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Offline communist

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favorite orchestral suite
on: November 15, 2008, 04:12:49 PM
I would have to go the masquerade suite by Aram Khachaturian
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Re: favorite orchestral suite
Reply #1 on: November 15, 2008, 08:20:16 PM
the hamlet suite- Shostakovich
Jazz suites - Shostakovich
the orchetral suites - Bach (no particular fave there all great)
Peer gynt suite - Grieg
the planets - Holst
3 orchestral pieces - Berg
music for the royal fireworks - Handel
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Re: favorite orchestral suite
Reply #2 on: November 17, 2008, 02:33:22 AM
Stravinsky- Firebird

^ I simply love this work!  ;D
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Re: favorite orchestral suite
Reply #3 on: November 26, 2008, 10:07:37 PM
prokofievs scithian suite
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Re: favorite orchestral suite
Reply #4 on: November 26, 2008, 10:29:12 PM
Quote from: zemyk4e on November 17, 2008, 02:33:22 AM
Stravinsky- Firebird

^ I simply love this work!  ;D

So do I! I was so annoyed when I heard that our All-State orchestra was playing it, because if I had auditioned, I would have had a fairly good chance of getting in... It must be a truly great experience to play such amazing music.
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