Counterbalance, by Todd Stalter - Score & Sound

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Counterbalance
By Todd Stalter
Item: 00-39634
Series: Young Symphonic
Level: 2.5
This exciting work explores musical opposites---long vs. short, soft vs. loud, high vs. low, and smooth vs. angular. It will be sure to energize your ensemble on your next concert! (4:00) This title is available in SmartMusic.
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[@walker9577]

todd stalter makes my fingers hurt

[@stuffedpie1388]

yup

[@yesenix4500]

IKR😭✋

[@shaquilleredlox1179]

Literally 😭

[@jomoncanada]

No fr his pieces are always so mcuh

[@tdoyr2119]

Todd stalter makes my lips tingle

[@Sylvizou]

This brings a tear to my eye because of how I miss being in band and all of the memories I had

[@izzy.blizzyyy]

same here dude :[

[@wafernafer9143]

@@izzy.blizzyyy I may be crazy but yall go similar names :O

[@beverlyhicks7219]

@@wafernafer9143cap

[@DrFox-ry8vv]

I fuckin hated being in band sadly as the people i was with were abunch of wankers :T

[@DrFox-ry8vv]

The teacher was really nice thought

[@robingambrell8004]

THE TUBASS FINALLY HAVE THE MELODY

[@toxiicjfox3233]

Same but I'm trombone

[@caper6649]

That’s a French horn my yutes

[@seanm.3481]

Cap Er No I believe that if is ALL of low brass

[@sigtash6499]

i was so happy playing this bro first time in so long getting a melody

[@Titanicguy107]

@@caper6649no it’s low brass

[@bongo1392]

As the Timpani player, I give this piece a fun/10

[@dw2256]

Same lol, the solo at the end is just the finest

[@firetrio2103]

As the snare player who is garbage, this is aids

[@Fryyournas]

I wantes to play the timpani so bad but got the bass drum 😭😭

[@k.w.production]

@@Fryyournas im going to play timpani !!!

[@americaninfidel751]

Throughout the ten years of band experience, I would have to say playing this piece would have been my favorite one alongside playing anchors away in front of admirals and captains for navy bootcamp graduations, it was honor to have ended the musician chapter of my life with the Navy band.

[@TravyBallerton]

I played tuba and my teacher told me to all out for this and I did just that, one of my favourites

[@sigtash6499]

same here bro, and as a tuba player, you dont get to do stuff like this alot

[@theaveragejoe838]

Nice

[@radargeekwx]

same

[@SnowGlobeRBLX]

i love the melody so damn much

[@thenarwhal8260]

As a sax player, if my middle school director told me to do that, he would have immediately regretted it

[@moonwouldfallxx1849]

my 8th-grade band might be doing this for our contest this year! I'll tell you that the low brass was very excited while listening to this. my friends and i are absolutely obsessed with this song.

[@elijahailey7362]

It gets old in a week tho

[@moonwouldfallxx1849]

@@elijahailey7362 we didn't do it. i think they did this song with another band? but it doesn't really matter now considering we probably wont be returning to school this year.

[@elijahailey7362]

True 😂

[@painstakinglybad2762]

my eighth grade band is taking this to state this year.

[@SnowedAllDay]

This song is pretty impressive for eighth graders

[@136-rats-in-a-trench-coat]

The day after we got our music, one piece being counterbalance, my friend ran up to me and excitedly asked if I’d listened to counterbalance yet. I hadn’t, and she rambled about how amazing it is before dragging me off to a practice room to play it. I love this song!

[@awakenedxxz]

Currently playing this for my concert. So fun, which I can go faster. 😭

[@5Martin1]

Oh the memories this brings from playing this back in sixth grade

[@theyakel1]

Same!

[@shaquilleredlox1179]

Literally omg

[@miapeaiamaria8329]

Bitc- sixth grade?? I’ve never felt so untalented in my life. I played this freshman year of high school

[@tdoyr2119]

I’m playing this in 8th. Tuba part really isn’t hard. Like, ever.

[@electro_volt]

@@tdoyr2119 were playing this rn (8th grade too) and my friend who plays tuba agrees, but jesus christ they went hard on the trumpet part

[@JuanHernandez-ts2km]

2:06 most glorious horn part(change my mind)

[@jeremybedard1052]

Have you ever listened to Red Rock Mountain by Rossano Galante?

[@JuanHernandez-ts2km]

@@jeremybedard1052 YES, its beautiful, I meant that this was the best part for this song specifically, but yes in that song the horn solis are amazing.

[@user-xj1zw7rv4r]

euphonium

[@JuanHernandez-ts2km]

@@user-xj1zw7rv4r no, the part I pointed out is a horn part, I played in a county concert

[@user-xj1zw7rv4r]

@OpenYourEyesStudio I played it as well and have had it memorized for years. It’s not just horn, but also a euphonium part.

[@OfficialDrize]

As a snare player, this was hard but also fun at the same time

[@ThatGirlEllis]

Right!

[@San_fransisco_49ers]

Yep same here

[@TheHorrorPlant]

Yep, but very crucial

[@himokotoga1825]

i have to play snare fo it and im a first year i transitioned from clarinet its very scary im mallet based or i thought i was idk im scared tho

[@Ilovemicroplastics]

currently playing this in band and it’s gotta be the funkiest lil piece we’ve ever played

[@necrozma4029]

Still one of my favorites from when I was in the school band... this piece is friggin amazing

[@rosebebe3110]

We are playing this right now in band

[@yobblyblob5745]

Same

[@AshtonThompson-xr5pz]

same @@yobblyblob5745

[@gaytheaterkid]

I play bass guitar in band and this is my favorite song to play. It’s so dramatic and I love it. I also really like Legend of Devils Lake

[@joeygonzalez7388]

Big throwback to 8th grade 3 years ago… played the timpani part for san diego middle school honors band. Super exciting part too bad I quit percussion all together even though I was pretty darn good at it.

[@DylanGehl]

Measure 77 😊. It gets me every time. So good 👍👍👍

[@Phibilios]

I love the title given to this peice. :0

[@theresachacon1122]

When my band was preparing for it, we were given it right after our fall concert to have enough time to prepare it for MPA and so my band director would mix the name with another piece we played called Turning Point and so my band director would call it Counterpoint instead of Counterbalance. It became a bit of an inside joke between all of the band members

[@futureGMclaire]

3:31 brings joy to my soul!!!

[@user-xj1zw7rv4r]

god the nostalgia the memories oh

[@lazybones8962]

Literally just....🤌

[@jayd.756]

Loved playing that melody on tuba

[@recreationwatermark9406]

2:09 is by far the best part.

[@daniellaserra6929]

I want to play this with my band so bad

[@Starskyval]

THIS SHI IS FIRE 🔥🔥🗣 GOOOOOODDDAMAMMNNNN

[@erikorue9017]

Strange transition with timpani solo but I like :)

[@dailytoothbrushreminder6502]

I remember playing this like 3 years ago

[@haileylong7795]

My middle schools varsity band might be doing this song for competition this year and I’m really hoping we do

[@mangopopsicle2514]

hailey the oboe?

[@haileylong7795]

@@mangopopsicle2514 yeah

[@mangopopsicle2514]

@@haileylong7795 omfg, its such a good song tho

[@mangopopsicle2514]

@Relaations weinger

[@rhyliehjones08]

3:24 is the best part 🤌🏾

[@AntiVenom-og3ld]

This is really fun, especially on timpani.

[@fox.gif7]

playing this for my spring concert, whish me luck 🙀🙀🙀🫶🫶🫶

[@SnowGlobeRBLX]

same

[@beadyeyes9]

As a trombone for my grade 9 band this was definitely one of favourite songs to play

[@ariebolden2704]

Yeah I played this in 7th grade as a trombone, one of my favorite pieces to play to this day

[@ryanorourke1150]

Playing this right now in 10th grade in my band

[@russelltaylor-zk8if]

This is a pretty fun pice for bwing in drum line in 8 grade in the high school marching band that got first at state for 3a texas

[@shot-nj7od]

Oh man I remember playing this in 2nd grade

[@alanartz]

what

[@fizz4onix507]

Ain't no way💀

[@gaytheaterkid]

No way dude

[@steverman2312]

We almost played this back in 8th but didnt. Im now in 10th, almost in 11th and im *still* mad about it.

[@coopersluka3114]

To me this seems a little higher than a grade 2.5...

[@phillip1908]

Cooper Sluka ikr

[@wMattie]

Listen to Rephrygeration by the same composer... i think this is a 2.5

[@MommyIchika]

@@wMattie it's a grade 4

[@dravenholder9236]

No it think it should be even lower this is easy

[@sjramen_]

@@dravenholder9236 i agree

[@asklessquestionsK]

My 8th grade concert band is playing this at a college in WA in a few months. Im practicing ahead bc the fingers are tricky

[@SuperiorSoothsayer]

I'm currently playing this on flute in grade 10 music

[@_Radidon_]

Love this song And what part is flute? I love the trombone parts ✋😩🤚

[@Sprout8467]

I have to play this for all county this year as a seventh grade flute player Spoiler alert… It’s hard

[@necrozma4029]

As a flute player, can confirm: it's quite difficult.

[@nicksipich1024]

That ending tho

[@aadityaborse1]

1:19

[@caper6649]

That’s me French horn yutes

[@awakenedxxz]

who plays euphonium?

[@titannplayz772]

I played this as a sophomore bass clarinet and I must say this hurt my fingers and made me have a hard time breathing

[@durham3695]

0:38❤️

[@bobthebob1232]

As a xylophonist 10/10

[@kaidenpeek5959]

Ah yes

[@uhh3457]

TheCyanSka ?????????????

[@kaidenpeek5959]

GrogTheFrog ??????????????????????????????

[@ADiaz951]

?

[@colesicle7975]

H Chemist ah yes

[@senormike2354]

laurtin.winter ???????????????????????????????

[@Jaime8aJr]

Is this on the Texas pml?

[@benjamincerna3833]

3:24 is the best idc

[@williamholden7551]

Best part is 1:03

[@mattiaswalker3043]

What is it with this composer and timpani solos? Try and name a song by him that dosen't have at least one timpani solo.

[@azu2521]

3:29

[@gaytheaterkid]

That part is so had to play on bass guitar 😅

[@gaytheaterkid]

I love this song but it’s so hard to play 😢

[@Ylediqiq]

It sounds a bit the same as "Aggressivo" by the same Composer.

[@darklink64]

At 1:17 where the alto saxes echo the flutes is honestly one of the highlights personally, love this piece Edit: forgot to mention that I _am_ an alto saxophone player lol

[@alanartz]

U mean horn sax dont play their

[@darklink64]

@@alanartz whatever variation we have has us playing there

[@DiscreetLuka]

This is more like a grade 4

[@toxiicjfox3233]

Im doing this in 7th grade

[@theresachacon1122]

It not that hard it's just the speed that is intimidating

[@DiscreetLuka]

@@theresachacon1122 lmao I don’t know why I said that almost two years ago, this piece is easy. I was just dumb back then and took in the fact that the band that performed this sounds amazing, changing my perspective on the piece making me think it was harder than it actually was LOL

[@mrzapato_]

3:14

[@hoi8712]

3:23

[@hoi8712]

3:29

[@hoi8712]

3:42