Wednesday, June 8, 2011

76 Trombones and Goodnight my Someone

Those of you who were in Wind Ensemble last year will remember Meredith Willson's most famous tune from "The Music Man", "76 Trombones". In this clip, we hear "76 Trombones" mixed in with "Goodnight My Someone", a second song that sounds very different. Or is it??? If you listen carefully, you will hear that while "76 Trombones" is in a brisk 6/8 meter, "Goodnight my Someone" takes the same notes and shifts into a much slower 3/4 meter and a lyrical style. Meter, tempo and character are all parameters that you can play with in your project and come up with something very different from your starting point.

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