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Post by petite joueuse on Oct 13, 2006 13:34:20 GMT
Anyone know anything about this?
Anyone performed it?
I've been approached by a Primary School head who wants to get a few schools together to do it - but I haven't even heard it!
All advice welcome!
PJ
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Post by Steve Hopwood on Oct 13, 2006 22:39:16 GMT
AHHHHHHHHHHHH. NOYES FLUDDE ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D The very reason we are able to have this conversation. I had my first piano lesson at the age of 6. My white-hot enthusiasm lasted about 2 weeks. then I did no further practice for 8 years. Pity really, as I could have been quite good if I hadn't wasted so much time. Hey ho. Come my 14th year and I was also murdering the violin. A charismatic music teacher with a love of Britten took up post in my school. He had an enthusiasm for whole-school performances (schools were smaller in the 1960's) and inspired a performance of this work. We put on three performances. I was scrubbing away on ripieno violin 2 (first position - V3 only played open strings, the failures ;D). I loved every second of the preparation and performance and was devastated when they were over. Post production, I thought to myself, "Hey. I rather enjoyed all that. This music stuff is for me. How can I continue? Obvious. Let's become a concert pianist." The rest is history, as they say. ;D So, more usefully: Noyes Fludde is a childrens' oratorio composed by Britten. Britten was a keen supporter of c. 1960's middle class kids' school music and composed several works that involved most of a 'normal' (for the time) secondary school. This oratorio was composed for a cast of: umpteen kids wearing animal masks and singing in the chorus; a huge orchestra that encompasses the skills of total beginners to professional players (a pro string quartet); some pro singers taking some central parts. It is a work of the 1960's, sadly. Until recently, the last time I heard it was when I played it as a child. A couple of years ago, out of nostalgia I chased up a recording and listened to it again. Nostalgia had me reduced to tears. Musically, it is the worst kind of rubbish and should not be inflicted on modern kids. Send me a postal address and I will send you a pirate copy of the cd. Trust me when I say, you don't want to waste money on your own. None of you read that last bit, OK? ;D Steve  |
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Post by Benj on Oct 13, 2006 22:54:32 GMT
AHHHHHHHHHHHH. NOYES FLUDDE ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D The very reason we are able to have this conversation. I had my first piano lesson at the age of 6. My white-hot enthusiasm lasted about 2 weeks. then I did no further practice for 8 years. Pity really, as I could have been quite good if I hadn't wasted so much time. Hey ho. Come my 14th year and I was also murdering the violin. A charismatic music teacher with a love of Britten took up post in my school. He had an enthusiasm for whole-school performances (schools were smaller in the 1960's) and inspired a performance of this work. We put on three performances. I was scrubbing away on ripieno violin 2 (first position - V3 only played open strings, the failures ;D). I loved every second of the preparation and performance and was devastated when they were over. Post production, I thought to myself, "Hey. I rather enjoyed all that. This music stuff is for me. How can I continue? Obvious. Let's become a concert pianist." The rest is history, as they say. ;D So, more usefully: Noyes Fludde is a childrens' oratorio composed by Britten. Britten was a keen supporter of c. 1960's middle class kids' school music and composed several works that involved most of a 'normal' (for the time) secondary school. This oratorio was composed for a cast of: umpteen kids wearing animal masks and singing in the chorus; a huge orchestra that encompasses the skills of total beginners to professional players (a pro string quartet); some pro singers taking some central parts. It is a work of the 1960's, sadly. Until recently, the last time I heard it was when I played it as a child. A couple of years ago, out of nostalgia I chased up a recording and listened to it again. Nostalgia had me reduced to tears. Musically, it is the worst kind of rubbish and should not be inflicted on modern kids. None of you read that last bit, OK? ;D Steve What last bit  |
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Post by Steve Hopwood on Oct 13, 2006 23:01:08 GMT
AHHHHHHHHHHHH. NOYES FLUDDE ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D The very reason we are able to have this conversation. I had my first piano lesson at the age of 6. My white-hot enthusiasm lasted about 2 weeks. then I did no further practice for 8 years. Pity really, as I could have been quite good if I hadn't wasted so much time. Hey ho. Come my 14th year and I was also murdering the violin. A charismatic music teacher with a love of Britten took up post in my school. He had an enthusiasm for whole-school performances (schools were smaller in the 1960's) and inspired a performance of this work. We put on three performances. I was scrubbing away on ripieno violin 2 (first position - V3 only played open strings, the failures ;D). I loved every second of the preparation and performance and was devastated when they were over. Post production, I thought to myself, "Hey. I rather enjoyed all that. This music stuff is for me. How can I continue? Obvious. Let's become a concert pianist." The rest is history, as they say. ;D So, more usefully: Noyes Fludde is a childrens' oratorio composed by Britten. Britten was a keen supporter of c. 1960's middle class kids' school music and composed several works that involved most of a 'normal' (for the time) secondary school. This oratorio was composed for a cast of: umpteen kids wearing animal masks and singing in the chorus; a huge orchestra that encompasses the skills of total beginners to professional players (a pro string quartet); some pro singers taking some central parts. It is a work of the 1960's, sadly. Until recently, the last time I heard it was when I played it as a child. A couple of years ago, out of nostalgia I chased up a recording and listened to it again. Nostalgia had me reduced to tears. Musically, it is the worst kind of rubbish and should not be inflicted on modern kids. None of you read that last bit, OK? ;D Steve What last bit Ok, so the bit before the last bit. The bit that could have me thrown in prison for infringing copyright. place where satan livess bells, some people are so picky. |
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Post by petite joueuse on Oct 14, 2006 17:12:34 GMT
Musically, it is the worst kind of rubbish and should not be inflicted on modern kids. Steve Steve, you would not believe what music that is to my ears!!! That is exactly what I wanted to hear (I thought I was a lone voice in the wilderness when I voiced my objections!). PJ |
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Post by Steve Hopwood on Oct 14, 2006 17:25:23 GMT
Musically, it is the worst kind of rubbish and should not be inflicted on modern kids. Steve Steve, you would not believe what music that is to my ears!!! That is exactly what I wanted to hear (I thought I was a lone voice in the wilderness when I voiced my objections!). PJ Don't worry. If the school head insists on trying to push a production of this through, he will not be able to make him\herself heard above: the whinging and grizzling from the kids when taught the music; the stampeed of feet in the opposite direction whenever a rehearsal is called. Also, show said Head a resources list - including the pro singers required for the main parts and string quartet at the heart of the 'orchestra'. Estimated cost for a three night run? Thousands, surely. |
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Post by petite joueuse on Oct 14, 2006 20:03:39 GMT
I suspected as much!
Think I'll try and suggest something more fun on a smaller scale.
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Post by petite joueuse on Oct 14, 2006 21:39:18 GMT
Actually....any suggestions? Something fun and musical for upper primary - quite a few Grade 1-4 instrumentalists, lots of enthusiastic singers....
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Post by Steve Hopwood on Oct 14, 2006 21:51:33 GMT
Actually....any suggestions? Something fun and musical for upper primary - quite a few Grade 1-4 instrumentalists, lots of enthusiastic singers.... Well, last time I was involved in this stuff, the fav was Joseph and His blasted Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. That was over 20 years ago. With any luck at all, the world has moved on since then. |
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Post by petite joueuse on Oct 14, 2006 22:21:28 GMT
Eh actually, no, that was the last big venture inflicted on us!
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Post by Steve Hopwood on Oct 14, 2006 22:25:51 GMT
Eh actually, no, that was the last big venture inflicted on us! You're stuffed |
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Post by SuzyMac on Oct 15, 2006 10:34:38 GMT
It was still Joseph...for our year too ;D Could you get away with Annie (teachers as the grown-ups)? Oliver might be tricky  Other stuff we did in primary school - The Lollipop Lady, Creation Jazz and some song and dance thing about evacuation, but I can't remember the name... |
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Post by mitch on Oct 17, 2006 22:21:47 GMT
I remember doing that...when I was about 8!! Blimey...had to really rattle my brain, as I remembered the name, but didn't know why. I was at a little Primary school in Loughborough at the time and it was performed at the De Montfort Hall.  Stop being so impressed...here's the part I played: Our year, were chosen to be the sky, aswell as lots of other primary kids in the area. So, I held up my big piece of cardboard, in front of my face, for the blue sky ( think my bit was part of a bit of cloud) and we all had to turn our cardboard around at appropriate kick from teacher and...hey presto....on the other side was my bit of black cloud!!! Magic!! Well, well, well..I'd forgotten about it!! Maybe that's a warning to us all about Noyes Fludde (I can still hear us all having to pronounce it 'properly' and us giggling at fl..ooooooooh..d. Still haven't grown up, still a very silly sense of humour. Oh, fogot to mention...we had to sing too....pity 'The L. Ron Hubbard of Music' wasn't around then...oh well, at least it is now. |
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Post by mitch on Oct 17, 2006 22:27:30 GMT
Oh , by the way....it was way back in the 70's ( not tellin you which year!!) , when it was the 'in thing'. Can't think De Montfort would want to put it on these days.
Steve,,,you should have come to see me in Leicester!!!!!
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Post by Steve Hopwood on Oct 17, 2006 22:31:59 GMT
Oh , by the way....it was way back in the 70's ( not tellin you which year!!) , when it was the 'in thing'. Can't think De Montfort would want to put it on these days. Steve,,,you should have come to see me in Leicester!!!!! My Road to Damascus moment happened in 1966. Hard to imagine drivel like this being an 'in thing' isn't it. Ah well. It did some good even so. Then again, my lot might disagree ;D |
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