Anybody know of good Circus-y music?

[dinosaurtales]

I need examples of circus music that has a more modern twist to it - harmonies - rhythms, etc.  Anybody know of any?

[kaiwin]

Ravel - La Valse 

[kreso]

Liszt Hungarian Rapsodies-nos.2,6.., Grand Galop Chromatic...etc

[dinosaurtales]

ew!  thanks guys!  I needed that!

[musik_man]

If you could get a piano transcription Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite by the Beatles, it would fit the bill.

[jre58591]

hamelin - circus galop

[da jake]

Khachaturian - Sabre Dance, Waltz from Masquerade
Brahms - Hungarian Dance
Strauss - Blue Danube (or trans by Shulz-Evler)

[amanfang]

Saint-Saens - Some mvmts from Carnival of the Animals

Turina - The Circus (Movements include Fanfare, Jugglers, The Bareback Rider, The Trained Dog, Clowns, and Aerialists)

[rohansahai]

Many of chopin's waltzes ...Eb major op. 18, D flat major "minute" ..etc

[sergei r]

Fucik - Entry of the Gladiators

[dinosaurtales]

If you could get a piano transcription Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite by the Beatles, it would fit the bill.

Found one!  perfect! Thank you!

[alejo_90]

Hamelin's Circus galop, crazy stuff, use VanBasco Karaoke player to launch it please ! (because you can see the keyboard)

Enjoy !
Alex

[mikey6]

Hamelin's Circus galop, crazy stuff,

That's not playable is it?

[jas]

Some Prokofiev has a sort of off-kilter, circusy feel to it. Can't think of anything specific, though...

[alejo_90]

That's not playable is it?

Nope, it was composed for two player pianos. 

But the hell it is amazing ! I just love the finale !! It made me burst out of laughing.

Cheers
Alex

[mikey6]

Some Prokofiev has a sort of off-kilter, circusy feel to it. Can't think of anything specific, though...

The start of the 6th symphony 3rd mov. starts sort of similar but sort of kills itself in the end.

[nortti]

How about this? (Attached)

[pianote]

I second the Turina and Saint-Saens

[alwaystheangel]

Mozart pahtasie number 3 I think.  It's more of a creepy circus music, like in a h orror film, at least that's what it alsways makes me think of.

[lisztisforkids]

Hamelin's Circus galop, crazy stuff, use VanBasco Karaoke player to launch it please ! (because you can see the keyboard)

Enjoy !
Alex

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[ptmidwest]

Anyone have this Turina?  How long?  How difficult/easy?

[amanfang]

Schott publishes it, but I do not have a score.  I would say it's probably early advanced.  Maybe at the approximate level of Debussy's Children's Corner(?).  I haven't looked at the score in about a year or so - sorry I can't be more specific than that.

[jre58591]

the turina doesnt look too hard. to know for sure, i would have to hear a recording. does anyone have a recording? come on, one of you has to have a recording.

[bella musica]

Some Prokofiev has a sort of off-kilter, circusy feel to it. Can't think of anything specific, though...

The start of the last section of his PC No. 1 somehow reminds me of clowns...

[volodya]

[hamelin - circus galop/quote]


jre, I clicked on this thread JUST to see if you would supply this answer

[jre58591]

someone doesnt know how to use quote tags.

[volodya]

harzh but true

[ravel]

True some of of prokofiev's piano concertos could sound like that... But they are masterpieces..  The fifth piano concerto .. second and last movement come to my mind ... but there are lot of other examples.... Also Ravel's piano concerto in G ( one of my favourite piano concertos)........... 
Also.. Stravinsky- circus polka for  a young elephant... love that piece..
and Schredrin- Old Russian Circus music..
Infact even his concerto for orchestra no.1 "naughty limericks"

[ptmidwest]

Thank you, Amanfang, and jre.