"The Adventures of Stringman" is the best Orchestra song of all time
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| Voting Style: | Open | Point System: | 7 Point | ||
| Started: | 3/26/2014 | Category: | Music | ||
| Updated: | 7 years ago | Status: | Post Voting Period | ||
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 Pro Accept the challenge if you dare. But before you accept, listen to it here: http://www.jwpepper.com...  Con Vivaldi- The Four Seasons Bach"Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 Haydn"Symphony No. 104 Mozart"Symphony in C Major, "Jupiter" |
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Pro I argue that although these classical pieces, although may hold beauty within them, are no better than Adventures of Stringman. All of these are very very long, tiring for the orchestra to play and although it might hold the audience's attention, if put any one of these within a program with other pieces, the orchestra simply will be unable to play them all. Four Seasons: 42 minutes long!! Even if played only one season, it is still very tiring, while stringman is very exciting and relatively easy to play, being only in a 3 to 4 minute range. Symphony No. 104--I played this in orchestra class. Although the beginning might be cool and the happy light theme returns, similar to stringman, stringman has the unpredictability and fun that Symphony No. 104 simply cannot achieve. Stringman's heroic theme combined with the contrast of the bad playing and the amazing solos, plus the clarinet breaking, has a whole new level. Con I have been to my fair share of orchestra concerts, and I can tell you that they are usually around two to three hours, so forty two minutes isn't that big of a deal. At a college level of musicianship, people usually practice two to three hours as a minimum, so I don't think a two hour concert is going to cause the professional musicians too much fatigue. Finally, the difficulty shouldn't be a problem on a professional level, and most musicians at that level enjoy a challenge. I believe that I have a better understanding of your taste in an orchestration. I would like to present two more orchestrations. He's a Pirate is clearly more exciting, and the Superman Theme is more heroic. I would like to challenge you to explain why these are inferior to Stringman. Superman Theme - Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra http://youtu.be... He's a Pirate- Hans Zimmer http://youtu.be... |
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Pro 9spaceking forfeited this round.
Con In closing, I believe a song should not be measured by difficulty, length, or how fun it may be to play. It should be based on how it is crafted, how intricate it is, and basically how good it sounds. The Adventures of Stringman may be a good piece for a high school orchestra, but when compared to the great composers such as Vivaldi, Bach, Zimmer, or Williams, it simply can't stack up. Those songs are classics and will be remembered for years to come. That is because those songs are masterpieces that are masterfully crafted. The Adventures of Stringman may be entertaining, but it doesn't have the substance that all of those other pieces have. I would like to thank my opponent for a great debate and I look forward to the results. |
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Vote Placed by PiercedPanda 7 years ago
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Vote Placed by zmikecuber 7 years ago
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Reasons for voting decision: FF
I was gonna say "stringman is more fun than these" and that "stringman is more unpredictable", "stringman wraps up quite nicely, with the violins on the highnotes and the cellos playing a variation of the original theme. I didn't have enough time though. Ah well.