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Nick Byrne
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JS Bach Passacaglia (excerpt) in C min arr. Hunsberger for 8 Ophicleides
JS Bach Passacaglia (excerpt) in C min arr. Hunsberger for 8 Ophicleides
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JS Bach (after Vivaldi) arr Mansted
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Lockdown does strange things to a mind!..Missing playing qtets & chamber music with my inestimable colleagues so here is the next best thing..Warning-there's a lot of lockdown left so not sure how deep this multitrack rabbit-hole is..🤪 JS Bach after Vivaldi (arr. Mansted) Recorded on an IPhone
SOQ plays Berlioz "La Pecheur" from Lelio
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Sydney Ophicleide Quartets plays Berlioz "La Pecheur" from 'Lelio' Scott KInmont - The Artist Nick Byrne - Ophicleide Sue Powell - Piano
Sydney Ophicleide Quartet plays Bach
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Sydney Ophicleide Quartet plays Bach Fugue in G minor, 200 Years of Ophicleide concert, Garrison Church-Sydney 11 Dec 2017
G.F. Handel Allegro from Organ concerto No. 13 in F Major HWV 295 arr. B. Mansted
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Sydney Ophicleide Quartet perform Handel at '200 years of Ophicleide - A Bicenntennial' @ The Garrison Church, The Rocks, Sydney, December 2017
'Pastorale' from William Perry Ophicleide concerto, perf-Nick Byrne
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Reh for Sydney Symphony Orchestra 'Playlist concert 30/5/17
Sydney Ophicleide Quartet plays Mendelssohn/Telemann
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In rehearsal with SOQ playing excerpts from Mendelssohns 'Festlied zur Stiftungsfeier' & Telemann 'Allegro' from Quartet a 4'
Sydney Ophicleide Quartet plays Handel-HD
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SOQ plays Handel Adagio/Allegro arr. Manstead. Performers-Nick Byrne, Scott Kinmont, Jono Ramsey, Brad Lucas
Sydney Ophicleide Quartet teaser..
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A performance of Handels 'Concerto in F Major' (Adagio/Allegro) (Arr Ben Manstead) by the SOQ in Verbruggen hall-Sydney Conservatorium of Music Members: Nick Byrne, Scott Kinmont, Jono Ramsey, Brad Lucas
NMC 2014 Brass Ensemble-Tica Tica encore
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NMC 2014 Brass Ensemble-Tica Tica encore
unfortunate camera angle.
Amazing! Whoever was playing the high part is a genius. And whoever doesn't like this can suck an egg!
Very cool! How difficult are they to learn how to play? I'm sure there's a pretty steep learning curve with them.
From what I gathered from my small youtube-ophicleide hole, they are frustratingly hard to intonate and quite unintuitive for regular brass players do to the valve action, or to be precise, lack of one
Ive been seeing a lot more ophecleides pop up here and there for these past few months, and I think videos like this coming to light years after release are a big part of it. Its such a unique instrument and I think a niche for it may exist in small brass ensembles where the generally weaker sound of the instrument may shine out, and I think people are finally realizing that.
Love the beatiful singing tone in the higher register.
This is lovely.
Bravo, gentlemen.
Are these Bb or C instruments?
I don't think Handel wrote for this instrument. Much better to stick with composers who did. Remember the modern instrument may not match exactly the 19th century instrument valve design.
Of course Händel did not write for the ophicleide, as it didn't exist in his day. What's your beef with this wonderful recording? Better to stick to the small range of composers who DID write exclusively for the ophicleide in such a melodious way? Now that's limiting the capabilities of the players and the instrument. Goodness, just imagine if we extrapolated that mentality to everything else. No! Don't play Bruckner with a huge contrabass tuba, since the tubas in his time, whereas big, were not AS big (and in tune). Come now, purism has it's place, sorta...but with the ophicleide? Nah...this group is amazing.
Firat, these instruments have no valves they are a keyed bugle. Which is why you get all the mechanical clicks in the fast section. Second there is absolutely zero literature written for these except as an instrument within the orcheatra immediately preceeding the invention of the Tuba. Third. People have played music written for other instruments for centuries. The virtuositu of these four players on these unforgiving instruments is pure gold. The ophecleid is diffucult at the best of times.
Well it sounds better than what could have been used, the serpent horn. Unless it's being played by Patrick Wibart.
I like the sound. It has fullness and richness even in the high notes.
They sound kinda like a cross between euphonium and french horn? I like it.
what sort of mouthpieces are you using? I get a very reedy sound, nothing that smooth.
small ones Wayne...like small-bore trombone size but are copies of original Ophi mp...like a big french horn mp almost...steer clear of Trom m/p if you can Wayne as there is too much brass on them which dampens the vibration and resonances.
@@640duke2 so, much more funnel shaped than bowl. Thanks much, will keep practicing!
Who is selling good copies? I did not find much likely online.
@@640duke2 Thanks much. we have managed to 3D print a small thin-sided version that makes a huge difference! next step is to make it in a different material. Went very funnel shaped, almost a big french horn mpc. still working on tweeks to throat and shank. again, many thanks
Really great to see this quartet! Please tell me: are all your instruments in the same key? What is the preferred key? Also, is this arrangement available for purchase? Thank you!!
Hi Daniel, Thanks for your interest. Three of the instruments are in C and the bottom part is played on an instrument in Bb. Preffered key is C for C ophi & Bb for Bb Ophi...for technical reasons. The arrangement is by Ben Manstead so Google Mansteadmusic & you should be able to source the arrangement. thanks Nick
Where can I find more recordings?
Click his name above
What key is this in?
C flat, Major.
@@Metal-Possum no it's not it's in the key of concert F... 😊😊😊
@@shiggysbussy2061 Mr. Paulson is just joking. Anyone can hear it's in B sharp!
Great playing. Im just wondering what is the manufacturer of your ophiclide is? Thanks.
Flynn Megaw ..thanks..my instrument is a Halari/Sudre from c.1880...
Are they all Bb/C or do you have a quinticlave in there?
3 in C & one in Bb for the lower part...no quinticlave there..intonation is hard enough without adding one of those...
I concur with Shar! Amazing playing. Another question as well: What key are these instruments in? I'm debating purchasing one in C, but may opt to wait to get a Bb one. Not entirely sure, but I REALLY want one, badly... Thanks, and please continue to play!
Will do..plenty of stuff to play and transcribe for the Ophi. 3 instruments are in C and 1 in Bb...for the lower part. The C is perhaps sweeter in the upper register but the Bb has a stronger low register. Horses for courses i reckon!
How does an ophicleide work? It seems like it would get a buzzy sound like if you put a brass mouthpiece on a saxophone, but obviously not as shown in this video!
trombone style mp...but a key system similar in action to a Sax...but also nothing like it!..unique!
Sounds really wonderful
Thanks Samuel..
That's so friggin cool. It sounds kind of hauntingly beautiful. Why did people stop playing ophicleides??
Thanks..because orchestras & halls got too big for them I think and composers wanted a larger sound. Pity because the sound is so unique.
Great performance! I really enjoyed it! Out of curiosity, what brand(s) of Ophicleide do(es) the quartet use?
+Shar Thulovaas Thanks Shar. Yamaha mainly...just kidding!...Halari/Sudre, and three anon Parisian makers..no real marking as far as I can remember.
Nick Byrne Alright, thanks.
The Wessex company in England makes them today
in case of 1 instrument , not use F-tuba for substitution, euphonium is sound like bass-ophicleida, and range is at the same
this sound is NOT regular-tuba sound, and this is NOT any member of red-family(saxophone or sarrussophone); this may be compared with Wagner-tuba; I mast be asked it quartet for Berlioz's REQUIEM - (or 4 Wagner tubas) !!
This is a beautiful piece of music, and the ophicleides sound good playing it. I guess if you have 4 ophicleidists sitting around waiting for a gig, the best thing to do is to form a quartet. The repertoire written exclusively for such a quartet is probably limited, but adaptations like this could move the instrument from non-mainstream to slightly less non-mainstream. I'm sure there are a couple of ondes Martenot players out there who could add an extra dimension to the group ... but in spite of my facetious comments, I like it!
I'd suspect they play other brass instruments too. I can't think of a single situation where somebody actively took up the ophicleide first over any other instrument. The skills of playing a brass instrument translate well across most of them, even french horns and ophicleides to a lesser extent. These are definitely an oddball instrument, and they weren't exactly favoured in their earlier years for being dependable or predictable sounding. Putting them in a quartet definitely sounds pleasant though!
I don't think there are any ophiclide quartet specific pieces.
Fantastic playing. Congratulations - it's a richness to hear such gorgeous musicmaking on these finicky instruments!