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Topic: Concerto for Riding Lawnmower/John Deer  (Read 4359 times)

Offline arensky

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Concerto for Riding Lawnmower/John Deer
on: May 24, 2008, 07:36:50 PM
Warning, this is a work in progress; the weedwacker omitted the rest in m.4 and the cadenza is rather lackluster, I'm afraid.  :-[

Oh well; comments welcome!  :)
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Offline thierry13

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Re: Concerto for Riding Lawnmower/John Deer
Reply #1 on: May 24, 2008, 09:11:29 PM
Lol absolutely amazing, mind-blowing playing! ;D
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Re: Concerto for Riding Lawnmower/John Deer
Reply #2 on: May 25, 2008, 09:23:34 PM
ur a virtuoso on the 2-stroke-engine  ;D

B.
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Re: Concerto for Riding Lawnmower/John Deer
Reply #3 on: May 26, 2008, 04:01:50 AM
I specifically stated in the score the blade should have a 42'' inch cut!  Yours does not.  F@#%ing amateur.  Play it right or don't play it at all! 

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Re: Concerto for Riding Lawnmower/John Deer
Reply #4 on: May 26, 2008, 05:17:02 AM
Excellent. 

I think it needs a prelude. 
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Re: Concerto for Riding Lawnmower/John Deer
Reply #5 on: June 03, 2008, 04:29:58 AM
Quote from: mattgreenecomposer on May 26, 2008, 04:01:50 AM
I specifically stated in the score the blade should have a 42'' inch cut!  Yours does not.  F@#%ing amateur.  Play it right or don't play it at all! 




                                                      :'(


I know. It's not even a riding mower  :-[  I tried so hard, with no budget and even less money to bring your art to life, John Deer.  :-* :'(

Play it yourself you $%^^$#@ !  >:(

If you can...  :P  ;)

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Re: Concerto for Riding Lawnmower/John Deer
Reply #6 on: June 03, 2008, 11:27:04 PM
Awesome. :D
Are there other movements?
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Re: Concerto for Riding Lawnmower/John Deer
Reply #7 on: June 04, 2008, 05:54:31 AM
I lost several limbs attempting this....should have warmed up!
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Offline rachfan

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Re: Concerto for Riding Lawnmower/John Deer
Reply #8 on: June 05, 2008, 03:23:00 AM
This music is definitely a cut above the rest.
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Re: Concerto for Riding Lawnmower/John Deer
Reply #9 on: June 05, 2008, 07:12:57 AM
Personally, I think that it may need fescuing from itself; I trust that the compos(t)er will conseed...

Best,

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