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Sage O’Brien
Добавлен 10 мар 2019
"If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music." - Gustav Mahler
Видео
Piano Fantasy no 2 - 'The Logic of a Nightmare'
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Piano Fantasy no 2 - 'The Logic of a Nightmare'
The Moonlight Sonata arr. for Reed Sextet
Просмотров 1155 месяцев назад
I've been sitting on this for a while, as it was a somewhat tall task, but it was certainly worth it. 1 - 00:00 2 - 2:51 3 - 5:07
String Quartet no. 1 - "The Original"
Просмотров 2276 месяцев назад
This was a bit of a passion project
Lindaraja, Claude Debussy
Просмотров 1457 месяцев назад
My goal is to complete one piece every month, so this is what I've got for January! I didn't know this piece very well when I started working on it, I heard it once and was captivated, so I tried orchestrating bits of it, but I fell completely in love with the music after spending some time with it. Enjoy!
The Merry Go Round of Life Arrangement
Просмотров 66Год назад
Haven't uploaded anything in a minute, so here's something I wrote a while ago:)
A Study on the Happy Birthday Theme in 17 Emotions
Просмотров 150Год назад
This is dedicated to Max, THEIR BIRTHDAY'S TODAYYYYY!!!!!!! This was a super fun piece to write though, there was naturally a TON of variety and opportunities to do interesting things with orchestration and style. You might notice some of it's been arranged - I wanted to have as much fun with this piece as possible so I figured it'd be fine to incorporate other pieces into the mix. I won't say ...
Clair De Lune Arranged for a Flute and Clarinet Ensemble
Просмотров 5 тыс.Год назад
I have a lot of fun arranging things by Debussy and this one turned out pretty good I think!! enjoy:)!!!!
Saxophone Quartet no. 1 in Eb Major - "Billows, Delving, and High"
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I recommend closing your eyes while listening :)
A Minimalist Take on Bach
Просмотров 1632 года назад
So, I've been wanting to do something like this for a long time now, because I absolutely adore Bach's prelude in C major, and I felt it could be interpreted in interesting ways through a minimalistic lens. In Bach's own piece, the rhythmic movement within the chords is 5-3-5-3, so I thought I'd accentuate that here, dancing between both 5/8-3/8 time signatures, and between 5 bar and 3 bar phra...
Duet for Piano and Clarinet - "Life Unfolds"
Просмотров 1122 года назад
Very personal piece, so hope you enjoy :)
Rêverie - Orchestral Arrangment
Просмотров 1742 года назад
This started out basically as just an orchestration exercise, but I grew to really, really like this piece along the way, so I ended up putting a lot more effort into it than I planned lol. Hope you enjoy!!!!
Chord/Chord Progression of the Week no 2
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Chord/Chord Progression of the Week no 2
Chord/Chord Progression of the Week no 1
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Chord/Chord Progression of the Week no 1
String Sextet no. 3 - "Nacht im Weiss"
Просмотров 1913 года назад
String Sextet no. 3 - "Nacht im Weiss"
Symphonic Tone Poem in B minor - 'Vanity and Valor'
Просмотров 1823 года назад
Symphonic Tone Poem in B minor - 'Vanity and Valor'
Fantasy for Piano Sextet in A Minor - "Hod"
Просмотров 2583 года назад
Fantasy for Piano Sextet in A Minor - "Hod"
Symphony no 2 Movement. II - Fault and Freedom
Просмотров 2134 года назад
Symphony no 2 Movement. II - Fault and Freedom
Symphony no 2 Movement. 1 - Vanity and Valor
Просмотров 3184 года назад
Symphony no 2 Movement. 1 - Vanity and Valor
Piano Fantasy no. 1 in C Minor - "Tones of Obscure Follies and Eruptions"
Просмотров 3544 года назад
Piano Fantasy no. 1 in C Minor - "Tones of Obscure Follies and Eruptions"
Piano Caprice no. 2 in Bb Major - "May My Heart be Full With Your Pleasure"
Просмотров 3944 года назад
Piano Caprice no. 2 in Bb Major - "May My Heart be Full With Your Pleasure"
String Sextet no 2 in A Major - "An Afternoon in the Hollows"
Просмотров 4204 года назад
String Sextet no 2 in A Major - "An Afternoon in the Hollows"
Cello Concerto no. 1 in C Minor “Apparition” | An Arrangement
Просмотров 2354 года назад
Cello Concerto no. 1 in C Minor “Apparition” | An Arrangement
Here before 1K views! This was pretty good.
this is so good!
Oh yeah this rules.
mvt. 1 - 0:00 mvt. 2 - 3:22 mvt. 3 - 6:58 mvt. 4 - 9:42
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Using reeds is SO you. I love this arrangement quite a bit. Great work!
My roommate hates this. He says, "quit music, kill yourself." That is all
really cool, some of the double stops seem a little impractical but other than that really cool textures and harmonies, I really liked that part with the sul C cello
ohh, like the double stops near the end? Or throughout? Thank you though!! Appreciated
@@sageobrien6776 for me seconds are really uncomfortable to play that is my main concern, the thing with the harmonics that sweep up also concerns me a little, although thinking about it that quartet that plays the ferneyhough quartets (artemis quartet i think, theres other ones as well though) might be able to make that work
This is absolutely magnificent. What the hell was going on that compelled you to write such a wonder work. I mean, shit, seriously?? This piece is nuts!! I love it!!
Woah this is palpable
Very nice orchestration :) - long time no see on NF
Nice job, the one thing I'll say is this ends up going right across the break for clarinet, might be a bit easier transposed up or down a couple steps, other than that feels very fun and mysterious
It doesn't go over the break - this score is non-transposed, so it would always be just over the break. I tried transposing it up a couple steps and down for steps just for fun though! Up made it sound kinda creepier. Down made it sound like Stravinsky to me
Nice
Glad to have you back! :)
Great arrangement but be careful with your voicing. Flutes cannot play below a low B natural, and even then, the B is an extended note that some flutes do not have. B flat and below is not possible.
Ohh I did go there once didn't I... thank you so much! I'll make sure to fix that.
My mom's fav!!!
This sounds great! Love it.
Wow nicely done. Could I use your arrangement and convert it in a clarinet choir?
Honestly I'm not sure how well that would work, but you can feel free to try!!
Unreal! Your talent is unmatched. Great work!
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed!!
I would love to hear the rest.
Yeah, that was the plan, but then I tried it out and it didn't really work for me - most of this piece is very pianistic, so I kept the parts that I thought worked the best.
@@sageobrien6776 I guess that makes sense. Not gonna lie, I wasn’t sure it was even possible/gonna sound good.
@@finnsclarinet Me too when I started!! The tempo was hard to get just right, there's so much rubato and I couldn't replicate that on a computer. I mean I kinda did, but mostly what I did is I made the dynamics, colors, and textures interesting in a way the piano by itself can't.
this is such a good idea and sounds so good!
Thank you so much!! I'm glad you enjoyed:)
Very nice
Thank you!!:)
Glad to see you're still composing Ben :)
Thank you so much!!! (who is this btw??:00)
@@sageobrien6776 Harry, remember from the server?
@@poohslosteyes264 I do!! Were you hacked or smth??
@@sageobrien6776 Yeah something like that. Do you still have my discord?
@@poohslosteyes264 Yeah I think so!
This is one of your best pieces yet man, I trust you as a clarinet player to know if this is playable or not. I really like how abrupt the transitions are, and how it’s juxtaposed to how flowing the music is. Although that repeat at the beginning is incredibly smooth. Beautiful stuff here man
Yeah I mean it's *playable* just extremely difficult. If it were to be preformed I'd probably just tell the players to improvise around the triplet/quintuplet notes. Thank you so much btw! I'm glad you enjoyed:)
You should give them some time to breathe.
Yeahhh that's true - normally I wouldn't write this for a larger ensemble, but I figure it's fine to rely on circular breathing with such a small group.
wow!!!!!!! omggggg
this is absolutely gorgeous ⭐⭐⭐ lowkey might have my sax friends play this at their chamber concert in the spring...you have some amazing music theory skills!!!❤️❤️❤️🫧🫧🫧
Love the textures and the way you manipulate the dynamics!
Thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed
yo this crossover between bach and john adams is insane 😈
Lmao yeah that’s an apt comparison. I honestly was thinking the chord progressions reminded me of Glass, which is where I got the idea to do this in the first place but you’re right that the way it came out is more like John Adams
Very pretty!
This is gorgeous Ben. I love it.
Thank you so much!!!!!!
Great job!!
This is gorgeous!
Thank youuuuu!!!!!
😱
spooky!
you know it!!!
@@sageobrien6776 👻
It's a lot less wordy to label this chord as an A7(b9), the Bb color tone is just an extension of the seventh chord.
Hmmmm, I mean that's a good point - in terms of utility, Bbdim7maj7 isn't great, but it's more accurate given the voicings. And I mean you _are_ right in that if I were analyzing a piece of music with this chord in it, I'd probably go down a similar route as yourself.
Yay you uploaded! Nice job here! Definitely the start of something really good
Thank youuuu!!!!
SOLID work Ben, wow, I loved that so much. I don't even really have anything else to say other than *wow*
NICE job here, the textures and chords were sooooo amazing,, and the structure/pacing was really good too!
Thank you Duncannnnn!!!!!!