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Somewhat amusingly I note that my last #LoFiOrchestra release was exactly 1 year ago today too...
I really ought to get it out more :)
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Here is the performance, which for practicality reasons, I've had to cut short at around 4 minutes.
But in the true spirit of minimalism, with this short sketch I see no reason why this couldn't last the entire duration of the original opera and more...
Minimalist, Lo-Fi, programmatic minimalism.
I've implemented a Lo-Fi Orchestra, Arduino version of an extract of Philip Glass' Einstein on the Beach. More specifically, part of Knee Play 1.
In this version the HT16K33 is performing the voice number parts alongside a synthesizer for organ and voice sounds.
https://diyelectromusic.com/2025/04/01/minimalist-lo-fi-minimalism/
And here we are - the last day of the #MusicAdventCalendar.
I've saved my other Christmas tune for today - it is the Lo-Fi Orchestra's rendition of the Carol of the Bells, based on Robert Buckley's rhapsodic arrangement "Let the Bells Ring".
And with that I extend compliments of the season to all.
(I'll boost again later)
And so here we are. The penultimate #MusicAdventCalendar and it has to be the Lo-Fi Orchestra interpretation of Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture in full.
One day I will re-record this with party poppers at the end... for now we have Arduino LED "fireworks".
https://makertube.net/w/oHxChx4XsjhzwDajJEF7RH
(I'll repost this again later)
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And here's a bonus #MusicAdventCalendar simply because I quite like this one and was running out of slots, and, well, it's the weekend, so why not...
Another slightly random Rimsky-Korsakov piece this time from a ballet - the Procession of the Nobles from Mlada.
Some nice tone (brass) fanfares in this one :)
Today's #MusicAdventCalendar is the Lo-Fi Orchestra's performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee.
Just a short one today - The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents The Washington Post.
I don't know about you, but I get definite fairground organ vibes off this one!
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Time for the final part of the Lo-Fi Orchestra's interpretation of Holst's Planets Suite - Neptune, the Mystic.
From the gentle rocking 5-in-a-bar chords throughout, to the surprisingly busy celeste/harp/woodwind parts - there are a lot of notes in this, what feels like, quite a calm piece! And of course finishing off with that fading voices thanks to the MT32-Pi.
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Now onto my favourite of the Planets - Uranus, the Magician.
From the opening chords to the bumpy, jostling, almost comical tunes, the fluttering "woodwind" again, building to the climatic almost-finale where in the organ part, you can see a ffff glissando - which seems like Holst is saying "fall on the keyboard"...
The Lo-Fi-ness breaks through with a bit of MIDI "ticking" that I actually quite like!
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Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age.
From the gentle rocking chords in the opening through the ponderous bass line, then off-beat timpani, to the complex cross-rhythm floating runs near the end, Saturn is often overlooked.
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And so on to Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity.
This is one of those pieces that is so overplayed that we tend to stop really listening to it. The finale really is quite something :)
So here is my Lo-F Orchestra version. Listen out for the MT32-Pi timpani and relay "tambourine" as well as the very busy "woodwind" in the finale.
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Mercury, The Winged Messenger.
I love the continually alternating Bb and A (one harp has two flats, one has three sharps!) throughout much of the moving passages and the interplay between the tone and flute sounds in this one.
In fact, after Uranus, this might be my next favourite of the set...
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For the next seven days join me in a reposting of the entire seven movements of my Lo-Fi Orchestra rendition of Holst's Planets Suite.
Every single note arranged in MuseScore3, based on the original orchestral score and converted to a bespoke MIDI file that is optimised for performance by 11 Arduino Nanos, 6 Arduino Unos, 1 Arduino Pro Mini, 1 Adafruit Feather 32u4, and a Raspberry Pi.
No one would have believed I'd remember to keep posting for #MusicAdventCalendar but here is day 7 - the Lo-Fi Orchestra's slightly abridged version of Part 1 of Jeff Waynes War of the Worlds.
Here is:
- The Eve of the War
- Horsell Common and the Heat Ray
- The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
- Forever Autumn
- Thunder Child
Part 2 to follow later!
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And the bit I'm sure everyone's been waiting for... The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents Mr Blue Sky - the finale to ELO's Concerto for a Rainy Day.
That's it for #MusicAdventCalendar today.
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Part three of my Lo-Fi Orchestra version of ELO's Concerto for a Rainy Day for #MusicAdventCalendar
Some great classic ELO strings in this one, in full lo-fi 8-bit glory :)
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Part two of ELO's Concerto for a Rainy Day for #MusicAdventCalendar .
I particularly like what the flutey sounds do in this one.
Todays #MusicAdventCalendar is in four parts. It is the Lo-Fi Orchestra's interpretation of ELO's Concerto for a Rainy Day (feels quite apt at the moment over here...).
https://makertube.net/w/gfFNyKbE5eX6KE95wbZPJD
Look out for parts 2,3,4 at various points today :)