"Joy" Concert Band Version
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- This is my concert band arrangement of “Joy,”“ originally from the "Awakening” CD, available through the following dealers:
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Composed and orchestrated by: Joseph Curiale
©1996 Orchard Road Music
Contact: / joseph.curiale.3
Thanks for writing this. I played it ~20 years ago in high school, and I will never forget it! Great music like this stays with you - FOREVER! It's always a light in the darkness.
Thank you for sharing your kind and positive thoughts.
I’m playing this song on sax for a performance and it sounds super fun to play, so wish me luck
Wishing you good luck. Just enjoy the moments and have fun with it.
I am playing trumpet 1 on this and i really have been enjoying it
Congratulations. Thanks for letting me know. Best wishes.
Just listened to the Tufts Wind Ensemble play this piece, and it really stuck out to me as the highlight of the show (so much so that I just had to go find it on CZcams!). I love how smoothly you change the meter, and the syncopation adds this bounce to the piece that really makes you feel the namesake emotion of joy!
Thank you, Michael. All so nice to hear. I appreciate your taking the time to let me know.
We get to play this song in our concert band, it’s really good
Hello Jason, thank you for writing. I appreciate your letting me know. Best wishes.
I listen to this song every day while writing. This is my secret theme song to tv series I've been writing for quite a while. One of the most pure, heroic themes in my heart. I truly hope to see it in film someday. thank you so much Mr Curiale for your work here.
Hello Keaton, thank you for your very kind message. I appreciate your taking the time to let me know. Wishing you great success with your writing. Sincerely, Joseph Curiale
Played timpani on this piece my freshman year of college (spring 2020) but unfortunately the pandemic canceled the concert but I remember this being a fun time signature puzzle. One of my favorite pieces I played that year
I love the fact that you expressed the changing meters to the length of the phrase, not the length of the phrase determined by its meter. This piece is a work of art that I will always love. The melodies and the harmonies are intricate and well voiced, while the bassline is providing the structure for a beautiful sound. I cannot give enough compliments to this piece.
Dear Aria, thank you for your kind comments. I must say that your comments about the meter are both intuitive and very accurate. The truth is, I was terrified of odd meters as a young musician, so I find it a bit ironic that I often compose in odd meters. To confirm what you wrote, I let the melodic phrase dictate what the meter should be. I'm always searching for the beautiful shape of a phrase... If it turns out it requires a 6/4 or 5/4 bar, I go with it. It's inspiring that so many young musicians are able to play "Joy," for example, and do well with it, perhaps because they let the phrase guide them instead of becoming frightened by the meter. Just as it is in life, everything must flow naturally... Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. They made me smile...
@@josephcuriale2293 I sympathize with the apprehension towards more unorthodox meters. I tend to look deeper into music. The feeling of the beat, the composition of the bassline, the way artists compose the chords. I find looking deeper into music is what brings me joy. Most people tend to hear the parts that stick out the most, like the melodies or that one really cool bass lick, but I look toward the tenor line. Im a trombonist myself, so I tend to listen to the lower parts of the band. In my opinion, that is where the complexity lies in an amazing piece of music like "Joy." I'm sorry for ranting, but I would comment for hours on end if I could.
Dear Joseph Curiale:
I absolutely love your music. You are amazing! This is one of my favorite pieces you've ever written. When I first heard it, I was like, "WOW!" I hope you never stop writing music. One of my favorite film composer James Roy Horner died in a terrible plane crash and no matter where he is, he's always up there looking down on you with your wonderful gift of music. Ur Truly Amazing!
Hello Jarrod, thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with me. It's always gratifying to know that others enjoy our work. Thanks for the smile.
@@josephcuriale2293 I am working on my very first piano solo music project which features some of my own compositions for piano that I'm writing out on Noteflight really soon and I came across this beautiful work you wrote "Joy" from "Awakening" and was wondering if I could have your permission to arrange it for my music project and put it on my album.
@@jarmusic88 Hello Jarrod, your new project sounds exciting. Good luck with it. Would you mind sending me copy of your arrangement of "Joy" and an mp3? Then we can go from there. My email address is my full name, all lower case, at gmail. Thanks for appreciating the music. Best wishes.
I can’t wait to play this in band
I hope you have fun, Kitty Cat.
im in colorguard and my schools marching band played this song, its my favorite out of the show!
Hi CHORNICORN, I’m happy that you are enjoying the music. Thank you for sharing.
my MB director was considering it for next years season. sounds fun.
I’m doing Color Guard Next year but one of the Rival Schools in my area(Centennial High School, Boise Idaho) played this and it Sounded so cool that it almost had a joyful feeling. It’s such a good song
I'm playing 1st trumpet on this piece in my high school band, it's SO FUN!!
Hello Ninja Cuber, thank you for taking a moment to write. Glad to hear you are enjoying the music! Best wishes, Joseph Curiale
Same rn 😂
Ahhhhh I love the trumpet solo!! I’m second chair in my band, which is playing this piece, hoping to challenge the person ahead of me just for this solo! 🤞🏻
Playin 3rd trombone on this song in 10/11/12th grade band in highschool and this is by far my favorite piece we have played.
Hello and thank you for taking a moment to write. I'm happy to know you enjoy playing "Joy". I'm wishing you and your band the greatest success.
@@josephcuriale2293 thank you. We will be performing this piece on October 26th
@@josephcuriale2293 i will post the video of us playing this piece on my youtube channel as soon as i can. Our highschool auditorium is brand new so this will be awesome.
@@CursedSouthwest Thanks so much. Please let me know.
@@josephcuriale2293 our concert is tomorrow
Performing this piece tomorrow at a festival. Will update on how it went!
Wishing you the best.
@@josephcuriale2293 Update: We've performed this piece twice now and both times it's been one that the judges love!! This piece is incredible
@@zoeysagun210 Thank you Zoey, this is nice to know. Best wishes.
This song is so fun to play on trumpet one. My 2 other trumpet buddies and I switch trumpet 1 parts. They both got fun but generic parts. And I was the last person to get trumpet one. Good things are worth waiting for :). oh my god though time signatures are a pain 😅 thanks for composing this incredible song with ways for youngins like me to get better at trumpet!
Hello Braeden, thank you for your message. It’s nice to know you enjoy the trumpet parts. I was a trumpet player, so I always make sure the trumpet parts are fun to play and the fingerings feel comfortable. As for the time signatures, I must confess that I was terrified of anything other than 4/4 when I was a student, so it’s especially interesting that I write very often in multiple meters. It’s because I determine how many beats there are in a phrase, and mark the bars accordingly. Then I count the number of bests to determine the meter. If you forget about the meter and just think of the melodic phrase, you won’t be bothered by the odd numbered bars. Soon, odd meters will feel as natural as 4/4. Best wishes, Joseph Curiale
i heard jenison marching band play this, and i instantly thought of polar express. is there a song that sounds similar in polar express? this is killing me.
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hey my high school band is playing this and we had a question pop up. i wanted to ask the composer himself.
why does the piece keep changing time signatures
Hi, it changes meter based on the length of each musical phrase. For example if, it takes 4 beats to express a musical phrase, it will most likely be in 4/4. If it takes 5 beats, it will most likely be in 5/4 or 5/8, and so on. Wherever I felt the next heavy downbeat, would be the beginning of the next bar.
When I was a young student I was afraid of odd meters and mixed meters, so I find it interesting that later in life I would be composing very often in odd and mixed meters. I never consciously set out to do that. It just happened naturally, again, based on the length of the musical phrases. I hope this helps.
Good luck with your performance. May I ask the name of your school and where it is located? I try to keep a record of where the music is performed, just for my own knowledge. Thank you and best wishes. Joseph Curiale
@@josephcuriale2293 sure thing! pinkerton academy of derry Nh.
@@thecubemagi Oh! I actually visited your band and band director in December 2006. Seems like wonderful school! Please send along my best wishes to your band director.
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