So, what do you people think of Igor Stravinsky?

Our marching band's performing a completely Stravinsky show this year. (Yes, I'm in band..But not a band rat/geek. There IS a difference.) Firebird, the Rite of Spring, and something else...We don't actually have the music yet, but...Anyhow.

Yeah, talk about Stravinsky!

I have always loved "Le Sacre du printemps" (The Rite of Spring) which is unusual because I'm not a big classical guy. I also enjoy the chamber piece "Septet"

My thought is that your band teacher is odd to only include one composer in a show. Variety is nice.

BattierBeMyDaddy said:

I've never heard of a marching band performing Stravinsky. You sure the band leader isn't yanking your chain? I've never seen a Stravinsky score, but from what I've heard of his work, it's going to be more than a little complicated.

BTW, I was in a school band too -- we played pop songs and a little token classical, but nothing complicated. I played a lot of baroque stuff outside the school though.

This will be my 3rd year in marching band, and the Stravinsky pieces we're doing are the most SIMPLE pieces I've seen yet, in all my years of band. Except maybe 6th grade beginning concert band...

Last year we marched a fast show, so Ackerman wanted to slow it down and do this. If any of you are familiar with DCI, we performed the 2000 show for the Cadets...Which they tied for champions with the Blue Devils, I do believe. I don't know, whoever it was who did Niagra Falls. Anyways, the Stravinsky music is quite nice...

And simple.

Ackerman won't let us do pop songs. And really, I think most bands who perform songs such as, in the past year, there was a bunch of bands who did Beetles shows, sound rather cheesy...But that's just my own opinion.

It's good for pep band, but not for marching/concert. In the past 2 years for concert festival, we've performed "The Hounds of Spring" and "Caccia and Chorale."

And Aerogram, you band nerd How dare you practice outside of school...

BattierBeMyDaddy said:

Sounds like you're having a great time. Obviously, I was in a far less talented band than you are -- and we were sitting, not marching... Doing Stravinsky justice would have been very complicated for us.