I’ve found good examples on YouTube of the excerpts I played in the book. They are played by professional musicians or grad students, and sound as I only wish I could have sounded. When I listen to them though, after not hearing them for a while, it brings me back to the instruments as I learned them, and the realization that playing them in a “reasonably listenable” fashion still brought immense satisfaction. I hope that is one of the takeaways from the book, that you can feel fulfilled by doing something you want to do, even if you are not terrific at it.
Click any link to hear an excerpt on YouTube
| Double Bass | Ludwig van Beethoven Symphoy #9, Ode to joy Time code 2:30-3:17 |
| Cello | Johann Sebastian Bach March in G major |
| Violin | Johann Sebastian Bach Air on G string |
| Viola | Link to follow |
| Clarinet | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clarinet concerto in A major, adagio |
| Oboe | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Swan Lake finale, oboe solo |
| Bassoon | Pyotr Ilyicb Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italian medley The actual bassoon solo from the longer medley that Roger and I cobbled together |
| Flute | Georges Bizet Carmen Suite #1, intermezzo George Frideric Handel Minuet in F major |
| Trombone | Richard Wagner Tannhauser Overture, section solo |
| Trumpet | Modest Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition, Promenade |
| French Horn | Peotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony #5, third movement horn solo Johannes Brahms Symphony #3, third movement, horn solo Johannes Brahms Symphony #1 finale, horn solo |