SCORE STUDY EPISODE #2: PRELUDE, SICILIANO & RONDO

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Prelude, Siciliano, & Rondo
Composed by Malcolm Arnold (Op. 80)
Arranged by John P. Paynter
Published by Carl Fischer
Performed by the Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin conducting
Reduction and Analysis by Anthony O'Toole

[@RedRooster0912]

Goddamnit that clown freaked me out

[@ksbtv3424]

Ethan Messina we meet again

[@jackaguirre8576]

Especially that last one at 8:03!

[@sedonaernest3851]

The clowns made my heart drop to my foot. I was scared lmao

[@blazergangfan6220]

How many were there?

[@jacobbass6437]

@@blazergangfan6220 4 clowns, one dog in a clown costume, and Donald Trump. So a total of 6 clowns.

[@MarkZickefoose]

@@blazergangfan6220 One too many.

[@Azervyn]

I remember playing this early in high school. I loved the piece but I don't remember the clown jumpscares.

[@plutonian1692]

Your score studies are literally the best, bless you man haha.

[@AnthonyOTooleMusic]

Neo Townsend 🙏🏼 thanks my dude! If you dig em and wanna help me keep making these visit patreon.com/anthonyotoolemusic and chip in even a buck and I’ll love you forever

[@miguelperez2600]

Your score studies show me these pieces in New lights. Love all the clowns in the 3rd movt; well all except one.

[@grumble2009]

OMG - love your gifs. Throwing shade on Arnold takes balls. Love it.

[@DavidMAnderson]

I played this piece in high school, and it was iconic in my love for performing in and teaching band. Love the analysis, thanks for the video!! Will use this in class!

[@music_hashiraedits]

I was cornet 2 but the only cornet 2😭

[@tylerhascoolsocks8]

Prelude: 0:12 Siciliano: 2:13 Rondo: 6:10

[@howardradamsconductor9818]

Not only an enjoyable score study, but a treat at the end!

[@kaitim817]

Rehearsal m-o is probably one of my favourite moments in the piece. It just sounds so mysterious in the middle of such an upbeat movement

[@Snakemasterepic]

Love the clowns in the third movement

[@garrisoncluff5367]

Sounds really nice! I hope I get to play this!

[@soah_nanchez.mp4]

Excellent score study for compositional purposes, thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@canolatie]

played this at IMC this summer and as a relatively inexperienced high school clarinetist, the lilting part in siciliano was surprisingly difficult!! this piece was an amazing learning experience though, and this video puts it in a whole new light.

[@philliplipple1799]

Excellent . Educational. Malcom Arnold is an under-rated composer. Check out his symphonies.

[@mlefeb]

There's actually something that's supposed to be in the first movement that I can't tell if Paynter purposely left out, but in the original brass band score (Called "Little Suite for Brass" Op. 80) at rehearsal F on that held out Ebmaj7 (minus 3rd in the held out chord) chord there's actually supposed to be a stating of the principal melodic material (according to my ear I think it would've been written in the Euphonium). It starts on the second beat of the 3rd measure of F starting on a Bb2 to an Eb3 to a G3 to an F3 and then a G3 onto the 3rd beat of the next measure just like the rhythm of the principal theme in G major when it is first stated. This would solve the issue of the major third that it doesn't add in the beginning because Arnold probably wants them to be two separate ideas (the eighth+two sixteenth notes on beat 4 section and the main melodic material), but having this melody in the recapitulation I think would tie the two sections together because it just sounds very empty on those two measures. Idk I thought I would bring it up...

[@mlefeb]

This recording is a good reference: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKrSoI2ogtuCm68

[@mlefeb]

It’s actually the same exact melody as rehearsal B in the low brass on the first two measures but the last G is held out for the entire two beats as a half note

[@taylor_h796]

This piece is giving Mondstadt region from Genshin Impact. also still traumatised by that one band concert where I accidentally play a Db chord instead of Eb on the vibes for the last chord of the siciliano 💀💀

[@pfeifanddrum4610]

Thanks for this! I haven't heard of this piece before now, and now I'm thinking of conducting it at the highschool I'm student-teaching at.

[@karlie7]

LOVE THOSE PICS

[@raymondgonzalez5690]

I'm playing this currently in high school - snare

[@AnthonyOTooleMusic]

que chido vato

[@music_hashiraedits]

I’ma be playing this at UIL which is tomorrow😭 to make this worse in the only cornet 2💀

[@johnwelshconductor8059]

I loved the image of the biggest clown of all!

[@Justincredible24]

I miss this song and that god awfully hard 16th run in the third movement :’) (tuba player btw so anything other than down beats and whole notes are hard)

[@nathansquires444]

Bari Sax player here. Ive played this piece too. I felt you on that one

[@jonaheggert5586]

i do enjoy the clown motif accents in the rondo

[@taylor_h796]

8:01 WHEEZE

[@hudsoncampos5976]

Amazing

[@AnthonyOTooleMusic]

Thanks!

[@lesmizzle]

Sounds like a Db∆/Ab instead of Dø/Ab in the 2nd half of measure 81.

[@ChrisCooper-gu5fd]

You're the man. Thank you for this. Do you have a Patreon?

[@AnthonyOTooleMusic]

Yes patreon.com/anthonyotoolemusic

[@fornello123]

This is some gourmet shit

[@AnthonyOTooleMusic]

thanks... although i'm p bummed there's no *chef's kiss*

[@August23579]

Why such hate towards Rondo?

[@SamanthaIreneYTube]

That Guy look I’m in no place to judge as it’s way better than my own compositions, but it’s a little cliched don’t you think. Then again I feel that way about the majority of symphonic wind ensemble music. The use of the Can-Can ending at the end is the cherry on the top.

[@steverman2312]

8:01 im not kidding when i say this has me cackling like a hyena

[@brandonwomble5570]

Hi CBW