Simple Symphony, Op. 4
Frolicsome Finale: Prestissimo con fuoco
This symphony for string orchestra was composed by Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) during his childhood.
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
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Britten: Simple Symphony – Fourth Movement (Frolicsome Finale)
And I thought movement 4 of Tchaikovsky's Finale for Serenade for Strings was fast o.o
But it sure is fun to play on the bass >:D
And I get high off playing 0:20 >:D
Hot damn the conductor must be on meth this is fast!!! But SOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME!!!
this is so much fun to play and much easier then it sounds. unlike the 4th movment of mozarts 40th which is just simply crazy
The thing is that the orchestra has no conductor, so they're all on meth!
this all–state georgia 2nd round music sooooooooooooooo fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know! I'm a cello.
That's what we all thought, my friend.
if anyone in georgia doing the all-state audition tomorrow is reading this, good luck all of you as with myself!
I'm trying out for All State!
Same here. Good luck to both of you guys!
Did you make it last year? I made it last year and it was AWESOME!
This is my first year trying, actually. I'm in sixth grade. o_O It does sound like a lot of fun, though!
I absolutely love how fast this movement actually is. Especially now that we are playing it (almost) up to tempo in my school orchestra. It is just quite fun.
-Violist named Fitzy
My story exactly
My school orchestra is bringing this piece to all-state contest, and I'm playing the first violin part. It sounds great, but I'm super nervous for some parts!
The switches from minor to Major are a little abrupt. That said, the Deceptively Simple Symphony contains four of my all time favorites.
haha just played it in a competition today, made it through that part! 🙂 soooo much shifting lol
i played it today at fed square melbourne, it was just as fast, im viola.
It's actually cut time, I believe.
The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra played this incredibly fast too, and I felt ashamed at my inability to do it like them. But seriously, these people are amazing for playing it fast and well.
It is cut time
If someone could help me, I have a question…
I have to play this song for my highschool orchestra auditions. Our conductor has been taking it pretty slow considering tempo for it so far, but I can play it up to speed. So, for my audition, how should I take the speed? (We audition one by one in little practice rooms and it gets recorded, so I could pretty much play it whatever speed I'd want to) but what would be the correct tempo for it in this scenario?
Play it a little above the tempo he takes it but not extremely fast
Most complicated symphony I've played thus far: Simple Symphony by Benjamin Britten. ._.Â
Prestissimo Con Fuoco means as fast as possible with Fury (Or Fire).
"Frolicsome"
This piece and Boisterous Bourée are both really fun to play. They're easy to learn too and I love it! 🙂
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My orchestra is playing the simple symphony suite in Carnegie Hall this spring and when we have morning rehearsal, I have this one stuck in my head all day