Oh, I love this song too. My first time hearing it was when I was sight-reading it in an orchestra. On the crescendo, the cellos (my instrument) have just finished an intense line of "I hope I hit the right note!!" waaay up on the A string. I remember thinking the first time I played this "Wow - how did we get here?? When did we get so loud?" because the sudden silence was a shock. Then when my fingering became more confident, that became my favorite part because of the sudden contrast, the relief from furious vibrato and muscle tension, and hearing the harmony reverberating through the room. This song just never gets old.
Oh, I love this song too. My first time hearing it was when I was sight-reading it in an orchestra. On the crescendo, the cellos (my instrument) have just finished an intense line of "I hope I hit the right note!!" waaay up on the A string. I remember thinking the first time I played this "Wow - how did we get here?? When did we get so loud?" because the sudden silence was a shock. Then when my fingering became more confident, that became my favorite part because of the sudden contrast, the relief from furious vibrato and muscle tension, and hearing the harmony reverberating through the room. This song just never gets old.
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