The Emerald Falcon, by Richard Meyer - Score & Sound

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The Emerald Falcon
By Richard Meyer
Item: 00-35962
Series: Highland/Etling String Orchestra
Level: 4
Step aside, Dark Knight and Spiderman, the "Emerald Falcon" has flown into town! Your high school orchestra will love the dark harmonies and driving rhythms of this exciting new overture, written in the style of end credits to a superhero movie. All sections of the orchestra are featured in this tour-de-force, as the rich melodic material is generously passed from instrument to instrument. A lyrical middle section features an extended violin solo and a beautifully tranquil solo for string bass. Menacing, frightening, mysterious, and peaceful---the myriad of emotions contained here are sure to take your audience and your orchestra on an unforgettable ride, while creating a challenge for all of your students. This title is available in SmartMusic.
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[@joeyplaysbass]

One of my first ever solos as a bassist in high school. The solo violinist was a great friend too. I couldn't have asked for more

[@Hmerritt827]

Solo bassists for the win 🥳

[@pogcast_]

I LOVE RICHARD MEYER FOR GIVING THE BASSISTS SOME GODAMN RESPECT

[@wiltingsunflowers]

so glad the basses finally have a solo, two at that, we never get any attention

[@user-td6zj4ml4i]

I can feel you

[@Kenji._.]

@@user-td6zj4ml4i exactly

[@v.h.w.2580]

That bass solo, though

[@felicitybanner2256]

Hey v… nice to see you! See you on Saturday!

[@thenoisyeater]

@Can_of_cokeactually…

[@galaxy_on_mobile]

my favorite part bro

[@Scorchedlnfern0]

​@Clooxi who cares if it's bad? At least bass HAS a solo 😅

[@jeremysanders1024]

My first ever solo ❤

[@captainalieth]

2:20 violin solo 3:16 bass solo

[@TheRealKat_]

violin one is so good

[@jordigutierrez4161]

Wow first time if heard this played correctly lol my orchestra class sucks 🤧

[@fodcod6105]

if any of your class mates here this, they're literally gonna say, " why doesn't mine sound like that?????"

[@directoromicron3186]

I really like the 1st violin solo!!!

[@tavit.6036]

that base solo tho

[@ex0dusvfx690]

@@tavit.6036 yessir I have to play the solo for bass it’s hard but it’s fun

[@SuperDoge44]

@@ex0dusvfx690 nice ! When since you started string base? (years)

[@TheRealKat_]

same, I've tried playing it and IMO the hardest part is trying to figure out where to shift lol

[@acookie1410]

3:43 that part is beautiful

[@samanthamisenhimer7773]

OMG THROWBACK TO FRESHMEN YEAR WHEN I PLAYED THIS LOL

[@mikiwibu]

Oh my lord. That's impossible to play as a sixth grader. My 8th grade class who are from a school that is known for having an exceptional orchestra could barely play this.

[@TheRealKat_]

@@mikiwibu 4th grade orchestra = average of 14/15/16 year olds - about 9-10th grade in school

[@YourNe1ghborTotoro]

damn you're playing this freshman year? My school played this in seventh grade + eight grade chamber lmao

[@linasschafer8950]

groves lol

[@mattib43]

I love the bass solo so much

[@agastyagupta2675]

i dont

[@mattib43]

@@agastyagupta2675 I don’t remember asking 🧍🏾‍♂️

[@What-io6ts]

@@mattib43 LANGUAGE

[@mattib43]

@@What-io6ts I-

[@loganstandish4202]

3:36 THAT CHORD 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@minefan7]

This is by far my favorite Richard Meyer piece Well actually Incantations is a close second EDIT: it has been surpassed by Incantations and Subterranean Dialogues (yes that one random Richard Meyer piece you saw on this channel’s homepage 10 months ago)

[@raum2539]

based incantations

[@Bloodshed_Silence]

That bass solo is absolutely one of the most beautiful things I’ve heard in a VERY long time. Well composed!!

[@JacksonHollo]

Someday I might be able to play this on cello

[@jihoonim409]

how bout now?

[@What-io6ts]

Now?

[@victor-op8ro]

now?

[@isaachernandez9959]

now?

[@raisemc332]

now?

[@jamesfitzgeraldpatricksain9471]

People who can't play this song well dislike it 🙈

[@tavit.6036]

bcs u said that, someone disliked it

[@jamesfitzgeraldpatricksain9471]

@@tavit.6036 EMBARRASSING 💀

[@helloolleh3668]

2 dislikes as of 2/21/2020, keep the chain going!

[@nothimlol4982]

I liked; to combat the haters with their toxic negativity.

[@classicalviolinist2325]

5 dislikes as of 12/2/20

[@joticoronel2020]

it took me two weeks to rewrite this song on a music website for a violin solo for the whole piece for my orchestra final. I did it before that but on a different website on that different website it took me two months

[@ItbeRey]

The solo takes away 1/4 of my first violins in my orchestra. We literally are A chamber orchestra, and I don’t mean level wise.

[@youarethejoke7985]

3:01 part sound so beautiful

[@thomastank8458]

I love this song

[@Adrian-fo3sc]

Omg!!! This was needed!!!!

[@aerial-edits]

I love playing this ❤

[@toxiboi5771]

3:12 OMG that texture though

[@directoromicron3186]

So good!!!

[@viola0027]

3:10 Bach

[@swimmer-cs5bd]

i’m playing this in my chamber group for 7th grade

[@A_Minecrafter]

7TH GRADE?? HOW GOOD ARE YALL

[@A_Minecrafter]

@Can_of_coke bro I'm in high school now and my point still stands 💀bro a seventh grader doing that solo is cracked.. or maybe my school district just sucks

[@A_Minecrafter]

@Can_of_coke y'all are good

[@captainalieth]

oof i wish i could play this in orchestra but my orchestra can't play it...

[@captainalieth]

update: my orchestra is playing it!

[@oliviawright9523]

2:53 to 3:12 is absolutely beautiful

[@KyleT0928]

0:13 is my favorite part.

[@Local_Homosexual.]

Im working on this as a 6th grader and can only play to measure 24 with mostly correct intonation but terrible rhythm. I am playing 1st violin but we aren’t playing for our school its just something I wanted to learn. It took me like 3 hours across 2 days so its good progress but ill never be able to play that good Edit: Getting better. Took a break for a month or two on the song but now that im back i can almost get to the end of the first page. Now i need more work on rhythm AND intonation 😭😤

[@kpopfusion5415]

Lol am I the only that didn’t play this at a concert (cuz my orch sucks XD) and just found this and said “that’s it I’m learning violin 1 2 and the cello part sadly I don’t play bass 😔

[@cool_inkling]

for the high note of the solo in the section before it. i go from 1st position to 4th position to 7th position to 9th position. i don't really know which position im in most of the times. when i play i just do whatever feels and sounds right to me :/

[@andreag7372]

Does anybody know the Grade of this piece?

[@andreag7372]

Thank You

[@justseb3927]

@@allegrettojules it's a grade 4, the grades are not actual grades school wise.

[@anentitywithhumancomprehen6829]

4

[@user-qr3kv8os9u]

it says four, but it really depends on where you live.

[@TheRealKat_]

Grade 4 is equivalent to high school strings

[@jamie2888]

where can I find the sheet music for this?

[@celestiacelestino9578]

jwpepper

[@urmymelody]

this actually hits diff on 1.25x

[@nyxinity3068]

W

[@majorken6958]

Basses 😆

[@jamesdiehl8564]

2:20

[@kaur22484]

1:05

[@blurhino9740]

we had no bases so we had a celo do it

[@Luvley_Allie]

Must have sounded still good!

[@user-td6zj4ml4i]

No basses?!?

[@Doumasprey]

I can play this in 7th grade I’ve been playing only since 6th grade 😅

[@cool_inkling]

i could play this within one year if taking lessons lmao

[@Doumasprey]

@@cool_inkling yes but my parents won’t let me take lessons😭 they keep on saying next summer or spring or winter but never do😔

[@cool_inkling]

@@Doumasprey riiiip

[@Doumasprey]

@@cool_inkling 😭😭😭

[@kitsune1235]

2:10 sounds like one of genshin impact's ost its even in the same key + chord progression

[@A_Minecrafter]

Bruh

[@OmegaDeltaOmicron]

Bruh

[@uselessamerican984]

Bruh

[@Iliveforzelink]

Bruh, but they’ve got a point

[@Ereathal]

Nah this was so painful in 8th grade 💀

[@Fire_9596]

Bro I haven’t done this yet and I going into my junior year

[@nimuecant6799]

4:12

[@therealfairy2009]

Practicing the first violin solo for our may concert! We have to shift to like bazillionth position🥲

[@cool_inkling]

for the high note of the solo in the section before it. i go from 1st position to 4th position to 7th position to 9th position

[@BirbCo1]

i love this song but i can't play it at all and i have the 2nd violin part ...