rather ashamed to say how _surprised_ I was to find just how much I actually loved this.

[@KhyeTheWandereR]

Same here. I remember not enjoying playing this but it is quite beautiful, especially the 3rd movement

[@andrewpetersen5272]

Ashamed?....Why?

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This masterpiece invigorates the human spirit

[@marcoesquandolez]

this piece is ADORABLE i love it

[@wavechaser25]

Just played this for my college's fall concert. Took it just a tad slower! That spiccato on the 4th movement is brutal! (Non- music major bass player POV of course ;) )

[@TempodiPiano]

what does POV mean please?

[@koya326]

@@TempodiPianopoint of view

[@FlamingCockatiel]

This is a delightful piece of music. I enjoy that the movements are alliteratively titled.

[@Kisinda]

Вы бы знали, как русня воровала мелодии Ваших композиттров

[@sambanderass5579]

​@@Kisindaслышь, ты, дрисня, следи за базаром, чучело!

[@jestemqiqi7647]

0:04 Boisterous Bourée 6:37 Sentimental Saraband 14:35 Frolicsome Finale

[@antoniaseidel4125]

3:28 Playful Pizzicato 😉

[@angelazamorano5320]

Thank you for uploading this !

[@JONBA.]

We can all agree that the 4th movement is the best, period.

[@MrMusicbyMartin]

Well I always preferred the second movement, it feels much more like typical Britten writing, infused with Scottish vibes and intelligent development.

[@coasterdragon155]

oh man playing the last movement at my string camp last year was actually really fun

[@Ruby-uj1nd]

Surprised at how much I enjoyed this

[@Vessanpönttöpää]

thanks for uploading a whole work.

[@awanna-bechristine9324]

Can I just say... as a violinist who has played this twice the second movement is WAY harder than it sounds. I was first chair and I struggled to keep the pizz up to tempo. RIP the rest of my section XD

[@jackwilloughby239]

It's much easier to play with the thumb, holding the violin in your lap like a mandolinist, rather than with the forefinger. It's supposed to be a Simple Piece, and I believe violin was actually taught this way in the past: Learning to pluck the tune, In Tune, so you can see the actual distance between the notes and where your fingers need to be, learning the bow movements on Open strings, then combining the two.

[@spagheddiesquash]

i feel u 😭 i plucked with 2 fingers which helped a little but the room my ensemble performed it in was super cold.. i remember one time during rehearsal our conductor made us sing the piece. had a blast doing that.

[@abendrot31]

I like this music very much.

[@JenniferWalker-v8e]

Lovely of you to provide the score for conductors and orchestral musicians, (&ec.). It would, however, be so much more helpful were you to “scroll the score” at a rate that allows for musicians to “Read Ahead”. This enables more efficacious fingering, oft times waylaying potential intonation difficulties. Additionally, as concert masters and section principals, we very much appreciate the importance of procuring the score so that we can coordinate bowing styles and techniques, interrelating them across-the-board. Again, please allow me to thank you for your fine contribution to “A Musician’s Good Day“.

[@chu3chuchu]

これはありがたい！感謝です。

[@leirecameselle4522]

0:00 1st mov 3:31 2nd mov 6:35 3rd mov 14:34 4th mov

[@leirecameselle4522]

4:30 trio 2nd mov

[@leirecameselle4522]

11:02 Più agitato 3rd mov

[@leirecameselle4522]

15:30 4rt mov part

[@ryanmiller5979]

Ending gives me chills ;)

[@silviasalgado7089]

Music theacher!!; Wonderfull,10/11/21

[@silviasalgado7089]

Yed14/12/21

[@silviasalgado7089]

I Repeat,yed,Hi My love,06/1/22

[@elrichardo1337]

2nd mvt is _such_ a delightful little scherzo

[@carlose.johansson739]

Wonderful symphony ❤ saraband=3❤❤❤

[@DerekWilliamsMusic]

Good job, Robert!

[@Engineeriumchannel]

8:08 Опустела без тебя земля

[@letranger2000]

все мы вышли из пахмутовской шинели

[@Kisinda]

@@helen-matthews-usa абсолютный плагиат!! Вспомните другое её "творчество'! А уж мявканье кристаллинской на эу роскошную музыку... 🐖🐖

[@ВикторБагуркин]

Замечательно!!!

[@nkeuphonium]

Aw, this is so fun! :D

[@jeoungkim7955]

I am a high school orchestra teacher and interested in purchasing both the parts and the score for string orchestra version. Please let me know where to purchase them. Thanks!

[@spagheddiesquash]

played boisterous bouree, playful pizzicato and sentimental saraband (i was violin 2) for nyssma majors this past year, and we got gold!!! (granted, we did a split-level 5 and 6 program but still, it was the most fun ive had in a long time and i personally think we sounded great. mostly positive comments from the adjudicators as well!!!) god, the animato in boisterous bouree was such a pain in the butt 😭

[@氷川きよし-u1h]

練習用 0:30 3:50 14:32

[@justageekygamer]

We making it to the alliteration with dis 1 💯💯🗣🗣🔥🔥

[@victorireland8913]

Do I hear signs of Ravel in this piece? Or Elgar?

[@FreakieFan]

I think you hear Britten in this piece.

[@Ling__Ling__]

Possibly, Britten wrote this piece based on the pieces he heard as a kid

[@raulceballos7560]

The second movement is similar to the start of the second movement of Ravel's F major string quartet.

[@ytcarol]

​@@Ling__Ling__ Seems very likely, from reading David Matthews' biography.

[@anthonyfortuna1870]

Where can I get this edition? Parts and score?

[@natheniel]

You will have to buy it, presumable from Boosey and Hawkes who is Britten’s main publisher.

[@anthonylington5]

God loves you

[@andreastojcevic9592]

bridgerton vibes iykyk

[@ValzainLumivix]

Cool

[@JuanLucangioli]

9:28

[@Kisinda]

Блииин!!! Где Пахмутова и где эта великая мелодия!!!

[@炭酸ナトリウム十水和物]

4楽章　14:35

[@StarriSprinkles]

ＹＥＥＥＥＥＳＳ VIOLA GETS TO PLAY THE MELODYY

[@tsai0047]

I play this in audition for SYS at beginning of school😅

[@monicacha9826]

Me too😊

[@erictsai1983]

@@monicacha9826me 3

[@ana-nw7gq-f8g]

I'm going to play the Simple Symphony and St. Paul's Suite at a club next time, and when I look at the comments, it's interesting to see so many of the same people. I need to do something to prevent the accelerating speed when playing the second movement...

[@Kisinda]

Ну надо же! А в сэрэсерэ сентиментальную сарабанду считали песней Пахмутовой НЕЖНОСТЬ!!!! Любители СССР, как вам?

[@Marcodini5252]

can you write in english please ?

[@Kisinda]

@@Marcodini5252 russian Pahmutova appropriated melody SARABANDA by Ben Britten

[@Kisinda]

@@Marcodini5252 song НЕЖНОСТЬ by Alexandra Pachmutova on rassian You Tube

[@Painterreaderworker]

Can anyone help me figure out fingers for the first chord and the A note before? I cannot

[@maximilianellis1311]

Just do it in 3rd position- 1 on the A’s and 034 for the chords

[@christinatang124]

I’m in 7th grade bro this is gonna be HARD 14:37

[@austinroopali997]

idk im 13 and i played it super easy

[@hi_caj]

It ok and I’m same age as u guys

[@Vessanpönttöpää]

this is physically very hard occupation&job to play this type music.

[@natheniel]

2nd movement archer theme anybody?

[@rinzel8429]

It’s really the first 8 measures, then it goes into deeper detail

[@schubertuk]

Yes - it could be a coincidence, but Arthur Wood's Barwick Green - the Archer's Theme - was composed in 1924 (from his "My Native Heath" suite) - 10 years BEFORE Britten released this. Arthur Wood's Barwick Green therefore may well have influenced this movement's 7-note second subject.

[@i.a.gymnastics]

I’m in 5th grade and I have to play this for orchestra 😅

[@ChenweiWu-mo6ji]

me too

[@SCRIABINIST]

Based Britten

[@SamuelLee-gw6wr]

14:34 This was what those Taiwanese middle school students played in the dark

[@liedersanger1]

How old was he when he wrote this?

[@mikeoas]

20 years old, although he was probably no older than 9 years old when he originally wrote the themes he later put into this work. (The earliest referred works are dated 1923.)

[@esteeng2859]

I am in 5th garde and i have to play this for a ocestra

[@하루-w7e]

3:29

[@bluwietea]

wait im so confused isnt a half rest one beat and whole rest 2 beats? why do i end up playing later 😭😭

[@buckohoh]

4:31 trio

[@kayleerogers6043]

16:29

[@Rav5490]

1:09 1:18 1:15 1:05

[@yeshuali]

Reminds me of Prokofiev 1

[@leirecameselle4522]

Soy segundo violín. Tengo que llevarla bien mañana. Me duele la mano.

[@palutalu]

Comment so I can find this again

[@v_nlee7416]

12:47 14:44

[@jeffryphillipsburns]

Someone should have talked Britten out of the alliterative movement titles. Just nix the adjectives.

[@ТатьянаКрасильникова-ф9ы]

Опустела без тебя земля, мать твою:)))

[@Kisinda]

Присоюдиняюсь! Толъко с выражениями моего папы с Балтики матроса. Прикиньте

[@Kisinda]

Сука бездарная эта пахмутова!

[@suppokodayo]

11:42 13:15

[@alanknights2779]

Last movement very operatic, these opera composers can't help their operatic skills going into their instrumental works.

[@cowsgomoonow3471]

Just for me 11:02 16:28

[@alanknights2779]

Not so simple to play as the title suggests, maybe it is easy listening as Benjamin Britten features on radio 2.

[@KoKuma-z1q]

Did he really think that the double bass part, the importance of which can be clearly seen from the score itself, should be just an ad libitum?

[@bassoskat]

Composed for those between ages 9-12 lmao. Ain't nothin' simple about this work.

[@Summertraveling]

composed BY britten when HE was the ages 9-12.

[@edd893]

I’m in grade 6 and playing the first one for my assembly 😅 Someone help me

[@bruh-qn2li]

Playing this along with st. Paul's suite and I fear the inability of our second violins and lack of violas 😥

[@secretcrybaby6128]

Save me from this madness😭 a bunch of 7-10 graders are playing this

[@Kisinda]

Пахмутова таки сперла эту мелодию у Бенжамена!!!!

[@legoismymusic6467]

Freshmen in the house and I’m 4th chair in advance orchestra playing this.

[@composer318]

D minor

[@grahamnancledra7036]

A wild boar? Duh! It was a deer! Dumbos!

[@tech8o8]

this might be the worst song that i have ever heard

[@Harina-p4q]

Bro what

[@나이수-u5i]

Cool

[@Rav5490]

0:21

[@하루-w7e]

2:28

[@justinkim_]

16:03

[@アヤべイガドマ]

17:09

[@thriftstorechicken3395]

15:58

[@mossmelody7307]

8:36

[@with2ts372]

12:35

[@dimbluewave]

14:34

[@xwhox7307]

2:29