I listen to this at least once a month. This piece has it all. Just great music on top extraordinary dynamics, and phrasing…and then there is the mechanics that becomes invisible to the music. Wow!
Mostly practice! But practice all your scales, up and down, tongued and slurred, soft and loud. It's more than just playing the notes - they have to be played musically. Getting good at various scales, articulations, and dynamics will help give you the foundation you need. Pieces like this call upon skills you develop gradually and holistically. The end goal is to practice hard to make it sound easy!
I'm an incoming college freshman majoring in music performance, and I just want you to know that it's a HUGE help being able to hear this kind of sound. It gives me an image in my head to strive for.
Actually the string players should listen to your rendition! This from a former concertmaster of the Hamburg Philharmonis (that's Hamburg Germany!) and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. I started playing the Euphonum at 65 and am still going strong. Thanks Dave!
Magnificent! I played (notice past tense) baritone and euphonium but never acquired anything close to your skill. Fabulous job.Your musicianship and the range made this incredibly captivating to listen to.
@@dwerden it’s not easy at all! i’m only a junior in high school and i chose this solo, i can play all of it now, no where near perfect but i can play ut
I play Saxophone, and just listening to you play this makes me want to transpose your arrangement and practice it on saxophone. This is absolutely amazing! Keep up the great work!!!
Can truley say I am glad I was surfing through youtube once. Found this amazing piece. Very impressed with the recording. I can also say I have a second piece to put on my second recital. Cannot wait to get my hands on it. :D Thanks David, I now know where to get some great music and recordings.
Thanks for the nice comments! I'm glad you are working on the piece. It is challenging, but you can learn a lot by working on it and listening to string players perform it. Have fun!
Yes! You would order the euphonium version, which comes with a treble clef part. The range should work fine - I think there are couple notes too low for flugel to play easily, but there are 8va options. Let me know how it goes!
at 5:15 there's two low B natural notes under the staff. unless if they had a 5th valve or if they were liping down/up, how is a euphonium player supposed to play that?
+Aaron Wallace Most professional euphoniums have a compensating system that lets you play low B. If you don't have that, you can move some of the notes up an octave, like the D dotted quarter through the D in the triplet. Learn more about the compensating system here: www.dwerden.com/eu-articles-comp.cfm
Although I do know compensating euphoniums can play low notes better, I've never been told that a compensating euphonium can play a low B natural. I'm getting one for my birthday, a Silver Besson sovereign. How do you play the low note?
+Aaron Wallace If you follow the link I included in my previous comment, you'll find a complete explanation of the system, including the fingerings. You might want to choose the interactive demo linked near the top of that page (it's a little less dry!).
Just go to Cimarron Music (Google will find it for you) and you can buy the sheet music there. It is not available for free in a PDF - it took me nearly a year to do the arrangement and it took Cimarron many hours to get it all typeset. But I think you'll enjoy working it up once you get it!
There's something I don't understand here. When I played euphonium in high school, we would warm up by playing the F-major scale. (On a bass clef, it goes from the fourth line to the first space below the staff.) That last F note was the lowest note I could play; I tried to go lower sometimes, but couldn't do it well. But I saw a small bit of this score that goes well below that note. How is that possible?
Great performance!!! I have a question if you can answer I'll be grateful: Why do you play the music from 7:00 to 7:10 an octave lower than written? Thanks.
@kalofimi The beginning of the video lists the publisher and if you look at the full description I have on the video's page you will find a link to take you directly to the sheet music. Hope you enjoy it! Dave
The high notes sound so easy to reach but my range right now is limited. I can go up to a high Ab three ledger lines above the staff, but only for a few seconds. All that means is that I need to practice more 🙃
A standard piano part is the wrong key (as you found out) AND does not have the parts where I put the solo in the piano to provide a little rest. You can buy my version in printed form or download it here: www.cimarronmusic.com/arpeggione-7334
Hummel bassoon concerto works very well. This sounds really fun to play but I would have used different phrasing. Most beautiful brass instrument. wish I'd ha it as a kid.
Agreed on the Hummel! One of these days, maybe. As for phrasing, I'd do it a little differently today. This recording was made before I spent a semester in grad school studying with a cellist.
@@dwerden phrasing changes with new insights and development and a bit on repertoire breadth. If you have large Mozart repertoire and good Mozart technique, you come into other things differently as a result of the foundation built. I always regret the loss of my instruments. Life destroys most everything.
Amigo, gostei muito de seus vídeos. Estou a algum tempo estudando Euphonium, porem tenho extrema dificuldade com notas agudas. Tem alguma dica, além de estudar muito! algo que ajude, bocal
This is my 2nd piece of my three solo summer project. Senior year in high school, it's time for some fun stuff. The range is not too hard. (my range is from pedal b to triple high f) The hard part is adding emotion with out getting carried away. In music like this, my emotions get the best of me and i tend to do my own thing with the rhythms.
There were a great many options when I was arranging this. And other instruments (even other stringed instruments) often move octaves around to suit the instrument. At 7:00 I went down to make it more secure. It was a very, very long recital, it playing those figures up an octave was too taxing. at 7:38, that was to make it more like the original (but I chose not to write it there to make it easier for non-professional euphonium instruments). Feel free to experiment yourself if you play it!
David Werden I think this is brilliant. I have arranged a short piece of Beethoven cello music (WoO 46) for baritone (and it'd work well on Euph too) but a large scale sonata like this is a really different kettle of fish. It's not an easy piece on the viola either. Well played sir. :-)
There is a great section in the Arban Complete Conservatory Method about turns. He explains them very clearly and gives you practice aids. www.sheetmusicplus.com/search?Ntt=arban+complete+conservatory+method&aff_id=15680
This is from around 1989, so that would have been a Sterling (pre-Virtuoso) with a Wick 4BL. My normal mouthpiece then (and now) is the 4AL, but I resorted to the BL's shallower cup to help with high range and endurance. The downside is that my tone is brighter with the BL.
+SENUEL gamer In treble clef, a D above the staff would be good to have. In a piece like this you are free to move some phrases down an octave, so that would be an option for you as well. The part does come in treble, too.
That's a hard question to answer in 500 characters! I recommend you go to my site and look around the blog and forum. I've addressed it there, especially on the forum. Can't give you the address in a response (TH-cam doesn't allow it) so go to dwerden dot com and click on the forum button.
@pokemonfan12836 Yes, I wrote a version for tuba. If you go to my web site (dwerden dot com) and look at the top menu, then go to tuba>>music>>solo, piano you should see it there. It works nicely on tuba!
Every time I see/hear someone play this great I just wish I could play that great! I just don't know how to do anything to make my self better! I can hardly make a high d even with a 6 1/2 al-s mouth piece and my tone is still pretty bad :( someone help lol!!!!
I listen to this at least once a month. This piece has it all. Just great music on top extraordinary dynamics, and phrasing…and then there is the mechanics that becomes invisible to the music. Wow!
Mostly practice! But practice all your scales, up and down, tongued and slurred, soft and loud. It's more than just playing the notes - they have to be played musically. Getting good at various scales, articulations, and dynamics will help give you the foundation you need. Pieces like this call upon skills you develop gradually and holistically. The end goal is to practice hard to make it sound easy!
Spittin facts
What I really envy his how he's able to hit all of those high notes with such grace, speed, and smoothness.
Wow - that made my day - thanks for the nice remarks! And congratulations on learning euphonium at 65. It's good to always keep learning!
The high concert C at the end was so beautiful
Thanks!
Euphonium player here!Absolutely beautiful rendition of piece. Quite difficult .
I could fall asleep to this, astonishingly beautiful
Amazing performance! You are my idol. I wish to become like you some day and play with such finesse!
My euphonium idol!
this!!
I'm an incoming college freshman majoring in music performance, and I just want you to know that it's a HUGE help being able to hear this kind of sound. It gives me an image in my head to strive for.
Actually the string players should listen to your rendition! This from a former concertmaster of the Hamburg Philharmonis (that's Hamburg Germany!) and the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. I started playing the Euphonum at 65 and am still going strong. Thanks Dave!
How beautiful !!! 🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Thank you !!
Magnificent! I played (notice past tense) baritone and euphonium but never acquired anything close to your skill. Fabulous job.Your musicianship and the range made this incredibly captivating to listen to.
That was amazing.
What a great piece and fantastic arrangement! Beautifully done.
I love that you included the sheet music!!!!!! THANKYOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!
Bravo! This works remarkably well. You sound terrific.
今度この曲を是非やってみよう！
I am a university music major on euphonium, this looks like a fun piece!I will have to get the score for this, amazing sound man!
Incredible performance!
Doing this for my audition into band for high school next year. Very difficult, but fun! You play it beautifully
Sounds really beautiful!
this is my solo this year. lots of fun to play!!
Good for you! That is NOT an easy solo!
@@dwerden it’s not easy at all! i’m only a junior in high school and i chose this solo, i can play all of it now, no where near perfect but i can play ut
I play Saxophone, and just listening to you play this makes me want to transpose your arrangement and practice it on saxophone. This is absolutely amazing! Keep up the great work!!!
Beautiful!
I tried to play along to this and got destroyed. Time to practice
Yeah, it does take a bit of practice, but it's worth the effort!
Me when i try to play along to classical music pieces. I play flute and trying to play along to Galway makes me wanna explode...
@@dwerden where can I find the 2nd and 3rd movements I got the first but I can't find the rest
@@enma6353 Here is the entire sonata: th-cam.com/video/tfwcwNHGYEc/w-d-xo.html
I have the bassoon version to this arrangement. It’s very challenging, I’ve been trying for years to get this under my fingers.
A petal c would be good for the last note but I fell in love with it overall.
hey Dave! I'm a new member on the dwerden forums. Thanks for helping out the community!
Marvellous! And thanks for posting the score too. I enjoyed following it.
Can truley say I am glad I was surfing through youtube once. Found this amazing piece. Very impressed with the recording. I can also say I have a second piece to put on my second recital. Cannot wait to get my hands on it. :D
Thanks David, I now know where to get some great music and recordings.
This is absolutely amazing. I play euphonium for concert band in high school. I hope I can reach your range someday (I can only play up to a high G.)
Have you seen my video on building high range? It might be helpful: th-cam.com/video/VTJ4Gb9aBTE/w-d-xo.html
At 2:00 it sounds like two euphoniums are playing, incredible
Thanks for the nice comments! I'm glad you are working on the piece. It is challenging, but you can learn a lot by working on it and listening to string players perform it. Have fun!
Thank you so much for the part!!!!!!!!!!!
Magnífico!
Can't wait to play this for Solo & Ensemble competition!
this man is making real music. many brass players out there just do a show off of their techniques
That was so good.
Absolutely perfect! ♪
i'm gonna buy this. It really exploits the euphonium well.
Beautiful
🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😌😌😌
Yes! You would order the euphonium version, which comes with a treble clef part. The range should work fine - I think there are couple notes too low for flugel to play easily, but there are 8va options. Let me know how it goes!
very nice Mr. Werden, I started to learn this becouse of you
greetings from hungary
I loved this, thanks.
at 5:15 there's two low B natural notes under the staff. unless if they had a 5th valve or if they were liping down/up, how is a euphonium player supposed to play that?
+Aaron Wallace Most professional euphoniums have a compensating system that lets you play low B. If you don't have that, you can move some of the notes up an octave, like the D dotted quarter through the D in the triplet. Learn more about the compensating system here:
www.dwerden.com/eu-articles-comp.cfm
Although I do know compensating euphoniums can play low notes better, I've never been told that a compensating euphonium can play a low B natural. I'm getting one for my birthday, a Silver Besson sovereign. How do you play the low note?
+Aaron Wallace If you follow the link I included in my previous comment, you'll find a complete explanation of the system, including the fingerings. You might want to choose the interactive demo linked near the top of that page (it's a little less dry!).
Whoopsadaisy, I did not see that at first. Thank you
Just go to Cimarron Music (Google will find it for you) and you can buy the sheet music there. It is not available for free in a PDF - it took me nearly a year to do the arrangement and it took Cimarron many hours to get it all typeset. But I think you'll enjoy working it up once you get it!
Fantastic!
Excellent!
Thanks for the comments! FYI, I am currently working on a saxophone version, which I hope to finish some time this year.
I've taken up the euphonium at age 60. Might take me a while to get to this level though.
Outstanding, loved it!
Amazing!
There's something I don't understand here. When I played euphonium in high school, we would warm up by playing the F-major scale. (On a bass clef, it goes from the fourth line to the first space below the staff.) That last F note was the lowest note I could play; I tried to go lower sometimes, but couldn't do it well. But I saw a small bit of this score that goes well below that note. How is that possible?
You would need a 4th valve to play correctly in that low range. 4 is the same as 13, so you can add 1, 2, and/or 3 while holding down 4.
Great performance!!! I have a question if you can answer I'll be grateful: Why do you play the music from 7:00 to 7:10 an octave lower than written? Thanks.
@kalofimi The beginning of the video lists the publisher and if you look at the full description I have on the video's page you will find a link to take you directly to the sheet music. Hope you enjoy it! Dave
Good luck with the competition!
The high notes sound so easy to reach but my range right now is limited. I can go up to a high Ab three ledger lines above the staff, but only for a few seconds. All that means is that I need to practice more 🙃
Thank you! Perhaps this practice technique would help you: www.dwerden.com/forum/showthread.php/12625-Building-Strength-and-High-Range
Stunning!
:-)
wow, what a performance!! This must have cost a lot of studywork!
i’m trying to find the piano part to this on youtube but i can’t find it in this key
A standard piano part is the wrong key (as you found out) AND does not have the parts where I put the solo in the piano to provide a little rest. You can buy my version in printed form or download it here:
www.cimarronmusic.com/arpeggione-7334
Hummel bassoon concerto works very well. This sounds really fun to play but I would have used different phrasing. Most beautiful brass instrument. wish I'd ha it as a kid.
Agreed on the Hummel! One of these days, maybe. As for phrasing, I'd do it a little differently today. This recording was made before I spent a semester in grad school studying with a cellist.
@@dwerden phrasing changes with new insights and development and a bit on repertoire breadth. If you have large Mozart repertoire and good Mozart technique, you come into other things differently as a result of the foundation built. I always regret the loss of my instruments. Life destroys most everything.
Amigo, gostei muito de seus vídeos. Estou a algum tempo estudando Euphonium, porem tenho extrema dificuldade com notas agudas. Tem alguma dica, além de estudar muito! algo que ajude, bocal
I can barely hit the A above high f... Then again I've only been playing for two years, but still a very nice piece
Tommy Brennan Do long tones with high notes. Thats what helps me with my range.
i am completely ecstatic!!!! OMFG
This is my 2nd piece of my three solo summer project. Senior year in high school, it's time for some fun stuff. The range is not too hard. (my range is from pedal b to triple high f) The hard part is adding emotion with out getting carried away. In music like this, my emotions get the best of me and i tend to do my own thing with the rhythms.
Man I wish I could play that high!
Yea this guy is definitely a pro. Envy consumes me.
Whats up with people by the name of David playing that high C so well?
And from 7:38 to 7:45?
There were a great many options when I was arranging this. And other instruments (even other stringed instruments) often move octaves around to suit the instrument. At 7:00 I went down to make it more secure. It was a very, very long recital, it playing those figures up an octave was too taxing. at 7:38, that was to make it more like the original (but I chose not to write it there to make it easier for non-professional euphonium instruments). Feel free to experiment yourself if you play it!
David Werden I think this is brilliant. I have arranged a short piece of Beethoven cello music (WoO 46) for baritone (and it'd work well on Euph too) but a large scale sonata like this is a really different kettle of fish. It's not an easy piece on the viola either. Well played sir. :-)
Im bearly 13 now and I've played baritone for about 6 years...someday I want to play high notes and fast pieces as that one
Letter K is the most difficult part. How does one play that at the required tempo?
Starting at the 5th measure I take it down an octave, which helps. Otherwise, it's just plain old practice!
@@dwerden Guess I'll have to work on my lip flexibility then. A lot of it is needed even at the lower octave.
@Jascrod Good going! This is a tough solo.
how do you do turns on a euphonium
There is a great section in the Arban Complete Conservatory Method about turns. He explains them very clearly and gives you practice aids. www.sheetmusicplus.com/search?Ntt=arban+complete+conservatory+method&aff_id=15680
Does anyone know who is accompanying him?
What euphonium is it you are using in this? Brand and make/model?
This is from around 1989, so that would have been a Sterling (pre-Virtuoso) with a Wick 4BL. My normal mouthpiece then (and now) is the 4AL, but I resorted to the BL's shallower cup to help with high range and endurance. The downside is that my tone is brighter with the BL.
... brighter with the AL
Woooow
can a 4 valve flugelhorn play this too?
音を出す時どのようなイメージをしていますか。
It's like Arpeggione was written for eupho ;)
この曲ソロコンでやってみたいです。
Here you go! www.sheetmusicplus.com/search?Ntt=David+Werden+arpeggione+euphonium&aff_id=15680
how high does this piece go as I can't read bass cleff and I struggle with the high registers.
+SENUEL gamer In treble clef, a D above the staff would be good to have. In a piece like this you are free to move some phrases down an octave, so that would be an option for you as well. The part does come in treble, too.
That's a hard question to answer in 500 characters! I recommend you go to my site and look around the blog and forum. I've addressed it there, especially on the forum. Can't give you the address in a response (TH-cam doesn't allow it) so go to dwerden dot com and click on the forum button.
That looks super hard
Where can I find the sheet music to print? (For Bass Clef)
I changed the link in the description so it includes both printed and PDF versions. And it comes with both treble and bass clef solo parts.
David Werden Thank you.
Yep, I'll keep the tough pieces for good old Dave, I'll play the ones with lots of whole notes.
@pokemonfan12836 Yes, I wrote a version for tuba. If you go to my web site (dwerden dot com) and look at the top menu, then go to tuba>>music>>solo, piano you should see it there. It works nicely on tuba!
聞いたことある！
A ruler that once was.
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The 24 people that didn't like were probably cornets that wanted the melody/solo with their Gigantic egos 😂
Every time I see/hear someone play this great I just wish I could play that great! I just don't know how to do anything to make my self better! I can hardly make a high d even with a 6 1/2 al-s mouth piece and my tone is still pretty bad :( someone help lol!!!!
Use a 5G as a mouth piece for startes, "6 1/2 AL" is for beginner band/6th grade
Idk i use a 6 1/2 Al and i can hit triple F
Evan Cote Do long tones.
8:55 - 9:10
and i thought i was good for a 7th grader who can only play up to a high E
Patience! In 7th and 8th grade I remember struggling greatly to get a G in the Sound of Music arrangement we played in band.
wat level is this
I would say Grade 5 on the U.S. scale (1-6).
I wouldn't have believed it. Put me down for a "like".
Anyone still here in 2024?
@cameronus7 Most likely not. He has obligations.
:)
+carlos flores cant spell aswell
4 1/2 above bar line. No thank you
It's a workout! But some of the modern euphonium works are just as tough. I classify this as a grade 5-6 on a 6-point scale