Minecraft "Gymnopedie No1" by Satie. TUBA POV - Brian Kelley. Play Along!

Happy Friday BrassNation! We have a very beautiful and relaxing solo with piano from the famous Minecraft video game. "Gymnopedie No. 1" by Eric Satie arr. Drew Fennell comes in 3 versions of B flat Major (Solo with Brass Septet Rendition), B flat Major (Solo with Piano Rendition) and F Major (Solo with Piano Rendition) with transposing parts in every practical key and clef (Full List Below). Hope you enjoy this Eb Tuba version recorded for you by Brian Kelley. DOWNLOAD SHEET MUSIC & PIANO BACKING TRACKS at https://www.matonizz.com/product/gymnopedie-no-1/

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Musicians:

Brian Kelley (Tuba at RCB)
Online Lessons: briankelleytuba@gmail.com
Instrument Used:
https://www.dfmusicinc.com/John-Packer-EEb-Tuba-4-valve-comp-p/jp277.htm

Birute Stundziaite (Piano)

Dmitry Babkin (Sound Engineer)
dbrave.bob@gmail.com

This arrangement is provided in two keys which allow for performance by any brass instruments. Below are the practical choices for each version of the piece:

Bb Major Version:
Cornet or Trumpet in Eb
Flugelhorn, Cornet, or Trumpet in Bb
Cornet or Trumpet in C
Trombone
Euphonium or Baritone B.C. or T.C.

F Major Version:
Cornet or Trumpet in Eb
Flugelhorn, Cornet, or Trumpet in Bb
Horn in F or Horn in Eb
Trombone
Euphonium or Baritone B.C. or T.C.
Tuba B.C., in Eb, or in Bb

Pertinent to the F-Major version, it should be noted that the range when played by the bass clef instruments takes the piece to a rather low range (even lower than the bass notes of the piano. While it may not be ideal, it is left to the performer to decide whether or not this is agreeable.

Performance notes:
Erik Satie’s “Trois Gymnopedie” are musically rather simple, and yet they are also quite challenging to interpret elegantly. They are known the world over and have become common recital pieces, have been found in movies and television commercials, and even have been adapted and arranged by the likes of Blood, Sweat, and Tears and others. There is some debate over the inspiration for these three simple pieces. Some suggest it fits the mold of his self-created term “furniture music”—intended to provide ambience to a space. Others attribute to it an ironic reference to ancient Spartan physical contests. And still others suggest they were inspired by a novel by his friend, Alexis Roland-Manuel (“Salammbô”), or a poem which was published concurrently with the second of these. This poem seems apropos to the music and so it is included here as a reference.

Les Antiques
Patrice Contamine de Latour

Oblique et coupant l'ombre un torrent éclatant Ruisselait en flots d'or sur la dalle polie
Où les atomes d'ambre au feu se miroitant Mêlaient leur sarabande à la gymnopédie

Slanting and shadow-cutting a bursting stream Trickled in gusts of gold on the shiny flagstone Where the amber atoms in the fire gleaming Mingled their sarabande with the gymnopaedia*

*In the instance of this poem, “gymnopédie” refers to a dance performed by Spartan girls.
For a wind player, the primary technical challenge is to maintain proper sound throughout the long phrases, but that is perhaps outweighed by the artistic challenge of creating a compelling musical phrase. The player should endeavor to relate each note to the one before and the one after, keeping the dynamic arc as smooth as possible, and without sudden bumps or dips. This can be a challenge with some wide intervals along the way. The tone should be carefully managed, and any hint of roughness or brash timbre should be avoided.

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0:00 - Gymnopedie No.1 (Tuba Solo with Piano in F Major)
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