Comments on: Nutcracker Suite

Nutcracker Suite

subtle-t — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:11:33 -0800

Nutcracker suite played entirely on bicycle parts [via createdigitalmusic].

By: subtle-t

subtle-t — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:12:34 -0800

Also, this is my first fpp, hi.

By: Quietgal

Quietgal — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:59:09 -0800

Delightful! You're off to a wonderful start, subtle-t.

By: Quietgal

Quietgal — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:03:05 -0800

although, um, it's just an excerpt from "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies", not the whole Nutcracker Suite.

By: TwoWordReview

TwoWordReview — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:39:48 -0800

Yeah, the whole thing would've been awesome!

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:39:19 -0800

can a fixie do THAT? ha!

By: isopraxis

isopraxis — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:46:15 -0800

Very impressive. I love the dance of the sugar plum faries. . . mostly because of this bizzarro version by some highschool band. the bike version is perfect - I love the brake squeek at the end!

By: craven_morhead

craven_morhead — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:15:03 -0800

nope, fixie can't shift

By: phoenixc

phoenixc — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:01:41 -0800

Very cute. This is my favourite part of the ballet score!

By: bunglin jones

bunglin jones — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:32:26 -0800

I'm so glad this wasn't the whole suite, which I find tedious in the extreme, and gladder still that it was done so well. Very nice work!

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:40:18 -0800

This is charming. Classical music played on non-equal-temperament tuned percussion instruments. Just the kick in the pants stodgy old classical music could use!

By: madamjujujive

madamjujujive — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:44:05 -0800

Nice first post, subtle-t! Frank Zappa was another musician who wrote compositions for bicycles. Here's a workable YouTube link to part 1 of the performance.

By: Meatbomb

Meatbomb — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:05:16 -0800

madamj: you beat me to it, and I think these guys are not fair that they don't cite his prior work. Acting all original when Frank was onto this back in the early 60s, sheesh.

By: jmgorman

jmgorman — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:18:38 -0800

you could at least give props to the forum in which you discovered this link.

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:04:02 -0800

Oh, and let's not forget Richard Lerman's Travelon Gamelon.

By: After the Jump

After the Jump — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:10:18 -0800

Here's an all animal orchestra performing the Dance of the Sugar plum Furry. It identifies each "singer" as they perform: http://www.switchzoo.com/activities/sugar_plum_furry.htm

By: soyjoy

soyjoy — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:24:14 -0800

although, um, it's just an excerpt from "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies", not the whole Nutcracker Suite Since we're getting all accurate and whatnot, it is in fact the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, singular. I'm so glad this wasn't the whole suite, which I find tedious in the extreme, Normally, maybe - but would you say the same if it were all performed on bicycle parts? What if it were performed by bicycle and other parts plus an irreverent big band? And as for "classical" music for bicycles, how could we not be citing the master, Peter Schickele? (Previously)

By: ObscureReferenceMan

ObscureReferenceMan — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:50:41 -0800

Awesome! As were the supplemental links. Thanks, gang!

By: puddinghead

puddinghead — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:24:55 -0800

Wonderful!