From one musician whom has heard this piece multiple times to another: Bravo. Simply bravo. You had me captivated from beginning to end, and I heard something within this piece I have never heard before seeing your performance. Almost as though I have found what I have been trying to "listen for" but has just been out of "sight" or just beyond my ear, I heard the beauty and simplicity of it now in your performance. Thank you for this experience!
@Marimbalu I literally just played from the piano score -- it's not as difficult as you may think! I'm from Madison, Wisconsin, where I'm now a college band director. Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Hey I love your opening of glassworks to be honest I have been hearing it for years when I have the need for it, thanks a lot for the fantastic performance
Great job! Never appreciated the beauty of changing the main instrument of an original tune til I saw you playing this :) And marimba's got such a warm tone color, which brings out some sense of warmth and relief that I didn't perceive at all from the original piano version. Thanks for showing another beautiful profile of "Opening." :)
awesome! congratulations on the deepest levels of admiration, not only have you made a beautiful song sound great on another instrument, you've also shown that art, true real art can actually exist as an entity on its own, of course several factors must be considered, like personal proficiency at expressing the intended feelings and states the piece intended, but this time, it really came out as something unique and amazing!
you can buy the piano music online and do an exact transcription off that...that's what a clinician(Nathaniel Bartlett) who played this piece on his marimba album told me when I emailed him.
Let me be the first to compliment you. I got "Glassworks" over 20 years ago and this piece is my favourite. I'm impressed not only by your playing ability but by how well the piece can sound on marimba. A fine job, Justin.
Just get the piano one. The marimba is just a big piano right ;) Anyway, it's not 'transposed' or written in different octaves or smaller ranges or such. This is in essence the piano solo taken to an (even more) beautiful instrument.
This entire program is incredible. Sorry, I'm referring to the selection of pieces you played in your recital ("Dream" etc.) (Obviously, this too) Your playing is superb.
+Rachel Krueger There is a interesting version for you soundcloud.com/dharmavagabonds/opening-phillip-glass Good luck with playing the piece, will that be on piano?
Not trying to be a critic.. It might be the the quality of the audio on this recording, but I think the mallets are a bit to soft. I'd love to hear a versjon with a bit harder attack like what you get on a piano. It's a matter of taste I guess :)
Dear Datimpster, do you have the music archive of this excelent concert? I mean, if you have all the concert in an archive rar to download? That music don't let be alone here, plz i well agree if you can have a music link to download, because all is beautiful.
hey where can i get the music for this? I know its from glass works but i really dont feel like buying the whole work. do they sell just this movement?
From one musician whom has heard this piece multiple times to another: Bravo. Simply bravo. You had me captivated from beginning to end, and I heard something within this piece I have never heard before seeing your performance. Almost as though I have found what I have been trying to "listen for" but has just been out of "sight" or just beyond my ear, I heard the beauty and simplicity of it now in your performance. Thank you for this experience!
Beautiful! Remarkably done, and very talented, datimpster! Thanks for this beautiful reprisal of Opening!
this is something else...man, beautiful. brilliant playing.
@Marimbalu I literally just played from the piano score -- it's not as difficult as you may think! I'm from Madison, Wisconsin, where I'm now a college band director. Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
well done u... superb performance
So so so so so nice!
Marvelous performance. Bravo.
Really fabulous...
Wow, just plain WOW! Tearjerkingly beautiful.
This is wonderful... I so wish to play this peace the way you did... congrats. Looks so difficult
I was really suprised upon listening to this, great job.....
That is very cool to watch. I can't imagine doing that.
I need to listen to more Philip Glass.
Wonderful...
i almost never leave comments but this is amazing and deserves more views.
You play this so beautifully - god it sounds so good for marimba. What a great performance!
This piece just bounces.
touching magical atmospher
Hey I love your opening of glassworks to be honest I have been hearing it for years when I have the need for it, thanks a lot for the fantastic performance
Great job! Never appreciated the beauty of changing the main instrument of an original tune til I saw you playing this :) And marimba's got such a warm tone color, which brings out some sense of warmth and relief that I didn't perceive at all from the original piano version. Thanks for showing another beautiful profile of "Opening." :)
Amazing! Great performance. I loved it! Congratulations!
awesome!
congratulations on the deepest levels of admiration, not only have you made a beautiful song sound great on another instrument, you've also shown that art, true real art can actually exist as an entity on its own, of course several factors must be considered, like personal proficiency at expressing the intended feelings and states the piece intended, but this time, it really came out as something unique and amazing!
co za koordynacja! Great job!
Amazing! Congratulations.
Very nice dude! I can play this on the piano, but I bet it's a bit trickier with a marimba! Well done indeed!
This music speaks to you!!
Simply amazing
you can buy the piano music online and do an exact transcription off that...that's what a clinician(Nathaniel Bartlett) who played this piece on his marimba album told me when I emailed him.
Pure magic
this piece is so dream-like! beautiful playing! I'm going to try and learn this lol
this is why the marimba is the most amazing instrument in the world.. ^^
*sigh* - Do you have any idea how pissed my wife is going to be when I inform her that I MUST get a marimba?
Beautifull
Wow, you've inspired me! I think I may play this for my upper-division percussion jury next year...
yes this works so well for marimba... lovely perfromance too.
Listen to the resonance above all else... its like a choir
Let me be the first to compliment you. I got "Glassworks" over 20 years ago and this piece is my favourite. I'm impressed not only by your playing ability but by how well the piece can sound on marimba.
A fine job, Justin.
OMFG! *_*
It`s amazing!
Hi jwizz51. Just as tacobelsaus28 said, I played this right off of the piano part. Thanks for watching!
Hi. This is very beautiful- I just wanna sleep on it. He he !! Thank You
Kudos. You play this better on a marimba than I do on a piano
LOVED IT!!
Just get the piano one. The marimba is just a big piano right ;) Anyway, it's not 'transposed' or written in different octaves or smaller ranges or such. This is in essence the piano solo taken to an (even more) beautiful instrument.
This entire program is incredible. Sorry, I'm referring to the selection of pieces you played in your recital ("Dream" etc.)
(Obviously, this too)
Your playing is superb.
GREAT PERFOMANCE
I plan on playing this soon! Beautiful job!
+Rachel Krueger There is a interesting version for you soundcloud.com/dharmavagabonds/opening-phillip-glass
Good luck with playing the piece, will that be on piano?
+Trooperandcooper Ale I love the "techno" feeling to it! And I'm either playing it on marimba or piano, right now it's a little of both
i always wonder how do people play this piece with triplets on one hand, and normal time at the other! it's crazy coordination!
Dude.. I'm hella gonna play this next!
great!!!
I'v watched this to many times man! I need the audio recording of this or learn how to play it.
@lordmerlin1 When marimba rhythms start to play, dance with me, make me sway
Breathless ' ....
hey.
very well played!
were can i get this arrangement?
i also play marimba.
WOW! That looks so difficult! Keeping rhythm between two mallets is hard enough for me lol.
Not trying to be a critic.. It might be the the quality of the audio on this recording, but I think the mallets are a bit to soft. I'd love to hear a versjon with a bit harder attack like what you get on a piano.
It's a matter of taste I guess :)
@maxrutc09 now i know im not the only one who has pondered that
So that we know we're not just raising our glass to not just any Philip
@maxrutc09
well actually most of the people say philip glass but their are some philip glass lovers like me that only say glass
Dear Datimpster, do you have the music archive of this excelent concert? I mean, if you have all the concert in an archive rar to download? That music don't let be alone here, plz i well agree if you can have a music link to download, because all is beautiful.
Que c'est beau, apaisant... ! Merci//Quel est cet instrument ?
hey where can i get the music for this? I know its from glass works but i really dont feel like buying the whole work. do they sell just this movement?
how come with most composers, we say their last name, but with philip glass, we say his first name too?
oh come on... you must have some extra hands lol... great job!
very impressive, have you done DCI yet?
Knock, knock. Who's there? Knock, knock. Who's there? Knock, knock. Who's there? Knock, knock. Who's there? Philip Glass.
While i like the piece, I agree that there is no development or climax. At 3:12, I wanted the piece to continue building.
Jesus christ, you are pro. It's hard enough trying to get the rhythm right on the piano, let alone a marimba (not that I've tried)
because he's a modern composer, and thats what he and the media has ended up with
Marimba!
Wow...I've never seen anyone play an instrument with 4 stickes before!
what instrument is this
I m training
Me vi el video entero sin darme cuenta
oh this is nice. and it takes a great talent to do, but there is something i feel is missing...
Very nice job! I just played this piece on my senior recital. Check it out, and let me know what you think!
Marimba
Marimba.
He's not old enough :-)
this should tell you that you only need four fingers in total to play this song on the piano