Volcanic Ash (Hass) - Sinta Saxophone Quartet | 2018 Fischoff Grand Prize Concert

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  • The Sinta Quartet's electrifying performance of Volcanic Ash at the Grand Prize Concert of the 2018 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition!
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    More information about Volcanic Ash:
    hassmusic.com/chamber/volcani...
    Program Notes:
    Volcanic Ash is a boisterous and lively piece for saxophone quartet, fusing the harmonic language of Middle Eastern music with the form, rhythms, and overall intensity found in heavy metal. The piece features constant meter changes, low open fifth 'power chords', and sweeping arpeggios, but is complemented by a calm and reflective chorale. Volcanic Ash was written for Sinta Quartet's Composition Competition in 2017, taking Dan Graser's advice of writing a quartet that is "harder, faster, and louder" than my first saxophone quartet, Polar Vortex, in an attempt to challenge the incredibly talented ensemble.
    Check out my website for all of your composition needs!
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  • @cehass11
    @cehass11  6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Thank you all for listening to this ridiculous recording of my composition 'Volcanic Ash' by the Sinta Quartet! More information and payment links can be found on my website:
    www.hassmusic.com/chamber/volcanicash

    • @gsarangi32768
      @gsarangi32768 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Does this include a score and all parts? Or is this just a score or just the parts?

    • @cehass11
      @cehass11  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gaurav Sarangi All of the above!

    • @johnriley2600
      @johnriley2600 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is such a great piece but why is is double the price of some quartets?

  • @keananok
    @keananok 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    One of the best examples of modern classical saxophone composing

    • @jobless2852
      @jobless2852 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Dude, you are everywhere in the classical sax comments😂 are you still in hs and are you in texas?

    • @keananok
      @keananok ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jobless2852 haha im a junior in hs and not in texas

    • @jobless2852
      @jobless2852 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@keananok dangg I was wondering if i would ever see you at region!

    • @theweirdweeb567
      @theweirdweeb567 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@keananok i like how you had to clarify 🤣 we Texans built different

    • @cranecrane5207
      @cranecrane5207 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@theweirdweeb567 specifically kids from the outer parts they are cracked for no reason

  • @meamcomorod
    @meamcomorod ปีที่แล้ว +36

    No way they just played this five minute piece from memory

    • @yellowcactustvz4929
      @yellowcactustvz4929 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That's hardly the most impressive part

  • @tjeffersonb
    @tjeffersonb ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Ah, man, this is one of the pieces that first roped me into the world of classical saxophone

    • @cehass11
      @cehass11  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad I could be such a positive influence! 😂

  • @denverdetary5956
    @denverdetary5956 5 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    my quartet is learning this for solo ensemble and lemme tell u those arpeggios with the tenor and bari are NOT A JOKE

    • @cehass11
      @cehass11  5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      Not at all!! Best of luck on the performance!

    • @skywhiddon6160
      @skywhiddon6160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So... how’d it go?

    • @jessicawatson891
      @jessicawatson891 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      how did it go... 3 years later..?

    • @VinnyG6053
      @VinnyG6053 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Try the chromatics for the soprano

    • @robertb.ridgewayii473
      @robertb.ridgewayii473 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m so excited to this piece this year 🥰

  • @RadiantOrchid
    @RadiantOrchid ปีที่แล้ว +26

    There has never been a song more deserving of the phrase "goes hard"

  • @themoistcactus
    @themoistcactus 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The players are so connected it’s great😍

  • @joshpark.sax875
    @joshpark.sax875 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Awesome piece of music. At the top of my favorite for sax quartet pieces rn!

    • @cehass11
      @cehass11  5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you so much! That means a lot!!

  • @shritan0
    @shritan0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    3:43 the soprano part here is absolutely insane

    • @jessicawatson891
      @jessicawatson891 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ikr bruhhh that'd be so hard

    • @carsonwayne1320
      @carsonwayne1320 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      its actually the soprano and the alto going back in forth which is WAY WAY Harder

    • @gdbyzantryx810
      @gdbyzantryx810 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@carsonwayne1320 The back in forth actually make it easier. I think in this piece it's for range purposes, but composers typically split figures like that up between parts, especially in the band setting.

    • @holdeenyo8914
      @holdeenyo8914 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      in ways it's easier, in other ways it's harder. For less experienced people getting that level of coordination and timing down is much much harder theoretically than just hitting the rights notes. @@gdbyzantryx810

  • @brzytownik
    @brzytownik 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Świetne zgranie. Szacunek artystyczny!

  • @jontykingham3081
    @jontykingham3081 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Wow!
    Genuinely astounded by both the caliber of the musicians performing this, and the piece itself
    Well done👏🏽👏🏽

    • @cehass11
      @cehass11  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you so much! Yeah, this group is incredible. They make the piece sound easy!

  • @carbonc6065
    @carbonc6065 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic!

  • @noahadkins2779
    @noahadkins2779 6 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Honestly sounds like a Super Mario Galaxy piece.

    • @noahsamuels1499
      @noahsamuels1499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My exact thought

    • @noahsamuels1499
      @noahsamuels1499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Something on a boss level

    • @JonF0721
      @JonF0721 ปีที่แล้ว

      I almost imagine it like a castle level in Mario bros

  • @disgustangy4901
    @disgustangy4901 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I love these kinds of more modern sax quartets, and want to write one myself. Any tips for a beginner composer?

    • @LukeShalz
      @LukeShalz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Arpeggiate jazz chords

  • @nic0cav
    @nic0cav 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I love that tenor part, wish it wasnt covered up so much lmao

    • @chody07
      @chody07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      sorry for a 3 year late respons...but thats sadly all tenor parts. appreciated once, never again. tenors pretty much a filler

    • @holdeenyo8914
      @holdeenyo8914 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chody07 except jazz band :)

    • @judecrooker6618
      @judecrooker6618 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chody07my band director plays tenor so at least he thinks i’m important

  • @dari_dee_maestro
    @dari_dee_maestro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is amazing!

    • @cehass11
      @cehass11  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you!!

  • @FrankNawrot
    @FrankNawrot 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love it, man!

    • @cehass11
      @cehass11  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Frank!

  • @editsiguess9304
    @editsiguess9304 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I edge to this

  • @dakareeclinton1922
    @dakareeclinton1922 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love Joe Girard (tenor sax) he’s helped me in college and high school. Best player I know🤞

  • @bethwisbey9962
    @bethwisbey9962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hoping to program this for my senior recital in October!

    • @cehass11
      @cehass11  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That'd be fantastic! Let me know how it goes!

  • @davidmourao7923
    @davidmourao7923 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Lots of long notes for that baritone. damn.... huge sound!

  • @jessolagunle
    @jessolagunle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Goals!

  • @scumbag..
    @scumbag.. ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You guys came to gms today you sounded amazing!

  • @pearspeedruns
    @pearspeedruns 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Do you ever write for film? I feel like if you extended this piece out it would make a sick film score

    • @cehass11
      @cehass11  5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Thanks man! I actually recently wrote music for a documentary about Japanese kamikaze pilots. It's still being edited, but should be released this fall!

    • @pearspeedruns
      @pearspeedruns 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Chris Evan Hass Awesome! Make sure to post about it when it's out!

  • @daryjohnmizelle
    @daryjohnmizelle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    nice performance...

  • @ducky_9313
    @ducky_9313 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    THE SOPRANOOOOOOOOOO SOLOOOOOOOOOOOOO

  • @declan9876
    @declan9876 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    nice

  • @reedsong1403
    @reedsong1403 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I wish my saxophone ensemble was good enough to play this 😔

    • @cehass11
      @cehass11  11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Check out my newer tune ‘Final Boss’! All the intensity of this one, but a little more playable.

    • @reedsong1403
      @reedsong1403 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@cehass11 I’ll check it out

  • @someirrelevantsaxdude440
    @someirrelevantsaxdude440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Hi. My saxophone quartet will be performing this for Highschool Solo & Ensemble. Would it be ok for me to upload a recording of us playing it once we perform?

    • @cehass11
      @cehass11  5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Absolutely! I would love to hear it.

    • @someirrelevantsaxdude440
      @someirrelevantsaxdude440 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Chris Hass Hi again. Sorry it took so long, but we finally performed Volcanic Ash if you’d like to hear what we have so far. We’re definitely not done working on it, as it’s not perfect, but it’s a start

    • @reynaldopalacios9473
      @reynaldopalacios9473 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Some Irrelevant Sax Dude well don’t be shy, post the vid! i’m working on this tune and i love hearing multiple renditions of it

    • @someirrelevantsaxdude440
      @someirrelevantsaxdude440 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Reynaldo Palacios I did upload it, but later decided to remove it simply because it wasn’t a great performance. If you’d still like to hear it, it was posted by our alto player as well
      th-cam.com/video/xz3TVjDjDYU/w-d-xo.html

    • @convan4545
      @convan4545 ปีที่แล้ว

      😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊mm😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😚😊😊😋😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @theweirdweeb567
    @theweirdweeb567 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can y'all please do Cuba sax quartet!!!

  • @kerriewithpurpose5722
    @kerriewithpurpose5722 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The quality sound at 5:27 surely is because of the caliber of the instrument because these guys nailed this...need a 12000 sax for the guy playing that high note please and thanks 😊😊😊😊

  • @chody07
    @chody07 ปีที่แล้ว

    this inspired me to write a sax quartet of my own, using a similar progression but i didnt copy anything off this song

  • @christianmccullough1745
    @christianmccullough1745 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    What’s the beautiful chord at 2:58

    • @cehass11
      @cehass11  5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Nothing special, just a VI chord in F minor (Db major). It only stands out because we haven't had a major chord with the full quartet yet.

  • @carterhetz8404
    @carterhetz8404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Are the Alto and Soprano sax parts at 3:06 written in the music, or are they improv?

    • @cashdeane
      @cashdeane 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They are playing the written part but there is an option to improv

    • @diegot8257
      @diegot8257 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Improv

    • @JonF0721
      @JonF0721 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some people combine the 2, meaning they do some of the written portion and improvise

  • @matthewvanwageningen8944
    @matthewvanwageningen8944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    this shit rips

  • @gamingnuggets5465
    @gamingnuggets5465 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    yuh

  • @prostep9257
    @prostep9257 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What level is this

  • @yep862
    @yep862 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Why does the Bari look like superman

  • @reynaldopalacios9473
    @reynaldopalacios9473 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What kind of mouthpiece does the bari player play on?

    • @danielhawthorne-foss6896
      @danielhawthorne-foss6896 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Hi Reynaldo, I'm the bari player in the video. I play a selmer C*

    • @reynaldopalacios9473
      @reynaldopalacios9473 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Daniel Hawthorne-Foss oh that's cool, thanks for the reply! I play on a vandoren v16 b7 but I've heard great things about the c*. Quick question, what's up with many sax players having a different colored neck compared to the rest of their saxophone?

    • @DawsonColemanSax
      @DawsonColemanSax 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Some people tend to feel a difference with different materials -- I believe Tim McAllister has a video of himself on youtube going to some Selmer factory and trying out a bunch of different necks to see which one sounds the best and gives the most overtones.

    • @reynaldopalacios9473
      @reynaldopalacios9473 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dawson Coleman yea i believe cannonball supplies two necks for their saxes. I’ll look for the video thank you!

    • @reynaldopalacios9473
      @reynaldopalacios9473 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Daniel Hawthorne-Foss what was one of the harder parts when you were putting this song together? i’m in high school and i recently got this song and would like to play it for a competition in april

  • @leosherman9842
    @leosherman9842 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3:20

  • @reynaldopalacios9473
    @reynaldopalacios9473 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    is there a reason the group chose to omit one of the 32nd note runs in the beginning?

  • @meib1615
    @meib1615 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    🐟

  • @rp1894
    @rp1894 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a great job you did with the most obnoxious instrumentation possible. Did you lose a bet? Cool song bro.
    2:30 I had to check it was still the same song.
    I see what it is now. You hate musicians. And @ 4:55 the audience too.

  • @Chrisssysax
    @Chrisssysax 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Chris, I love the piece and I live playing it but I gotta ask….why so many weird time signatures??

    • @harveyknguyen
      @harveyknguyen ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dw about it

    • @wettrousers
      @wettrousers 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Literally bruh, i tried playing this with my quartet and the time signature changes almost every measure