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Lot Long
by Gary E. Andrews - 11/10/26 11:20 AM
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Wow! Thank you Ricki for taking the time to respond. So glad you experienced this song with such a positive result.
I had thought about how I would perform it with tracks. This went on for two years and then just recently the light bulb went off with arranging this 43 plus tracks for orchestra. And then, how was I gonna duplicate the sound of several loops, two kit drums and so on. Then it came to me to use orchestral instruments such as Tuba doubled with either Baritone Sax and/or Contrabass Bassoon for the intro bass line. I'm using 5 different set of string sounds, coming in at different sections... use the woodwinds and brass. There was still the problem of the percussion duplication. Ha! I remembered visualizing The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade and seeing a marching band strut down 5th Avenue or is it Broadway... anyways... playing this song. And then... I saw two performances. One on stage at the Grammy's with full orchestra and Marching Band (coming down the isles), and choreography like never before, showcasing Salsa, Hip-Hop, Ballroom and so many others including Belly Dance. And then the biggest vision I have is the Super Bowl half time performance with majorettes and other onstage dancers performing the dances.
I feel this is gonna be performed on either one or both of these events. I would just play flute and vocal scat. I've already added the piano part to the score and even printed it out for a friend.
Thank you so much for the positive feedback!!
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