Brian Balmages, Arabian Dances

Conductor: Samuel Gal Alterovich
The National Student Orchestra of Israel
The 2019 Summer Concert
The Jerusalem Theater, Henry Crown Concert Hall
August 22, 2019

[@CertifiedDumbassery]

I’m playing this for my December concert. Being a bass clarinet and playing a part with the flute blows my mind. Like, I have never really had to play the high register and now I suddenly have to? It’s so cool and I’m so excited for it.

[@johnquaviusbondingleton3rd158]

this is the first song I'm playing on bass clarinet

[@zoomzoomer7218]

we're doing this song in my band rn and the 1st Clarinet part makes me loose any sort of confidence while planing lol. THE PERCUSSION THOUGH.

[@Puiinguinn]

I’m playing this as well, and I’m a percussionist, my section can’t learn their part for the life of them😭 help plz

[@DeMoNiC_pEpPa_PiG]

i got first clarinet on it yesterday it’s interesting lol. it’s a fun challenge tho

[@Flamsleburger]

as a percussion player playing this song, I'm scared

[@maxski17]

Se start this song. Im percussionist and the first Time un Read mode is very hâte but Nice. 1 min of pure percussions this is rare

[@Ayden147]

As a Clarinet that used to be in marching band and that played second. I shall clarify yes. It was hard and for all the clarinets out there I wish ya luck in whatever grade your in!

[@felwinterslie8223]

Playing this for our assessment concert (preparing extra hard for it, hence why we got it in winter) I'm so glad that I'm a percussionist

[@alexiakumbera5536]

Same! I am actually a middle schooler playing with high school for the second time, and I’m super excited to play this with them.

[@capboard9331]

Played this, as a violin, in the orchestra quite loud. My ears RIP

[@kenpageful]

Very well done.

[@austinjohnson2977]

Semi-sight reading this as a high school to play with a nearby middle school, as they’re doing this piece. I’m the bass clarinet (part 4) and I can say this piece is, pretty fun. Sad I only will be playing it one day to help out a nearby band (it’s something or high school top band is doing lol). There’s really only one challenging fingering that happens twice, but other than that pretty straightforward ^^

[@CertifiedDumbassery]

Fellow bass clarinetist?? What did you think of the part we play with the flutes?

[@danielacastro810]

Im doing this in middle school rn

[@nicholasb7352]

I don’t understand why they played the music so fast. It seemed like they were going well beyond the 160 bbm in the last section of the song. Not to mention the duet was almost crushed by the sound of the percussion

[@davejames901]

It seems like the percussion section picked the tempo up in their soli section... not sure if that was intentional.

[@makiing_thiings7212]

The goofy tempos kinda ruined the song

[@sarafurino6782]

@@makiing_thiings7212it’s the point of music. You’ll have different tempo changes throughout songs sometimes. One measure you’ll be slow and joyful, next you’ll be fast and energetic. It’s the love about music that makes it 10x better

[@syxph3r]

​@@sarafurino6782 but it wasn't how Balmages intended

[@joysplanetofficial]

⁠@@syxph3ri agree. it should’ve started off a little bit more slower. although it was really good, the end picked up so much that it didn’t really feel like the gist of the song. it ended up feeling more like a suspenseful composition or something. the song was meant to have energy and emphasis, not only speed. it sped though so fast that the clarinet eighth notes near the end were barely heard.

[@GabrielNguyen-vr9pt]

We played this for our UIL music last school year (somewhere in last of of school year, or known as the first half of 2023)

[@syxph3r]

Same actually...

[@syxph3r]

Holy shit y'all went faster than normal

[@snowman1238]

Conflict gives meaning

[@kvaughn1740]

POV, making 1st trombone in region and playing this for the concert....MY LIPS ARS DEAD, like.....4 measures of a super g.....boi what da heck

[@dillongreen8194]

u made me cringe reading this

[@carolineeyler]

2:15

[@ActuallyRex]

nah she winked bro caught me off guard

[@emily_roj]

1:40 For reference

[@eliporcupine]

you are rushing

[@holographchrome6115]

piece sounds way better faster but i agree this was maybe 10 clicks too fast

[@nitzel5795]

lolololololololol first L

[@shelbyhiggen9396]

The first piccolo part at the end is 🥲 fun 🥲