This sequence is based on #11 from the first studies section of Jean-Baptiste Arban‘s Method for cornet. Arban Right around the time rotary valves were added to the posthorn to create the cornet, Joseph Jean-Baptiste Laurent Arban was born. Inspired…
This sequence is based on the epic musical interlude from Act 3 Scene 3 of Richard Wagner’s opera, Lohengrin. #GetFluent2019 It’s a bit hard for me to believe that this is the final sequence of the year. I am very…
This sequence is based on the melody from the ultimate Christmas villain song, You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, by Albert Hague. How the Grinch stole Christmas Theodor Seuss Geisel was a well known illustrator, cartoonist, and author by the…
This sequence is based on a melody from the Troika movement of Sergei Prokofiev‘s Lieutenant Kijé suite. Lieutenant Kijé Suite After about 20 years of silent films being accompanied by live music, usually pump organs, well known composers started to…
This sequence is based on the melody from the theme for “His Dark Materials” Composer Lorne Balfe is a Scottish-born film composer who has made a name for himself by writing the scores to Mission Impossible: Fallout and the Lego…
This sequence is based on the opening theme from the first movement of Dvorak’s 8th Symphony. Background This piece was written in 1889 and premiered in 1890. Dvorak strived to make it different from his previous symphonies by drawing more…
This sequence is based on the magical song from Disney’s Cinderella, Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo. Background The song was written in 1948 by Al Hoffman, Mack David, and Jerry Livingston, and released with the film in 1950. The song was nominated for the Academy…
This sequence is based on the love-able whistle melody from Bobby McFerrin’s hit song, Don’t Worry Be Happy. Background This song was written for the romance film Cocktail, which starred Tom Cruise and Elizabeth Shue. It made history that year…
This sequence is based on the opening horn call from Gustav Mahler’s 3rd Symphony. This sequence is brought to you by my friend and horn boss, Josh Johnson. Josh is an experienced orchestral pro who plays 4th horn in Des…
This sequence is based on the offstage trumpet solo from Beethoven’s Leonore Overture #2. This week’s sequence is brought to you by my friend and trumpet virtuoso, Ryan Beach. In addition to playing Principal Trumpet with the Alabama Symphony, Ryan…