The Last Centaur by Rossano Galante

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    G. Schirmer Concert Band - Grade 5
    Composed in the style of a grand and descriptive film score, The Last Centaur is a musical depiction of a centaur who is separated from his family by war, the ensuing adventures, and ultimate reunion with his family and friends. The music begins with a stately, lyrical theme in the horns followed by solo oboe. This main theme is then woven throughout the work as it develops and grows with intensity. Sweeping woodwind lines and majestic brass fanfares capture the excitement of the drama and ultimate joyous resolution. Powerful and evocative writing! (Recorded by the West Genesee (NY) High School Wind Ensemble - Andrew Perry, conductor)
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Komentáře • 163

  • @shapelier1695
    @shapelier1695 Před 7 lety +351

    I was the tuba player in this recording! I love this piece so much!

    • @saltypoolwater
      @saltypoolwater Před 7 lety +10

      Roberto Ramos Brito Really? That's awesome!

    • @isaac8093
      @isaac8093 Před 6 lety +12

      You are now officially a hero of mine. My Symphonic band at school is going to play this, and I hope we do good enough that you'd be proud to hear it.

    • @dogemusicproductions7444
      @dogemusicproductions7444 Před 6 lety

      Roberto Ramos Brito Nice job! I'm a tuba also. You sounded great! I hope I can play this piece one day

    • @seanp4285
      @seanp4285 Před 6 lety

      im sean pickard i was an all state tuba player in 06 and 07 at west genny

    • @cherylwald90
      @cherylwald90 Před 5 lety

      Tuba player here also! I loved this piece so much! Probably the best bass line I ever played!

  • @vaguermoose1002
    @vaguermoose1002 Před 6 lety +112

    Haven't played this piece, but I've met Galante. He was a clinician at a high school band clinic I attended. It's very enlightening having the composer teach his own music. We only shook hands... I should've gotten his autograph

    • @andrewkimtrumpet
      @andrewkimtrumpet Před 3 lety +2

      I got his autograph last year; he was our band director for the district band event. Such a cool and fun guy, plus heś personal friends with my band director.

    • @disamis6873
      @disamis6873 Před 2 lety

      @@andrewkimtrumpet I got to meet him over a video call! Awesome guy 👌

  • @everythingclarinet905
    @everythingclarinet905 Před 6 lety +38

    I have never heard a High School that sounds like this!!! 👏. The 2nd flute solo gives me the chills!

  • @tambola1231
    @tambola1231 Před 8 lety +32

    Galante... Always there to make the most magical pieces ever! I love him

  • @RedstoneManiac13
    @RedstoneManiac13 Před 8 lety +149

    God those horns in the beginning

    • @mlefeb
      @mlefeb Před 8 lety +2

      +RedstoneManiac They weren't that bad tho

    • @RedstoneManiac13
      @RedstoneManiac13 Před 8 lety +13

      +Matthew LeFebvre No, I mean, they are FANTASTIC

    • @mlefeb
      @mlefeb Před 8 lety +2

      ***** There were some spots though were they messed up, not as good as the ones we have.

    • @Crazymonkey1013_
      @Crazymonkey1013_ Před 7 lety

      +RedstoneManiac West Genny horn section for you ;)

  • @ittim456
    @ittim456 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Such a powerful song

  • @Tei_022
    @Tei_022 Před 4 lety +5

    The bass clarinet parts, the horn parts, the high woodwinds, everything is beautiful. 🥰

  • @jackiep1741
    @jackiep1741 Před 7 lety +49

    So fortunate to have been able to work with Rossano on this piece and record it for him and have him actually conduct our band for the recording!

  • @sofiauptownfunk7083
    @sofiauptownfunk7083 Před 3 lety +5

    Horn player here, this piece is SO fun to play. I’m currently playing it in class, and WOW. It’s just *chefs kiss*

  • @ametoyukiyi7512
    @ametoyukiyi7512 Před 2 lety +3

    Currently playing this piece in my senior year of high school (Grad year 2022). I've been with the same band and band director for 6 years, and I'm already feeling the nostalgia. Man, it's just so nice being in my band and knowing these people for so long. I am not the best french horn player, but I'll do my best to give the piece the respect it deserves.

  • @zanderzhang6832
    @zanderzhang6832 Před 7 lety +14

    Holy crap this needs to be my alarm

  • @capi9445
    @capi9445 Před 7 lety +28

    I cried when I played this piece, it has to be the most beautiful piece I've played so far

    • @jakemf1
      @jakemf1 Před 4 lety +1

      Try Whispers from Beyond by same composer

    • @capi9445
      @capi9445 Před 4 lety +2

      @@jakemf1 i just listened to it, it was absolutely phenomenal, thank you so much

  • @NS-cy1hh
    @NS-cy1hh Před 8 lety +81

    Pieces like this cannot get thumbs down!

    • @mlefeb
      @mlefeb Před 8 lety

      +Nathan St John No! It got two! How can this happen?

    • @ivan2v704
      @ivan2v704 Před 7 lety

      Matthew LeFebvre Five*

    • @thebenji8653
      @thebenji8653 Před 7 lety

      and now 10 :'(

    • @brianbaumgarn5795
      @brianbaumgarn5795 Před 6 lety

      There are died in the wool grunge rockers out there everywhere.

  • @andrewnicholas9672
    @andrewnicholas9672 Před 4 lety +7

    This is the greatest piece of music to be heard by a human being in the history of planet earth. This song belongs in a museum for people to listen to thousands of years later.

  • @aysiawrites232
    @aysiawrites232 Před 8 lety +9

    i love this guy's music!

  • @johnkleinsbivgestfan
    @johnkleinsbivgestfan Před 5 lety +3

    Wow! I love the harmony with the flute and clarinet!

  • @timyang2996
    @timyang2996 Před 5 lety +9

    I’m 90% sure that this piece was commissioned by my high school a few years back as a gift for our director

  • @clarestruck9052
    @clarestruck9052 Před 5 lety +2

    I PLAYED THIS MY JUNIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IT’S MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE ❤️

  • @naheim1231231234
    @naheim1231231234 Před 6 lety +2

    I went to a band camp at the University of Virginia and I played the Euphonium and this was one of the pieces we played. I love it so much

  • @HikeYourHeartOut
    @HikeYourHeartOut Před 4 lety +6

    Props to the solo grace notes in the piccolo to start the piece. Interesting orchestration choice, but it sounds super cool.

  • @what7643
    @what7643 Před 7 lety +9

    Really hope my band will play this within the next 2 years! i’m in love with this piece😍

    • @plainki2174
      @plainki2174 Před 4 lety +2

      Shell North did you guys play it?

  • @giovanniperez7660
    @giovanniperez7660 Před 8 lety +42

    I wanna play this so bad!!

  • @stinkymayas110
    @stinkymayas110 Před 8 měsíci +1

    when my high school band played this i was in 8th grade (i was in the band a year early) and was the only euphonium

  • @oscarrh8005
    @oscarrh8005 Před 7 lety +73

    This is a high school? All the time I wish I was raised in a school this good, just so i would be better. It kind of makes me sad that it's not like that.

    • @oscarrh8005
      @oscarrh8005 Před 7 lety +3

      Knightmare 87112 peek at the description, it’s a little hard to admit. For the past month I’ve been aiming to be really good at the Flute, all I have been doing is practicing!

    • @mlefeb
      @mlefeb Před 6 lety +3

      Knightmare 87112 Sorry to say, but some of the winds in this recording are kind of rough, so there’s no way it can be a college

  • @hhy9082
    @hhy9082 Před 5 lety +7

    I love this piece ❤️❤️❤️

  • @jamiefredericks2330
    @jamiefredericks2330 Před 7 lety +2

    This piece was commissioned by one of the senior classes a few years back at my high school as a graduation gift for our band teacher. We are playing it this year (my junior year) and I abolutely love it!

    • @TheTTony444
      @TheTTony444 Před 7 lety

      Jamie Fredericks looks difficult for the trumpets, I play trumpet

    • @pjdrummer100
      @pjdrummer100 Před 6 lety

      This for my dad Mr. Tedeschi band director at North Haven High School Branford CT.

  • @CDtrumpet5
    @CDtrumpet5 Před 4 lety +1

    This piece was commissioned by the seniors of North Haven High School class of 2014, who raised money to have the piece written for the senior concert. We performed it at our senior concert. It was dedicated to Kenneth Tedeschi, and his name is mentioned in the inscription below the title. It was a great experience.

  • @sadessades6698
    @sadessades6698 Před 5 lety +6

    4:08 have fun winds

    • @maddoxgore8550
      @maddoxgore8550 Před 3 lety

      It’s really just a chromatic scale going down but that tempo is a yikes

  • @jyeyee18
    @jyeyee18 Před 6 lety +1

    Woah, legendary song

  • @KevinMartinez-de6fh
    @KevinMartinez-de6fh Před 2 lety

    An amazing piece for sure

  • @jamarisaiah3994
    @jamarisaiah3994 Před 8 lety +1

    absolutely amazing

  • @katiehill5947
    @katiehill5947 Před 3 lety

    2:09 is so amazing, those trombones,, makes me loves playing that instrument- and then the mystical horn part at 2:16 makes the part even better

  • @derekskidmore3319
    @derekskidmore3319 Před 4 lety

    what a fantastic arrangement. i would love to play this with a group.

  • @TrentEngineFan
    @TrentEngineFan Před rokem

    I'm not even a band kid and I think this is amazing

  • @eavin4845
    @eavin4845 Před 4 lety +14

    the beginning makes me wish i play french horn

    • @plainki2174
      @plainki2174 Před 4 lety +2

      eavin PLAY IT!!

    • @eavin4845
      @eavin4845 Před 4 lety +2

      Kermit the frog's stalkish uncle i play clarinet lol

    • @Tei_022
      @Tei_022 Před 4 lety

      eavin I see another clarinet player appreciates French Horn. I play bass clarinet.

    • @whalien_translations
      @whalien_translations Před 3 lety

      amen

  • @prathampatil2733
    @prathampatil2733 Před 4 lety +2

    This is a whole movie

  • @markbernard4156
    @markbernard4156 Před 6 lety +4

    I played Piccolo RIP ears, so many high notes

  • @sarahglover5430
    @sarahglover5430 Před 5 lety

    This is an amazing piece. My friend shared this to me. It sounds great

  • @spencer9427
    @spencer9427 Před 7 lety +13

    Best part hands down: 4:01

  • @brianbaumgarn5795
    @brianbaumgarn5795 Před 6 lety

    Pretty magnificent sonority throughout this piece.

  • @someoneyouprobablydontknow8719

    I am going to recommend this to my director right now

  • @kingdomofalbania5415
    @kingdomofalbania5415 Před 6 lety +2

    It's this my Grand song!!
    ya

  • @peytonriddle1439
    @peytonriddle1439 Před 7 lety +17

    Saxophone player in this recording😋

  • @lilliampumpernickle4655
    @lilliampumpernickle4655 Před 7 lety +25

    i wanna play this so bad. im only in middle school so this probably wont happen

    • @benhummel5723
      @benhummel5723 Před 7 lety

      That's why you go to high school band

    • @lilliampumpernickle4655
      @lilliampumpernickle4655 Před 7 lety

      Ben Hummel​ obviously. But marching band looks like too much work. I don't wanna be wearing a suit in 90° weather

    • @benhummel5723
      @benhummel5723 Před 7 lety +5

      you wouldn't do this in marching band this would be your high school's concert band. and I totally recommend doing marching band anyways because you can learn a lot of new things and you make tons of new friends

    • @quincihenry7916
      @quincihenry7916 Před 7 lety +2

      in middle school, i said the same thing you're saying. but i stuck with it and now i wouldn't trade it for the world, and next year ill be studying music ed in college. you never know, you might just end up loving it.

    • @timcuber37
      @timcuber37 Před 7 lety +1

      My high school's wind ensemble played this and they were really good.

  • @jessih3824
    @jessih3824 Před 5 lety +3

    The only Rossano Falange piece that’s different from his others

  • @ABFan-bj2uj
    @ABFan-bj2uj Před 3 lety +3

    If they make something similar to this, the bass trombone, the contrabasses, and the tubas should play their lowest notes at C1.

    • @TheoSKMultitracks
      @TheoSKMultitracks Před 2 lety

      Even better idea - Bb1. It’s higher, for sure, but you could feasibly have a *lot* more people playing it (Trombones/Baritones/Tubas/String Basses/Bass Clarinet?/Contrabass Clarinet/Bassoon/Contrabassoon) - it’d also help that the 3-valve Baris and triggerless Trombones could actually play those notes without using false tones, so there’s some extra body in that. Maybe get the Tubas & Contrabassoons to play Bb0 (+ String Basses could also maybe drop tube down there) for extra unholiness?
      Yeah…..I get excited quickly. I love to see this sort of idea anywhere, regardless of how it’s done

  • @planetsardine7144
    @planetsardine7144 Před 7 lety +1

    playing this for euphonium as a freshman! it's hard but so rewarding!

    • @SavJenkins
      @SavJenkins Před 7 lety +1

      Libby Keledjian oml Libby I found you ~Savannah Jenkins

    • @naheim1231231234
      @naheim1231231234 Před 6 lety

      Libby Keledjian I played it on Euphonium and it was hard😂 but after the practice I love it so much

  • @patarcc4150
    @patarcc4150 Před 8 lety +7

    ...rossano galante.

  • @milopazi90
    @milopazi90 Před 7 lety +16

    this piece is sad. not criticizing it but it is good it makes me sad.

  • @igortristao3102
    @igortristao3102 Před 5 lety +1

    I almost play this piece, got study for months
    I'd play Flugel, mad flutes parts
    I got addicted in this meanwhile

  • @user-ly7pw4xq8i
    @user-ly7pw4xq8i Před rokem

    명작입니다

  • @orionshield9885
    @orionshield9885 Před 5 lety

    my senior highschool band sight read that today :) or attempted to xD

  • @sarcasticommentator
    @sarcasticommentator Před 7 lety

    WOW.

  • @johann7757
    @johann7757 Před 8 lety +5

    This is around a level 6-8 and my band teacher wants to push this song for an 8th grade band next year which I'm going to be in ;-; ( though it is true that the intermediate band I'm in is really advance, according to the state we should be playing 1.5's to 2's but we play in between 3.5's and 5's pieces like novena by James swearingen, Nathan hale trilogy, and mountain King by George something idk forgot his name )

    • @alexmoore4552
      @alexmoore4552 Před 7 lety +2

      One of the bands we have in our town is nuts. We have 6th graders playing grade 4 music, and they're playing it well. Our directors push us a lot.

    • @fishdinners7760
      @fishdinners7760 Před 7 lety +1

      im a senior in hs and im playing nathan hale trilogy lol

    • @johann7757
      @johann7757 Před 7 lety +1

      Alex Moore damn. My director pushes a lot too XD. He wants to do duel of dates and imperial march which are both like level 7 this year. Also we got an insane song like a month ago called deja view. It's easy for winds but I feel bad for percussion.

  • @keylinboyd7017
    @keylinboyd7017 Před 7 lety +28

    um 4:08 well then

    • @physes1139
      @physes1139 Před 6 lety +2

      Keylin Boyd Ahahahah ikr. I was like, well dam. I guess that'll never be me

    • @xenovaz8958
      @xenovaz8958 Před rokem

      I am doing this piece right now as a flute player, and it wasn’t bad till my director took it full tempo….

  • @ethanplett3839
    @ethanplett3839 Před 5 lety

    My band played this and i was one of 2 horns.

  • @joshuafisher3306
    @joshuafisher3306 Před 4 lety +2

    Bass clarinet part is great

    • @avah9721
      @avah9721 Před 4 lety +1

      Joshua Fisher I agree. It’s almost like a clarinet part in difficulty and I had a lot of fun with it.

    • @EthanHyland
      @EthanHyland Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@avah9721Nice. I hope my band plays at least one of his pieces. I also play bass clarinet.

  • @johnphillips5993
    @johnphillips5993 Před 3 lety +1

    Those who say Rossano Galante is cliché... but are perfectly ok with playing a ton of Karl King marches?

  • @gracehibbs3147
    @gracehibbs3147 Před 7 lety +8

    We have to play this for band and I hate doing the runs. (flute player)

  • @symphonicband98ofpantabang11

    why the signature are all the same????? i want to transcribe it but the piece does not have a key signature. :((((

    • @symphonicband98ofpantabang11
      @symphonicband98ofpantabang11 Před 7 lety

      pls nswer me :( I like this piece

    • @mimib9884
      @mimib9884 Před 7 lety +1

      ill soi I'm pretty sure the key signature is written in the accidentals. It's one of those pieces without a key signature.

    • @joes4389
      @joes4389 Před 6 lety +4

      It allows Galante to be really flexible with notes to have no key signature. There are also so many accidentals that a key signature would be essentially useless. You can still transcribe it, just do it using the no flat no sharp key for every instrument and then add in the accidentals.

  • @obinnanwakwue5735
    @obinnanwakwue5735 Před 4 lety +3

    Haha poor woodwinds at 4:09

    • @obinnanwakwue5735
      @obinnanwakwue5735 Před 4 lety

      Then again is it y'all or horns that have a harder part? Y'all have a lot technique necessary, but horns have the range and they still have to get a good sound.

    • @xenovaz8958
      @xenovaz8958 Před rokem

      I’m playing this right now as a flute player, and I was doing fine till my director took it to full tempo 😭

  • @obinnanwakwue5735
    @obinnanwakwue5735 Před 3 lety

    I know about the 7/8 part, but ahhhhh that ending F minor chord.....

  • @alazheim3522
    @alazheim3522 Před 2 lety

    mantap

  • @everythingclarinet905
    @everythingclarinet905 Před 6 lety +1

    4:10 HOW?

  • @lovermuzak
    @lovermuzak Před 5 lety

    Not bad. I don't know if it is the band but I didn't enjoy this as much as some of the composer's other pieces. Plus surprised there is no Eb clarinet part especially for a Grade 5 piece.

  • @michaelolmoz225
    @michaelolmoz225 Před 6 lety +3

    Does anyone in this recording play the 16th note run at 2:17?

    • @annika9953
      @annika9953 Před 6 lety

      CorrosiveRi0T yeah but it’s slower and doesn’t seem like it

    • @mistersmithii7614
      @mistersmithii7614 Před 4 lety

      @@annika9953 what no they play it fine

    • @annika9953
      @annika9953 Před 4 lety +2

      Mister Smith II ya know this was two years ago and I have absolutely no memory of saying that or why I even did, listening back now I totally hear it

    • @michaelolmoz225
      @michaelolmoz225 Před 4 lety +2

      Annika bruh what. I don’t even remember this thread or making this comment 🤷🏻‍♂️😂 listening to it now I might’ve just been deaf

    • @annika9953
      @annika9953 Před 4 lety

      @@michaelolmoz225 honestly me too, deaf and dumb lmao

  • @Jgr289
    @Jgr289 Před 2 lety +2

    The horns yikes

  • @10secondfilmschool
    @10secondfilmschool Před 8 lety +2

    These guys are 5th graders?!

    • @yeespaghetti58
      @yeespaghetti58 Před 8 lety +10

      +Linus Lau No, this is a High School group. Grade 5 is just an indicator of the difficulty of the piece.

    • @praedratheargumentativeand6412
      @praedratheargumentativeand6412 Před 8 lety +6

      +Linus Lau No, the _music_ is Grade 5, which means it is pretty difficult.

    • @ethanmartin2781
      @ethanmartin2781 Před 8 lety +2

      +Linus Lau lol

    • @alexceballos.2841
      @alexceballos.2841 Před 7 lety

      grade 5 is for11 graders because if they started 7 grade then they have been playing for 5 years

    • @ethanmartin2781
      @ethanmartin2781 Před 7 lety +1

      power to the chicken horse thats not what it means... It's just a level of difficulty. Not everyone started playing in 7th grade.

  • @judepitre2089
    @judepitre2089 Před 5 lety +2

    Why did they choose this band?..

  • @aliciadalbey1201
    @aliciadalbey1201 Před 3 lety +1

    Yeah that oboe is a tad luckluster

    • @aliciadalbey1201
      @aliciadalbey1201 Před měsícem +1

      I was in highschool when i made this comment...jesus

  • @lafamilleberube
    @lafamilleberube Před 8 lety +1

    heuuu... C'est donc ben faux!

    • @thertb7719
      @thertb7719 Před 8 lety

      +Catherine Malenfant Catherine, tu veux dire quoi le mot "faux"? xD

  • @tshell4251
    @tshell4251 Před 7 lety +2

    thumbs down