'Sequoia' for marimba duo
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2024
- "Some time ago I took a road trip and visited the breathtaking redwood forests of Northern California. Standing among these majestic trees, some of which are over two and a half thousand years old, was like stepping back in time. It was a deeply spiritual and moving experience. The strength and nobility of these grand, old ambassadors formed the inspiration for this work."
Composed & Performed by Alex Stopa
Director & Cinematographer: Michael Tushaus
Second Camera: Alberto Triana
Camera Assistant: Maximus Garcia
Audio Engineer: Eric Rickey
Performed at the Art Square Theater, June 6th 2016, Las Vegas NV
Instrument: Prototype Majestic 5.0 Octave Marimba
Mallets: Vic Firth Robert Van Sice Model
Sheet music available at: www.tapspace.com
www.alexstopa.com
Anyone can change shirts for the split-screen effect. But changing belts, now THAT'S attention to detail! Beautiful piece, Alex. Hope you're well!
Ha ha ha! Thanks, Ben!
Don’t know why this was recommended to me 4 years later but its amazing..
Thank you!
Beautiful piece. Perfect writing for the instrument. Uses it’s timbre, resonance, and decay just perfectly. Shout out to whoever mixed this. The low end almost always causes peaking.
Thanks so much! So happy to hear that you like the piece. Mixing was done by electric animal studios, I’m really happy with how it sounds!
I really like how the piece plays with a lot with polyrhythms and repeating notes, kind of like a heartbeat. It really gives it a fascinating sense of movement, and when there is a gap, I feel even more anticipation. I’m so glad I found this; you play wonderfully!
Thank you so much for your comments! So glad to hear that you enjoy the piece!
Fell in love with this piece as soon as I heard it. My friend and I just purchased it and are going to start preparing as soon as it gets here. Thank you for creating such an amazing duet!
Have no words.. 👏
Thank you so much!
This whole piece is amazing! I especially love the whole 3:00 section! Great work!
Thanks so much!
This is beautiful! Great job with this Alex. And beautifully captured on film!
Very beautiful and gentle piece.
Wow quite amazing! This is my new favorite marimba duet! Great composing!!
Absolutely love this piece!!!
Thank you for listening @Justin Locs!
Beautiful! Congratulations! I would love to see the Redwoods one day.
Thanks, Florence! The redwoods are breath taking!
BRILLIANT
Love it!
Xin Qi thank you!!
Is this the padauk marimba? I plan on buying it one day. Majestic has some good prices and i'm glad I finally found a video on this marimba (if it is the padauk one that i'm saving for). Also really good performance
Thanks for watching! No this is not padauk, it is an earlier model rosewood Majestic marimba. Here are 2 videos of me playing the padauk marimba on the MajesticPercussion CZcams channel.
czcams.com/video/ASCUajldMPk/video.html
czcams.com/video/l5M5ndfyWb0/video.html
Such a wonderful composition! I'm gonna be performing this for my Senior Recital next Spring and was wondering what series of the Van Slice Model did you use for the Marimba 1 part?
Thanks, Daron! Van Sice M114 and M115 (or a combination of these) should work. Of course it depends on the instrument and the space you perform in.
Okay thank you so much!
How did you record this!?!? This is one of my favorites.
Thanks, Naoko! I had to record part one first and then overdub the second part. It was all done with click track to help line everything up. Still a challenge! Thanks for watching!
What mallets are you using for this piece?
Hi Lindsey, thanks for checking out my piece! I'm using Vic Firth Robert Van Sice mallets. A combination of M113, M114, M115.
Perfect thank you so much! Your piece is so fun to play 😊
Hi Alex. Where can i get the parts??
Hi Sven! Thanks for checking out my video! Sheet music is available at: www.tapspace.com