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Title: Coolest musical instrument EVER
Post by: Saxman on September 13, 2009, 10:42:16 PM

I've never been able to figure out whether you should consider it percussion or winds, however.

(http://www.hansenwheel.com/images2/cannon_lg.jpg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-vQKZFF-9s

:D

Title: Re: Coolest musical instrument EVER
Post by: DREDIOCK on September 14, 2009, 07:38:34 AM

Great piece. Oddly enough Tchaikovsky didnt think very much of the piece when he wrote it. Not thinking it would amount to much.
Little did he know it would become one of the most famous and most recognized pieces of classical music ever written.

Finding a truly great recording of this is difficult. Many try and do a decent job. but few quite get it right. Either the music is off. Or the cannon are lacking the proper resonance or very often improperly timed. You see the cannon are supposed to go off at specific times. This is why fireworks usually doesnt work very well with 1812.

Here is a much fuller version instrumentally. And the cannon arent bad at all  but still lack a bit of depth in their sound
105's are nice but thee is something in the resonance of a true black powder gun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-vQKZFF-9s

I used to have what I considered to be the best version I ever heard that was put out by London Records back in the 70's.
I've been looking for its equal ever since

Title: Re: Coolest musical instrument EVER
Post by: Saxman on September 14, 2009, 07:48:05 AM

I love the irony of how it wasn't even WRITTEN for America, (was about Napoleon's invasion of Russia) yet we've still appropriated it as one of our most popular "patriotic" songs.

My understanding is that Anton Dorati's recording is supposed to be one of the most accurate.

Title: Re: Coolest musical instrument EVER
Post by: Masherbrum on September 14, 2009, 07:50:40 AM

Quote from: Saxman on September 14, 2009, 07:48:05 AM

I love the irony of how it wasn't even WRITTEN for America, (was about Napoleon's invasion of Russia) yet we've still appropriated it as one of our most popular "patriotic" songs.

My understanding is that Anton Dorati's recording is supposed to be one of the most accurate.

Yep.   

Title: Re: Coolest musical instrument EVER
Post by: Biggles on September 14, 2009, 06:19:57 PM

Quote from: DREDIOCK on September 14, 2009, 07:38:34 AM

I used to have what I considered to be the best version I ever heard that was put out by London Records back in the 70's.
I've been looking for its equal ever since

I think Caravan used that in the song "Nine Feet Underground", side B of the "In The Land of the Grey and Pink" album. :)