Off-topic: Playing Bolero // Drones to Music A guide to playing the horrendous snare drum part in Ravel's 'Bolero'
http://www.classicfm.com/composers/ravel/guides/snare-drum-bolero It's one of the most famous pieces of classical music, but Ravel's hypnotic Bolero is more than just an ice-skaters' favourite. Just listen to the snare drum part - in the piece's 15-minute running time, there are a whopping 4,050 individual notes. Trouble is, those notes are made up of a seemingly endless repeat of the exact same pattern, making the whole ordeal an extreme exercise in patience and poise. Here's a graphic representation of what might go through a drummer's head during this example of mental torture ... = = = This drone world record soundtracked by Beethoven is properly spectacular http://www.classicfm.com/composers/beethoven/news/drone-world-record Some creative types at Intel thought they would try to create an audiovisual aviation spectacular, with the help of an orchestra playing Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. As you can imagine, it looked absolutely awesome. - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
