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of the original ... where are the strings? Now, as far as the performance goes, let me make an educated guess: the instrumental players are all professionals; the choir has a core of quasi-professionals, but they've boosted numbers with ring-ins from the services. They are under-rehearsed ... this is
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per Tony1, this is definitely not a high EV piece, the sound is also very wavy and distorted, I hear some clanging as well. It is definitely not well-rehearsed with the presence of longer than usual notes, occasional squeaking and otherwise inaudible sections especially in the signature movements
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For once I agree with Tony1. This is an arrangement and without the strings it sounds like... well, a brass band doing orchestral music. I think this severely limits its EV and cannot be "our best work" or illustrate the music fairly.
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easy homophonic music to perform, but they haven't got it. First thing I'd do with them is to get them to hum it, phrase by phrase, then get them to sing it on the same syllable (even "la-la ..."). It's a pity.
303:. I think we should generally avoid selecting band arrangements of orchestral works as Featured Sounds. By the way, who is the arranger, and how do we know the arrangement is in the public domain? 48: 50: 51: 347: 203:—The second chord is out of tune, and so are a lot of the other chords sung by the choir. The instrumental ensemble is fine, but surely it's playing an 49: 96: 17: 226:
I have added an audio file because for the reader on a slow connection the 10.3MB audio is a much better option than a 68.37MB video.--
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Clear consensus against promotion, due to the lack of activity I've performed this close. —
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This is an extremely famous composition ant it meets all
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Knowledge:Featured sound candidates
1812 Overture
1880 - 1812 Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1812 Overture
United States Army Band
"1812 Overture"
media help
Knowledge:Featured sound criteria
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
United States Army Band
1812 Overture
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United States Army Band
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WP:CHICAGO
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Tony
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