The Elements, by Richard Meyer - Score & Sound
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The Elements
By Richard Meyer
Item: 00-46713
Series: Highland/Etling String Orchestra
Category: String Orchestra
Format: Conductor Score & Parts
Level: 4
"The Elements" by Richard Meyer is a colorful depiction of the four basic elements-earth, air, water, and fire-and is sure to challenge and delight every member of your advanced string orchestra. Impressionistic harmonies and fascinating rhythmic nuances give this piece an other-worldly feel with each element coming alive as a unique and wondrous tone painting. Technical challenges include 5/4, 9/8, and 7/4 meters and a refreshing variety of diverse key signatures and modes
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@waflywolf9745 Жыл бұрын
I enjoy how the violins don't overpower the other instruments, especially the bass, it is very clear and easy to hear
@RiCh...6969 10 ай бұрын
Yea, I agree. In most songs, the violins, especially the violin 1's are the most obvious and are the most heard, meanwhile, the audience is usually oblivious to other parts, especially the bass. This piece really brings out the bass in all of the parts of this song, but more on Earth and I love that.
@bobjoe6600 5 жыл бұрын
earth is very very saucey
@fiftyshadesofray 4 жыл бұрын
yes
@vikramm.6743 3 жыл бұрын
the best description I've ever heard
@waflywolf9745 Жыл бұрын
Ong
@K1tchenUtensils 9 ай бұрын
And water is kinda like milky/creamy
@myasofteyes231 Жыл бұрын
Richard Meyer really went above and beyond with this piece... Every part fits its element *perfectly* Earth sounds structural and commanding Air is free and playful, while also being unpredictable in its melody. The plucking of the strings represents droplets of water, but the rest flows so smooth like a river, or even a waterfall. Meanwhile, fire is intense; fearful, like you're frantically running away from danger that's slowly, yet quickly closing in on you. Everything about this piece is beautiful. Fire is by far my favorite, but damn... All of it is amazing. Props to Mr. Meyer!
@Rokaria 5 жыл бұрын
I love how much viola is in this! Viola power!!!
@tavit.6036 5 жыл бұрын
@Ba113r same
@_phong.huynh_ 4 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the Violas, even know I'm a violin player, I just love hearing the viola section play so beautifully!
@jacksond2642 4 жыл бұрын
VIOLA GANG RISE UP
@gavinbowles9763 4 жыл бұрын
Gross
@jacksond2642 4 жыл бұрын
Thats waht you think!
@vikramm.6743 3 жыл бұрын
I love how you can clearly hear all parts for each instrument. Many composers try to do this but it is extremely hard to balance out every part equally. with that said, Richard Meyer nailed it. Edit: I JUST GOT A FRICKIN AD BETWEEN WATER AND FIRE.
@brookebaker1347 3 жыл бұрын
happens every time on mobile :(
@WillTheBassPlayer 3 жыл бұрын
KZfaq recently added midroll ads to videos at 8 minutes, rather than the previous 10 min. Requirement
@JacksonHollo 3 жыл бұрын
@@WillTheBassPlayer and why does it have to be at the worst time?
@mentioncontention Жыл бұрын
and kudos to the bass for actually being heard
@tupperware4946 4 жыл бұрын
0:03 Earth 2:17 Air 4:00 Water 6:07 Fire
@aspen1192 3 жыл бұрын
its actually 0:03 earth 2:16 air 3:58 water 6:06 fire
@burnbook3076 Жыл бұрын
@@aspen1192 Its only a few seconds off
@aspen1192 Жыл бұрын
@@burnbook3076 well yea but the adjusted one is easier for people
@starkokachian Жыл бұрын
i love you for this
@kazuheehee Жыл бұрын
@@burnbook3076 man ur pfp made me sad. i miss chuu being in loona
@WillTheBassPlayer 3 жыл бұрын
I love that the lead in to water is raindrops. One drop, then two, and it swells you into a flowing river
@samsavanichjr 5 жыл бұрын
Air sounds so amazing and pretty but fire has to be my favorite part of the piece
@kaitlynkearns1894 4 жыл бұрын
Earth is so much fun to play And water sounds so beautiful but it’s a bitch to count
@burnbook3076 Жыл бұрын
@@kaitlynkearns1894 1-2-3-4-1-2-3 is the easiest way to do it for me
@zollychan 6 жыл бұрын
I really do like 'Water' and 'Fire'. Because on is very nice and smooth, the other is fast and epic
@tavit.6036 5 жыл бұрын
my favorite is water because the epic viola part, we get melody almost the entire time
@thebluegaming7706 4 жыл бұрын
Same
@sansisntness 4 жыл бұрын
epic gamer moment
@justseb3927 4 жыл бұрын
Bruh sameee
@bandit4858 5 жыл бұрын
The concept reminds me of The Planets, lol With the 5/4 time signature for Mars, and all the flats (the fact the first one was called Earth) But this is really cool, glad it randomly popped up in my recommendations
@WillTheBassPlayer 3 жыл бұрын
Sort of, writing songs about the 4 elements (4 humors) has been a thing for ever, but that is a neat connection
@amylinde6769 3 жыл бұрын
at :55 it reminded me of jupiter
@viviany228 5 жыл бұрын
5:56 is so pretty
@archerjr1106 4 жыл бұрын
Omg your right! It’s really nice
@JacksonHollo 3 жыл бұрын
it is, but the ad at the end of it isn’t pretty
@livglass1374 4 жыл бұрын
I love water bro
@AltoFGC 2 ай бұрын
5:22 these chords are absolutely beautiful
@DeuteriumGames 5 жыл бұрын
Earth and Fire are my two favorite sections - they have intense, yet beautiful tones, which I love in music. Very emotional and dramatic!
@ShmEmber 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! Seems very few people like earth as much as the other sections, but I think it’s really good!
@iamcoolkidz4282 Жыл бұрын
Bro that one bass solo tho at 6:00😫 I luv bein a bass player fr
@i_am_a_music_maker5212 Жыл бұрын
I love the transition from air into water, I also love the viola part in water
@Scorchedlnfern0 7 ай бұрын
Melody the whole time babaaayy
@qazxwecvr 4 жыл бұрын
When do we get a piece about the 118 elements?
@bean.774 3 жыл бұрын
What would the last few elements sound like 🤔
@naiche874 3 жыл бұрын
Earth sounds kinda like Holstein's Jupiter peice, or atleast the melody.
@WillTheBassPlayer 3 жыл бұрын
@@naiche874 his name is Holst. Gustav Holst. A Holstein is a breed of cow
@viola0027 3 жыл бұрын
@@WillTheBassPlayer Yea
@l.plante 8 ай бұрын
@@bean.774 The passages would probably last as long as their half lives haha
@ak-wq6di 4 жыл бұрын
This and swamp thang are rly good
@JacksonHollo 3 жыл бұрын
Richard Meyer’s pieces are really cool
@xx_cursed_angel_xx872 3 жыл бұрын
So agreed.
@ShmEmber 2 жыл бұрын
@@JacksonHollo yeah
@RedRain9717 3 ай бұрын
this peice really shows how genious richard is. its so clear to tell that there are 4 elements being repersented in this peice from earth, air, water, and finally fire. each expressing itself with vibrant and much feeling. what made me feel so much join in this peice is when the third section(water) appeared it started as plucking and very short notes like water dropletts evertually ending up into faster smother bows like longer rain is being poured. truly an unforgetable peice.
@ShmEmber 2 жыл бұрын
I think that the cellos in earth are spectacular! Wow!
@Cineman_Productions 3 ай бұрын
I love playing it, it's so fun
@scherzometer 2 жыл бұрын
7:43 probably the most epic part of the piece Edit: coming back , I wrote this comment right after playing the piece in an orchestra, and wanted to hear the real thing. Coming back to this again, I was fingering along with the part I played, and realized that this may be my favorite orchestra piece that I've played yet
@PinkieShy 5 жыл бұрын
I am very excited to turn this into a concert orchestra piece.
@starkokachian Жыл бұрын
The fact that you can actually hear the violas in this
@takethemichaelo Жыл бұрын
I love air it gives off a sense of curiosity and peacefulness like nothing bad is happening
@vjdesair Жыл бұрын
I love the dies irae melody in fire. It really sets the tone of burning to death.
@genesisd2066 3 жыл бұрын
Loved playing this back in school. One of the most memorable pieces I played.
@ShmEmber 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! My orchestra is playing it right now, not that we’re very good at it, but it’s a pretty enjoyable piece.
@jeremy8473 3 жыл бұрын
Fire sounds so huge it makes me think it's an entire symphony despite just being strings
@carolalvarado5979 5 жыл бұрын
BASS!!
@JoeAndBo 7 ай бұрын
I listened to this piece two or three years ago in middle school and thought it was really cool, and now we’re actually going to play it! Im very excited :P second violin here
@katelynweazel6542 4 жыл бұрын
Everything changed when the fire nation attacked
@zaydkhan3156 5 жыл бұрын
o my god i love earth so much owo
@JacksonHollo 3 жыл бұрын
water (4:00) feels really emotional to me for some reason
@amylinde6769 3 жыл бұрын
made me cry
@ShmEmber 2 жыл бұрын
@@amylinde6769 ok then…. I just really likes earth.
@minefan7 Ай бұрын
strange to me because it seems like a lot of it is in the Lydia mode (the generally most uplifting of the seven modes)
@vampanthem7380 4 жыл бұрын
Water is so beautiful woahh❤️👄❤️
@ronaldlontoc1690 4 жыл бұрын
Earth and Water are my favorite because (in my opinion) they're the easiest to play.
@wildostrich4460 Жыл бұрын
They may be easy notes, it’s a matter of execution. The strong 5/4 beat of the cellos in Earth can’t be sloppy or the transition of notes in the slurs in any of the parts Water as well, the drops can’t be too strong or weak, but just like the subtle drops in water. Completely agree. They’re definitely the easiest though 😂
@datkidinurclass9019 Жыл бұрын
The fire section is so fire
@grongo8377 5 жыл бұрын
who the hell put that dislike
@JackMaglc Жыл бұрын
I just love the dies irae in Fire
@munnibegum3493 6 жыл бұрын
Love fire
@zollychan 6 жыл бұрын
Munni Begum, How can one not love the 'Fire' section
@kaymeedo 2 жыл бұрын
0:03 Earth 2:17 Air 4:00 Water 6:07 Fire leaving this here
@ShmEmber 2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@excuseyou7198 3 жыл бұрын
Wow I like the occasional use of dissonance and unique modes here.
@am9884 4 жыл бұрын
oh my oh yes
@kaitlynkearns1894 4 жыл бұрын
We are playing this in my college orchestra and the 7/4 is a nightmare 😂 I mean we can play it and it sounds good but it’s a bitch to count lol
@excuseyou7198 3 жыл бұрын
2:45 whole tone scale
@FakeChildProdigy 9 ай бұрын
I love the harp part, les goo
@CheRockle 3 ай бұрын
Idk wut all yall say water is the upmost best way in front of fire >:D
@DatHam 6 жыл бұрын
Oh god i hate 5/4 time signature Edit: wtf there’s 7/4 later on even worse 😳
@dirtjar6332 6 жыл бұрын
What are these time signatures anymore?
@formalthread479-minecraft5 5 жыл бұрын
Epic ones!
@usetobethemagicpillownowit9130 5 жыл бұрын
It also has 9/8
@joeychen463 5 жыл бұрын
8/7
@formalthread479-minecraft5 5 жыл бұрын
Joey Chen, how does that even work?!
@captainobvious6668 3 жыл бұрын
Fire was the bomb
@bettywyatt Жыл бұрын
Really reminds me of ‘The planets’ by Holst
@eyan12 4 жыл бұрын
5/4 time exists????????
@WillTheBassPlayer 3 жыл бұрын
Yes. And 6/4 7/4 6/8 7/8 8/8 9/8 and countless others
@irismeyer9143 2 жыл бұрын
The fire part kind of reminds me of the frozen and frozen II scores
@minefan7 3 ай бұрын
I, personally, haven't seen a Richard Meyer piece labeled as anything higher than grade 4, which makes me wonder if that's the highest label he will give. This, Swamp Thang, and Voyagers We, Undaunted are all harder than most grade 4+'s I have seen so far (Perseus, Lyric Metal, Orion and the Scorpion)
@daisyseungwoo6154 5 жыл бұрын
can someone tell me which parts are earth fire air and water pls
@usetobethemagicpillownowit9130 5 жыл бұрын
k.m.g_ j.w.w the first one is earth then air then water and then fire
@daisyseungwoo6154 5 жыл бұрын
@@usetobethemagicpillownowit9130 thanks
@calebyao. 5 жыл бұрын
Read the music!
@RepostedFurryTok 2 ай бұрын
Earth: 00:03 Air: 2:16 Water: 3:59 Fire: 6:06
@ajbaisley99 3 жыл бұрын
I can't make 6:00 sound like that :(
@thomastank8458 4 жыл бұрын
Water and earth were the best
@TheRealKat_ 2 жыл бұрын
fire is super cool too IMO
@unrealist1cc Жыл бұрын
Earth is fs the best one
@lydiamcintosh8261 Жыл бұрын
But everything changed when the fire nation attacked
@roses2170 5 ай бұрын
6:56
@roses2170 5 ай бұрын
6:05
@charlieepperly6505 5 жыл бұрын
Wow no dislikes
@jc._luv 5 ай бұрын
Water and fire >>>>
@ZeroJTB Жыл бұрын
Avatar the last Airbender
@sharksunited Күн бұрын
YESS THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING
@Anita-to3oe 4 жыл бұрын
Not my type of song 🤷🏼♀️
@ianspencer3901 4 жыл бұрын
No❤️
@Anita-to3oe 4 жыл бұрын
Ian Spencer lol thanks
@vampanthem7380 3 жыл бұрын
h-howw this song is epicc, well ig everyone has their preferences💀😅
@Anita-to3oe 3 жыл бұрын
lana is high Yup lol
@TheRealKat_ 2 жыл бұрын
nOt a SonG!!!!!
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