Reed BensonDreams is my favorite song I ever created. I created the original Dreams two years ago when I first created Asylum (link in the description). Now, I created a Duet based off Dreams and even a Wind Ensemble piece as well.
Last summer, I was chosen to be apart of the Lamont Summer Academy at Denver University. I played with their Wind Ensemble and Orchestra learning music during the two weeks I was there. However, we had the chance to choose Minors along with my Major (which mine was percussion). I choose to minor in Composition because I want to become a composer. When I signed up for the composition minor, I misread the email and thought the said I could choose my instruments when I got there, so I never replied. I got an email along with all the other students participating in composition. Since I never replied, I was given Bass Trombone for my instrument and he said I could participate in my composition if I wanted to. I decided I wanted to participate with Marimba so that is what I did.
Instead of writing a new song, I decided to go with my most liked song which was Dreams. I made it into a duet which my partner Grayson and I played (and he was able to play it too. I thought he couldn't because I write difficult music). We played it and received dozens of complements after the concert. I have the recording of the live version, but tbh I am too scared to post it. This piece will always have a special place in my heart.
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Dreams: A Duet for Bass Trombone and Marimba by Reed BensonReed Benson2017-07-14 | Dreams is my favorite song I ever created. I created the original Dreams two years ago when I first created Asylum (link in the description). Now, I created a Duet based off Dreams and even a Wind Ensemble piece as well.
Last summer, I was chosen to be apart of the Lamont Summer Academy at Denver University. I played with their Wind Ensemble and Orchestra learning music during the two weeks I was there. However, we had the chance to choose Minors along with my Major (which mine was percussion). I choose to minor in Composition because I want to become a composer. When I signed up for the composition minor, I misread the email and thought the said I could choose my instruments when I got there, so I never replied. I got an email along with all the other students participating in composition. Since I never replied, I was given Bass Trombone for my instrument and he said I could participate in my composition if I wanted to. I decided I wanted to participate with Marimba so that is what I did.
Instead of writing a new song, I decided to go with my most liked song which was Dreams. I made it into a duet which my partner Grayson and I played (and he was able to play it too. I thought he couldn't because I write difficult music). We played it and received dozens of complements after the concert. I have the recording of the live version, but tbh I am too scared to post it. This piece will always have a special place in my heart.
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SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/reed-bensonReed Bensons 2024 Senior Composition Recital - University of Northern Colorado Music CompositionReed Benson2024-06-03 | Hello everyone! Sorry this is a bit late, but I have officially graduated the University of Northern Colorado with my Bachelors in Music Composition! After a long, long journey. I have final gotten my degree and I'm so happy that this journey has came to an end! There are some thank you notes that I must give out in this description before I continue!
I would like to thank the University of Northern Colorado School of Music for giving me this opportunity in the first place. I wasn't the greatest student in high school, but after I achieved my associates degree, I decided to try for a four year school to continue on with my education. UNC was a school I was interested in for a long time and I'm glad that I finally got that chance several years later. No matter what age you are, you can accomplish anything!
I would like to thank my family that has supported me and my music this entire time, to encourage me to keep striving to what I love to do and to give me confidence to continue this as a career. No matter the many times I thought about quitting or my mental breakdowns throughout this journey, I am so glad that I got the guts to continue and finish this well deserved degree
I would also like to thank the colleges that I have made throughout the way, the ones that I got a chance to learn off of, got to perform with and got a chance to become friends with. All of the laughs that we had together made all of this more special and I can't be happier
To all of the incredible faculty that helped me with my journey on the way. To name a few, Dr. Wesley Broadnax Director of Bands, Dr, Tim Feerst Director of Percussion, Dr. Julie Strom Former Director of Percussion, Dr. Daniel Farr Former Assossiate Professor of Bands, Jon Borodach Former Adjunct Faculty of Bands and many more, thank you so much for helping make me dreams become a reality and helping me achieve throughout all these years
Finally, to Ludek Drizhal and Dr. Paul Elwood, two of the kindest men I have the privilege to not only call my mentors, but now as friends. Everything they have taught me over the last four years has helped me change my perspective on the composition world and helped me grow as a writer. You have both taught me skills that I would have never learned outside of this school and helped me figure out some issues not even related to music. Without the both of you, nothing would've been possible and I am so grateful to have both of you on my side for the longest time. Thank you so much
Otherwise, that's it. My journey has come to a close. I don't know if I will continue with a masters degree in the future but until then, I'm going to have some fun and figure out what I want to do for the future. Since I'm also not a big fan of editing, I am posting the recital as it is. Thank you all again for this great journey and let's see how the future goes! Have a great night and stay safe!
#recital #music #schoolofmusic #unco #composer #composition #musiccomposerFalse Awakening: A Duet for Marimba and Vibraphone by Reed BensonReed Benson2024-03-12 | Well hello everyone! Welcome to my third and final movement to my Marimba and Vibraphone! This will be performed for my senior recital next month and will be featuring two freshman percussionists! What this movement is suppose to symbolize is a variety of emotions going from exciting, to sleepy to dreamful. We finish our adventure with us finishing our dream before waking up to start the day!
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#music #newmusic #composition #composer #duet #marimba #vibraphone #original #originalmusicRecurring Dreams: A Duet for Marimba and Vibraphone by Reed BensonReed Benson2023-11-28 | What's this? A new composition? It's only been about a year since I last posted! Hello everyone and I'm back! I took a very long break from writing as well from College due to my own personal needs but now I'm back, writing a bunch of pieces for my Senior Recital in April!
In this song, this is going to act as a Movement Two from my original Marimba/Vibraphone duet of Dreams! This is a very rhythmic second movement with lots of fun time signatures starting directly after the first movement!
Once again, I'm hoping to bring lots of fun pieces within the next few months while trying to have a personal life and working full time so let's see how this works! Graduation is one semester away! If you enjoyed this, please like and subscribe! I appreciate any and all feedback! Thank you so much for watching and have a great day!
#music #newmusic #composer #composition #duet #marimba #vibraphone #dream #dreamsThe Incredibles - Convincing Edna Scene (Scoring Project)Reed Benson2022-10-01 | Scene from "The Incredibles" - Convincing Edna Mode
Hello everyone! I have returned with hopefully some new projects! If you guys don't know, I actually take lessons not only on classical composition but with film scoring too, under the supervision of Ludek Drizhal. He helped me bring this to life and I'm excited to be sharing some of my film scoring clips as well (as long as Disney doesn't take it down). If you enjoyed this, please leave a like, comment or subscribe! All feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you all so much for watching and have a good day!
#theincredibles #ednamode #film #filmscore #musicThe Girl With The Flaxen Hair | An Original Arrangement for Full Orchestra by Reed BensonReed Benson2022-05-06 | Hello everyone! It has been a while since I last posted! Somethings happened this semester that caused me to rethink life. However, I am still in the music scene and hopefully I will come back next semester with new stuff. However, I wanted to post this final project I did for my Instrumentation class. This is an arrangement of "The Girl With The Flaxen Hair". It was really fun to do and I learned a lot from this class. If you enjoyed this, let me know! All feedback is appreciated! Thank you all for listening and have a great day!
Instrumentation:
Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Clarinet in Bb 1 Clarinet in Bb 2 Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 French Horn 1/2 French Horn 3/4 Trombone 1/2 Bass Trombone Timpani Glockenspiel Percussion 1 (Crash Cymbals | Suspended Cymbal | Triangle) Percussion 2 (Bass Drum) Violin I Violin II Viola Cello Bass
#composition #thegirlwiththeflaxenhair #debussy #arrangement #composition #orchestra #instrumentation #project #theory #original #music #newPain and Suffering - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2021-12-07 | Pain and Suffering is my latest composition written in the style of Twelve-Tone Composition that honestly I wrote in a day. This was my final project for Music History IV at UNCO and although I love my professor and I enjoyed writing this, I really had no interest in the piece until I started putting stuff on paper. Overall, I think this is fine and it does the job. However, looking back on it I could see it actually resembling the feeling of stress and how sometimes life can seem hopeless, making us feel like we are suffering while in pain emotionally. Despite that, I had more fun recording this in the classroom then I did writing it. However, due to the performance being on my phone and in poor quality, I made an acceptable version in Finale to publish on YouTube
If you all enjoyed this, please let me know by liking, commenting and hitting that subscribe button! All feedback is greatly appreciated! I may or may not have something else by the end of the week but I'm excited to continue on with composition next semester. Anyways, thank you all so much for listening and have a wonderful day!
#music #newmusic #new #original #originalcomposition #composition #musiccomposition #musictheory #twelvetonecomposition #twelvetone #piano #bass #trumpetJourney of the Mage - Full Performance | An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2021-11-17 | Journey of the Mage is a woodwind quintet composition that consisted of three movements. This was performed by some awesome musicians at the University of Northern Colorado on 11/16/21 during the Composer Class Recital. If you all enjoyed, please leave a like, comment and subscribe. All feedback is appreciated. Thank you all and have a good day!
Order:
- Movement One: Welcome to Basinvault - Movement Two: Welcome to Jento - Movement Three: Welcome to Shroudham
Musicians:
- Flute: Claire Skulley - Oboe: William Young - French Horn: Chaya Jensen - Bassoon: Blake Annis - Clarinet: Andrew DorsettJourney into the Infinite Unknown - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2021-11-04 | Journey into the Infinite Unknown is my latest project for my Digital Composition course and the task this time was to make video game music, but more specifically two drum loops representing something that could be heard in a video game. This is also my first composition with a program called Reason which I like more than Digital Performer but I will still use Digital Performer. Anyway, I didn't do that ... kinda ... but I wanted to make this into a composition but in a slight style of a medley. I was highly inspired by Mega Man and Super Mario Galaxy to make this composition and I broke this up into multiple parts:
- The organ at the beginning is the intro - The next two minutes after that represents Boss Battle music but way more upbeat - When it slows down, it is suppose to represent a transition and with the heroic organ means the end of the Boss Battle - After that we go into an idle like trance so like it is idle music or pause menu music - Then we transition into the final part of the composition where I believe this represents a more linear level or maybe space shopping music
Otherwise, that is about it. If you enjoyed this piece, please let me know by leaving a like, comment or even subscribe! All feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you all so much and have a good day!
#newmusic #new #composition #original #originalcomposition #originalmusic #videogamemusic #scifi #space #videogameMilk - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2021-10-14 | Milk is a very simple original composition by me for my class. This includes some jazz instruments and some automation This is really all I have to say about this piece. If you enjoyed this, please leave a like, comment and subscribe. All feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you all and have a good day!
#new #composition #musicomposition #newsong #song #music #newmusic #milkStroll Through The Pixelated Caverns - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2021-09-23 | This is my latest digital performer project where I was instructed to use PolySynths to write this composition. I also wrote this piece in a hour but either way I think this piece does enough to stand on it's own, even if the title doesn't make a lot of sense. If you enjoyed this, please leave a like, comment and subscribe! Thank you all so much and have a good day!
#newmusic #new #original #originalmusic #composition #musiccomposition #originalcomposition #pixel #videogamemusic #electronicStargazing - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2021-09-10 | Stargazing is a brand new original composition where we experience sitting out, watching the night sky and see the stars fly by. This is my first attempt at a real original composition with Digital Performer. My first real project came last year which was my First Noel arrangement but it was a complete disaster on Digital Performer that I ended up publishing the arrangement using Finale. Now that I am learning how to really use Digital Performer, I am planning on posting new stuff with this as well as Finale too. As for errors, my biggest issue was getting notes to line up with each other after inserting them with the keyboard but then it actually worked to a point where it became a stylish decision. Otherwise, I think that although the mixing isn't the best, I still think I did a good job with this and I am curious on what I will do with Digital Performer in the future
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#composition #original #new #song #newsong #originalsong #guitar #piano #harp #stargazingAlways Together | Movement I: Explore With MeReed Benson2021-09-02 | After going through many different names for this piece and after an almost four month hiatus, I am back with a new original composition with plenty of more to come. Always Together - Movement One: Explore With Me is an original composition about how I reimagine childhood with my friends and family where we play, explore and learn (possible other movement names). Going through college right now has been tough and sometimes I imagine being a kid again, with my old friends that I haven't talked to in years. This is my way to writing that into song. This is for Piano and String Ensembles, with two more movements on the way. When though is TBD. I also have more original compositions and film scoring projects on the way too!
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#originalmusic #music #musicomposition #college #composition #piano #strings #violin #viola #cello #bass #orchestra #new #newsong #newmusicReed Bensons Junior Composition Recital - University of Northern Colorado CompositionReed Benson2021-04-12 | Hello everyone and this is the recording of my Junior Composition recital that took place on Saturday, April 10th at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). Originally, this was suppose to be live streamed but due to some technical difficulties, I was told I was going to get a copy and now I am able to post this on YouTube. Here is my performance order and performers:
- March of the Victorious - Child's Play - Butterflies
There was going to be a composition titled Dreams but that had to be cut at the last minute. However, I am planning on getting an actual recording of the piece for the semester ends. If you all enjoyed this, please let me know by leaving a like, comment and subscribe! I also apologize about the quality of this stream and this is completely out of my control. Otherwise, thank you all so much with new pieces coming soon and I will talk to you all later!
My Streams/Commentary/Walkthroughs Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCqBj8DPaK2gkN8SQBFMKLtgWelcome to Shroudham - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2021-03-30 | Welcome to Shroudham is my third and final movement of my newly retitled "Journey to the Sage" trilogy. This is the movement where our hero ends his quest to the Sage and victory shall be named!
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#original #compositoin #originalcomposition #newmusic #music #new #newcomposition #woodwind #woodwindquintet #quintetDreams - A Duet for Vibraphone and Marimba by Reed BensonReed Benson2021-03-27 | Hello everybody! Welcome back to my channel with a quickie today because I rearranged my Dreams duet for Vibraphone and Marimba. Not the greatest quality piece in the world but this will be much better performed live! Also, I will be back at the end of this weekend with the final movement of my woodwind quintet. After that I will take a break.
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#newmusic #originalmusic #composition #originalcomposition #vibraphone #marimba #duet #dreamsWelcome to Jento - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2021-03-09 | Welcome to Jento is an original composition for Woodwind Quintets. This is the second movement proceeding "Welcome to Basinvault", a composition I made in November of 2020. In this composition, we are going to explore an abandoned town where magic is in the air. I have plans to make a Movement Three hoping to have it out by this weekend so stay tuned for that
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Written with Finale V26
Instrumentation:
Flute Oboe Clarinet in Bb French Horn in F Bassoon
#music #new #originalsong #originalcomposition #composition #woodwind #woodwindquintet #quintetThe First Noel - An Original Arrangement for Full Orchestra, Handbells and ChoirReed Benson2020-12-12 | Hello everyone and welcome back to my SoundCloud! I am back with another original arrangement. This time, I wrote and arrangement of The First Noel, a famous holiday tune. This arrangement is made for Full Symphony Orchestras, Handbells and Choir. I believe this is a very good interpretation of this hymn and I hope all of you enjoyed! If you did, please let me know! All feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you all so much for listening and have a Merry Christmas!
Written with Finale V26
Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Clarinet in Bb 1 Clarinet in Bb 2 Bass Clarinet Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Contrabassoon French Horn 1/3 French Horn 2/4 Trumpet in Bb 1 Trumpet in Bb 2 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Bass Trombone Tuba ---------------------------------------------------------- Timpani Bells Vibraphone | Chimes Percussion 1 (Wind Chimes | Sleigh Bells | Triangle) Percussion 2 (Triangle | Suspended Cymbal | Crash Cymbals | Gong) Percussion 3 (Bass Drum | Gong | Snare Drum) Harp Piano Vocals Violin I Violin II Viola Cello Contrabass Handbells | Handchimes
#christmas #christmasmusic #music #original #originalmusic #newmusic #originalarrangement #arrangement #composition #thefirstnoel #originalcompositionButterflies - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2020-11-30 | Butterflies is my last composition for my composition instructor at College for the Fall 2020 semester. I honestly really liked the way it turned out and honestly, I couldn't really come up with that much of a creative name so what I did was go with Butterflies because that is honestly what I thought of what I was writing this piece. Anyways, this is a solo composition for Piano and it is about two minutes long.
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#originalcomposition #music #originalmusic #newmusic #composition #piano #pianosolo #pianocomposition #butterfliesWelcome to Basinvault - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2020-10-26 | Welcome to Basinvault is my newest composition for my composition instructor. This time, I have made a woodwind quintet and I have completed this at 5 in the morning because I am struggling to sleep. I honestly enjoyed the way this ended and honestly, this isn't my best work but I am proud of what I did. Also, I used a random name generator to come up with the title so if you guys are wondering if Basinvault is real, it isn't. I did google it just to make sure as well haha. If you enjoyed this, please let me know! All feedback is greatly appreciated good or bad! I will be coming back in either one or two weeks for a new original composition as well. Thank you all so much for listening and have a great day!
Disclaimer: The image used to the cover photo does not belong to me and all credit goes to it's respective owner
Instrumentation:
Flute Oboe Clarinet in Bb French Horn in F Bassoon
#music #composition #original #new #newmusic #originalcomposition #originalmusic #woodwind #quintet #woodwindquintet #classical #newcompositionMarch of the Victorious - An Arrangement for Brass QuintetsReed Benson2020-10-12 | Hello everyone! This is a new and kinda new piece. This is an arrangement of the march I did last week except this is for Brass Quintets. I had fun writing this arrangement and I would like to do another one of this piece again in the future but except for full orchestra or concert band in the future.
If you all enjoy this, please let me know! All feedback is greatly appreciated and make sure to stay tuned for next week (or the week after) when I come out with a original Woodwind Quintet! Thank you all for watching and have a great day!
Instrumentation:
Trumpet in Bb 1 Trumpet in Bb 2 French Horn Trombone Tuba
#original #composition #originalcomposition #music #new #newmusic #originalmusic #newcomposition #brass #quintet #brassquintet #arrangement #originalarrangement #march #pianoMarch of the Victorious - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2020-10-05 | March of the Victorious is my newest piece that I created for my composition professor. He honestly didn't care much for the last piece I did when I kinda did a march so my next assignment was try again and expect focus heavily on the melody which I am pretty sure I achieved greatly. I absolutely adore the way this turned out and I hope you all like it! Also, I just wanted to say that I the piece I thought of when composing this was John's Williams "Midway March". I love that piece and I thought his march was something that I wanted to try and write! And finally, yes, the picture I used is a Soviet Parade and I used this photo because I just liked it. I didn't think of the soviet army or WWII but you can make it like that if you like
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#music #piano #march #original #originalcomposition #composition #song #originalsong #originalmusic #victoriousLegends of the Golden Knights | Movement Three: The SiegeReed Benson2020-09-28 | Legends of the Golden Knights | Movement Three: The Siege is the final movement of my Golden Knights Piano Trilogy that I made for my composition instructor. Overall, he has mixed feelings about it which I completely understand but I just wanted to finish this because I didn't want to work on this anymore. I wanted to move on and work on something new but because I did this, my next assignment is to write another march because I basically ignored the melody in this and did a lot of rhythmic filler. However, I think this is still a good finale to this trilogy and I am happy with it despite the feedback which I do endorse. However, he says I am getting better so that's a start!
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#piano #music #original #song #originalcomposition #composition #knight #knights #goldenknights #siegeLegends of the Golden Knights | Movement Two: The ProphecyReed Benson2020-09-21 | Before we start with the video description, I want to say I apologize for the audio scratch's in this piece. I tried multiple times making new audio files and nothing work so I had to post it with the occasional audio scratches in it! Hopefully that doesn't ruin anyone's experience!
Legend of the Golden Knights | Movement Two - The Prophecy is my second and possibly last movement on my Legends of the Golden Knights piano suite that I made for my college. In the first movement, the golden knights fight in a duel played as a march style and then in this movement we learn about the prophecy that the golden knights will have to face and accomplish in the style of a ballad. I decided to go with the ballad for the second movement because I felt like we need to take breaks between movements to help calm the audience and performer. I also went with a ballad because when I think of the prophecy within this suite, I want to think of this as the knights discovering this great quest that will make them legends.
I don't know honestly I was just told to write a second movement lol. However, no matter what I write when it comes to movements, my goal is to make each movement connect with each other in some way either if it is callbacks to different melodies, styles or if I just want to tell a story through music which I think is perfectly acceptable. Will I make a movement three, I would like too but if that isn't my next assignment then it may be a while before it comes out. Otherwise, that's it.
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#piano #original #composition #originalcomppsition #music #originalmusic #goldenknights #prophecy #pianosuite #pianosolo #soloLegends of the Golden Knights | Movement One: The DuelReed Benson2020-09-07 | Legends of the Golden Knights - Movement One: The Duel is a short composition that I made for my composition instructor which he liked more than the first one so that made me feel better. However, my assignment is to make a second movement of this and challenged accepted. However, I struggled to come up with the title so I decided to start it with L because I don't have a piece that starts with L and decided to make it about Knights because it was a march so fuck it. Also, I am just letting you all know this doesn't have anything to do with the NHL team the "Vegas Golden Knights". I know the piece may get more views now because I put that in the description but I am just letting you all know!
Anyway, if you all enjoyed this, please make sure to leave a like, comment and subscribe. All feedback is greatly appreciated. Anyways, thank you all so much for watching and I will see you all next week with Movement Two!
#original #originalcomposition #piano #pianopiece #song #goldenknightsChilds Play - An Original Piano Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2020-08-31 | Hello everyone and welcome back! I have made a new original composition to share to everyone and this is called Child's Play. This was originally just something I wrote to present to my composition teacher at College but I actually really liked the way this piece turned out so I want to share it with all of you. Child's Play is a Piano solo that the style is inspired by Waltz and when I was composing this, this gave me a big circus vibe so I decided to give it the name Child's Play instead of something basic like Big Top or any cliche circus names. Also, for some reason I feel like I have to point this out. This original composition of mine for Piano has nothing to do with the Child's Play horror movie franchise! I'm not stealing anything from them!
Otherwise, that is basically about it. Because I am in College now going for my B.M in composition, I am going to posting a lot more new songs in the future so please, subscribe and turn on notifications as well as making sure you hit that like button as well. All feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you all so much for listening and have a great day!
#music #originalcomposition #composition #original #childsplay #piano #college #waltzThe Best Day Ever - A SpongeBob SquarePants Concert Band MedleyReed Benson2020-07-02 | Ladies and gentleman, I present to you my arrangement of SpongeBob SquarePants called "The Best Day Ever". This is a five and a half minute SpongeBob medley that includes:
Main Theme - 00:11 Living in the Sunlight - 00:56 Without You (A Stove Is A Stove No Matter Where You Go) - 01:54 Gary Come Home - 03:17 F.U.N Song - 04:14 Ripped Pants - 04:39
I have worked on this arrangement for the past four months and I am happy to post this to the world. I know this does not include the actual Best Day Ever song, but I might actually create a suite that will be a five minute expansion to this piece in it's own video. I hope you all enjoyed this and if you did, please make sure to leave a like, comment, share and subscribe. All feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you all so much for listening and I will talk to you all later!
All rights to Spongebob and Tiny Tim belongs to their respective owners. I do not intend to profit off of this arrangement and do not claim anything of the music arranged as mine
#spongebob #spongebobsquarepants #medley #nick #nickelodeon #concertband #musicDreams - A Duet For Bass Trombone and Marimba (Live at Lamont School of Music 2016)Reed Benson2020-06-20 | So, this is the video of when I played my duet live back in 2016. Of course, this is my Duet called Dreams written for Bass Trombone and Marimba that I wrote for the two week summer program at Lamont School of Music. It wasn't the greatest experience in the world but when I finally had the time the shine, I took it. Grayson, the bass trombonist who helped me this, did a fantastic job playing the piece with me and I was very grateful for his help. I will be attending the University of Northern Colorado in the fall for composition so I am excited for the opportunities I will be able to make.
Thank you all so much for watching. If you liked this, please make sure to like, comment and subscribe! All feedback is greatly appreciated! More pieces will be coming in the somewhat future, including a SpongeBob Medley and two original compositions. Thank you all so much for watching and I will talk to you all later!This is My Story: Movement Three - An Original Indoor Percussion ShowReed Benson2020-01-31 | Well everyone, I did it. "This is My Story: Movement Three" has finally been completed. I posted the second movement to this show three years ago and I am finally putting out movement three today. I am extremely excited to be sharing this with everyone and I hope you all enjoy.
"This is My Story" is an original indoor percussion show by Reed Benson. It consists of three movements and is about a father/grandfather telling a story to their son/grandson). We follow them along with the music to see what comes next with some additional twists and turns.
In about a month or two, I will release a final version of "This is My Story" containing the script/dialogue and some artwork for this piece. Hopefully I will have this published sometime in the future but we will see.
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Twitter: twitter.com/reedbenson2015Dreams: A Duet for Bass Trombone and Piano by Reed BensonReed Benson2019-10-28 | So, yes. Hi everyone! It has been a while since I posted any music and I promise I am not dead. I do have projects coming up soon that I would really like to continue on but I am not on the most open schedule at the moment. I am currently a student at college right now and I am also working full time on long hours so me being able to write has not been my biggest priority right now. So, at the moment, I decided to do a filler to let you all know where I have been.
Now, this piece is nothing new. This is one of my most popular videos on YouTube being the duet for Bass Trombone and Marimba. However, I saw this file in my OneDrive saying audio for Piano and Bass Trombone. I honestly forgot that this file existed. I actually made this version for my friend who asked for this to be in French Horn and Piano so he and his college buddy could play it. I honestly never found out if he played it or not haha. Because of this, I decided to post this so everyone will think I did not die! There are some differences between the piano and the marimba because I do have more freedom with the Piano than I do with the Marimba so, yea.
I do have a couple projects I am working on at the moment that hopefully I can get one of those done before December ends. The projects include the third movement to my Indoor Percussion Show "This is My Story" which I have neglected for the absolute longest time. The piece is halfway done but I haven't worked on it in a while due to work obligations. I do have several arrangements I am working on as well and a symphony that I have in the very early stages at the moment. I am also trying to experiment with midi to possibly make pieces a lot quicker with a piano instead of inserting everything into Finale.
Otherwise, that will be it. The link to my social media sights plus the Bass Trombone and Marimba version will be down below. If you liked this, please make sure to leave a like, subscribe, comment and even share. All feedback is greatly appreciated. Thank you all so much and have a great day!
Twitter: twitter.com/reedbenson2015Misfortune - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2019-05-03 | Misfortune is my final theory project of my community college experience, and honestly, I had fun in community college but I can't wait for the future opportunities that will come to me.
Anyways, about the piece, This piece is my second project out of three and unfortunately you guys won't be able to see the third project unless if I figure out how to write it in Finale. This project is all a Twelve-Tone composition written in Piano while my third project is an Indeterminacy (Thanks John Cage lol). I never really been a fan of Twelve-Tone music because I always thinks it sounds really ugly so that is why I had the idea to call it Misfortune, symbolizing depression or bad luck.
Anyways, that is really all I have to say about the piece. This took me a little bit under two hours to write. Thank god there is Coda's so I don't have to spend four hours writing it. If you all enjoyed this, please make sure to like this, leave a comment, sharing this and even consider subscribing. All feedback of any kind is greatly appreciated. Thank you all so much for listening and have a great night!
Twitter: twitter.com/reedbenson2015Central Park - Arranged for Small EnsemblesReed Benson2019-04-12 | Central Park is an original composition by James Newton Howard from the 2005 feature length film King Kong, directed by the one and only Peter Jackson. This piece for me has always been very special for a couple of reasons. One being that I really like the movie and like James Newton Howard as a composer. The second reason why is because my high school marching band played the music from King Kong 2005 my sophomore year where I marched Bass 3, Central Park (or titled Beautiful in the Show) was our ballad. After I discovered this piece I fell in love with it. It is so simple yet it leaves a warm feeling in your heart.
Right now I am a sophomore in college. One day, I was talking to my instructor about possible pieces for our percussion show I told about my sophomore year of high school and showed him this piece. He said if I arrange it, he would be very glad to allow the group to play this. And present day, that is going to happen very soon and I am very excited. So this being the audio file, certain sounds like the Djembe and the Synth Strings sound really bizarre. I had to mess around with sounds to make it so no ones ear drums would be blown off lol. Otherwise, I like the way this turned out.
If you enjoyed this, please make sure to like this, leave a comment, possible share this and subscribe! All feedback is appreciated. Also, all social media links are down below. As always, thank you all so much for listening and have a wonderful day!
Written with Finale V25
Instrumentation:
Soprano Saxophone Acoustic Guitar Electric Guitar Piano Synthesizer Strings Electric Bass Drum Set Bass Drum | Gong Djembe
Twitter: twitter.com/reedbenson2015Young Men Walking - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2019-03-19 | Young Men Walking is an original composition that I made for my Theory IV class. I basically decided to go out of my comfort zone and tried to do something kinda jazzy in a good way. In my opinion, I think this turned out so-so. I liked the way I did the beginning but wasn't a huge fan of the ending I wrote. Either way, it is done and it is finished. I don't have to worry about this piece again! Yay!
In all serious though, I did have fun writing Young Men Walking and I can't wait to write two more pieces for my theory class next month. If you guys enjoyed this, please leave a like, a comment, subscribe to me and share my music. All feedback is greatly appreciated! Anyways, thank you all so much for listening and have a wonderful day!
Written with Finale V25
Instrumentation:
Alto Saxophone Acoustic Guitar Electric Guitar Piano Upright Bass Drum Set (Brushes)
Twitter: twitter.com/reedbenson2015Spy on the Run - Arranged for Marching BandsReed Benson2019-01-11 | Based on one of my first pieces I have ever written, I present to all you "Spy on the Run - Arranged for Marching Bands". When I showed this to my teacher back in high school, he said the piece reminded him of a marching band show instead of a wind ensemble. Due to the comment he made, that is what I did. This took me three years for me to complete this because I kept losing interest in finishing the piece. The last few weeks I toughed it out and finished the ending and my god, I loved the way this turned out.
Please, if you would like to leave any sort feedback, please do by dropping a like, leaving comment, sharing or even consider subscribing to my channel. I will be working on new and even better pieces plus one I brought out of retirement in the near future so please stay tuned. Please also to listen to this with headphones for the best possible experience. Thank you all and have a wonderful day!
Written with Finale V25
Instrumentation:
Piccolo Flute 1/2 Clarinet in Bb 1/2 Bass Clarinet Alto Sax 1 (Soloist) Alto Sax 2 Alto Sax 3 Tenor Sax Baritone Sax Trumpet in Bb 1 Trumpet in Bb 2/3 Mellophone 1 Mellophone 2 Baritone (B.C.) 1 Baritone (B.C.) 2 Tuba ----------------------------------------------------------- Timpani Snareline Tenorline 5 Bass Drums Cymbal Line Percussion 1 (Crotoles | Ride Cymbal | Vibra-Slap | Cowbell | Tambourine | Crash Cymbals | Concert Tom-Toms (4) | Sleigh Bells | Ribbon Crasher | Small Chinese Gong | Suspended Cymbal | China Cymbal) Percussion 2 (Suspended Cymbal | Splash Cymbal | China Cymbal | Triangle | Concert Tom-Toms (4) | Sizzle Cymbal | Shekere) Percussion 3 (Bass Drum | Gong | Triangle | Break Drum | Tenor Drum | Snare Drum) Drum Set Marimba 1 Marimba 2 Marimba 3 Vibraphone 1 Vibraphone 2 Xylophone | Chimes Bells | Very Large Gong Electric Guitar Electric Bass Synthesizer 1 Synthesizer 2
Twitter: twitter.com/reedbenson201520th Century Fox Theme - Arranged for Marching BandsReed Benson2019-01-08 | Along with my arrangement of the Universal Theme, I decided to also make an arrangement of the 20th Century Fox Theme for Marching Bands! If you guys enjoyed, please feel free to let me know! Thank you all and have a good day!
On the side note, I have a new piece coming sometime this week. Ir is already completed but an old friend of mine offered me a chance to get the audio filed completely adjusted to make it sound better and yes computer generated so I am waiting for him to complete it. In the mean time, I got this filler! I wanted to do this since I did the Universal Theme a long time ago so I hope you all enjoy!
Made with Finale V25
Instrumentation:
Piccolo Flute Clarinet in Bb Alto Sax Tenor Sax Baritone Sax Trumpet in Bb 1 Trumpet in Bb 2 Mellophone 1 Mellophone 2 Baritone (B.C.) Tuba ----------------------------------------- Bells Timpani Snareline Tenorline 5 Bass Drums Cymbal Line Crash Cymbals | Suspended Cymbal Bass Drum | Gong Synthesizer 1 Synthesizer 2 Electric Guitar Bass Guitar Chimes
#20thCenturyFox #Theme #MarchingBands #arrangementPromenade Dans Les Prés Dorés - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2018-12-15 | Promenade Dans Les Prés Dorés (or Walk on the Golden Meadows) is an original composition that I made for my Theory III class! It is a duet consisting of an Oboe and a Piano which includes some cadences, NCT, and tons of different chords. I was also told in my class we needed to make it a 19th century style so I tried my best to replicate this to be 19th century. If you all enjoyed, please make sure to like this, follow me and leave a comment on the track. All feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you all and have a great day!
Twitter: twitter.com/reedbenson2015A Vision in a Dream from Trilogy by Tim Huesgen - Played on Piano by Reed BensonReed Benson2018-11-22 | Except I play it on Piano instead on Vibraphone and play it at my pace!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! This is the first movement of Tim Huesgen's Trilogy titled A Vision in a Dream. I hope you enjoyed me playing it! :)With a Mazy Motion from Trilogy by Tim Huesgen - Played on Piano by Reed BensonReed Benson2018-11-16 | Except I play it on Piano instead of Vibraphone and I play it however I want to play it :)
This is the 3rd Movement of Huesgen's Trilogy. I already posted Movement Two and I will be posting Movement One soon!
If you all enjoyed this, please drop a like, leave a comment and subscribe to my channel! I said in the Fragment post that I wanted to try something new with posting pieces I actually want to play so if you do read this far down in the description and would like to suggest something please do! Also, yes there are a few hiccups in this but I thought this recording was good.
Anyways, I hope you all enjoy and have a great day!A Fragment from Trilogy by Tim Huesgen - Played on Piano by Reed BensonReed Benson2018-11-13 | I play it on the Piano instead of vibes and I play it at my own tempo and dynamics. I think it turned out pretty good.
Sorry about the quality and the black screen. I recorded this on my phone and had the camera face into the piano so nothing would have been seen. I hope that doesn't ruin the experience though.
I also wanted to try something new by actually posting recordings of me playing instead of me just posting my songs in playback. Don't worry I will still be posting my songs with more coming soon.
If you enjoyed this, please let me know by dropping a like, leave a comment down below and subscribe! Thank you all and have a great day!Fasi di Amore - An Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2018-10-01 | Fasi Di Amore is a song I recently brought out of retirement. When I was looking around my onedrive for some one my old pieces, I found Fasi Di Amore (which means Stages of Love in Italian). When I found it, it was about nine measures away from being finished so I decided to give it an ending and publish it. Honestly, I like this song except for a few parts but overall I enjoyed Fasi Di Amore. Unfortunately, the sound quality is pretty weak so I do appoligize for that and I promise the next song will sound better.
If you enjoyed this, please let me know in the comments below, leaving a like or sharing this piece to others! All feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank you and have a great night
Reed
Began Composition with Finale 2014 then finished it with Finale v25
Twitter: twitter.com/reedbenson2015Dreams: For String QuartetsReed Benson2018-09-05 | Along with a long list of variations of one of my favorite songs dreams, I decided to make this for String Quartets next. First it was Indoor Percussion, then Bass Trombone and Marimba, then Concert Band and now String Quartets haha. Maybe I will do Woodwind or Brass Quintets and even maybe Full Orchestra.
Anyways, if you enjoyed this, make sure you give this a like, share it, leave a comment or even subscribe! Anything is greatly appreciated.
I am planning on making a return with new pieces coming in the coming months like a marching band movement based on one of the first pieces I posted on YouTube and one of my first pieces ever made Spy on the Run. I also have more original pieces and arrangements coming in the coming months so stay tuned. Thank you all for the support and have a great day!
Instrumentation (if you don't know what a string quartet is haha):
Twitter: twitter.com/reedbenson2015Reed Benson Live StreamReed Benson2018-09-05 | ...Super Mario - Arranged for Pep BandsReed Benson2018-07-15 | Hi Everyone. It's been a while, about 8 months exactly. So this was just a filler to let you all know I am still alive and making music. My Mario Arrangement was something I created for fun 2 years ago but I realized I never put it on YouTube so I did that. I have plans for arrangements and original compositions coming soon so I hope you all stay tuned. If you liked this video, make sure to like the video, leave a comment down below, share this with a friend or even hit the subscribe button. All support is appreciated! I hope everyone has a good day!
This is my arrangement of Super Mario for Pep Bands with the original music by Koji Kondo. It first starts out with the basic Super Mario theme and ends with the Flag Pole Theme. All rights go to Nintendo. Hope you all enjoy and I will see you all later! :)
Written with Finale 2014
Instrumentation:
Flute Clarinet in Bb Bass Clarinet Alto Sax Tenor Sax Mellophone Trumpet in Bb Baritone (B.C.) Tuba Snareline Tenorline Bassline Cymbal Line Accessories (Cowbell/Tambourine)
Twitter: twitter.com/reedbenson2015Over The River - A Original Composition by Reed BensonReed Benson2017-11-07 | Over The River was really just an attempt of an original Waltz because I never tried writing one before, but I wanted to make it for a string quartet and a main solo instrument, so I choose the Celesta. I really enjoyed the combination of these instruments and I hope you all enjoy it too. If you enjoyed my composition, please let me know by leaving a like, writing a comment, share this video, or even visit on of my social media platforms. I hope everyone has a great day!
#overtheriver #waltz #original #composition #originalcomposition #music #originalmusic #new #newmusicSounds of Silence - An Arrangement for Full Orchestra by Reed BensonReed Benson2017-11-03 | Sounds of Silence is a song written by the group Simon and Garfunkel. It was written over a period of months between 1963 - 1964 and released in October of 1964. The song's origin and basis remain unclear, with multiple answers coming forward over the years. Many believe that the song commented on the John F. Kennedy assassination, as the song was released three months after the assassination.
In the original version, it was more of an upbeat kind of song with Drum Set, Guitar, Piano, and Bass. It became one of the top selling singles in 1965. However, in December of 2015, a cover of "Sounds of Silence" was released by a American Heavy Metal Band called Disturbed. It hit number one on the Billboard Hard Rock Digital Songs and Mainstream Rock charts, and is their highest-charting song on the Hot 100, peaking at number 42. It is also their highest-charting single in Australia, peaking at number 4.
In this version, the key is in F#m with the chord progression being F#, E, D then A. Instead of heavy metal music, this cover features a piano, vocals, multiple guitars, Timpani, Cymbals, Chimes, and even a full string orchestra. In my arrangement of this cover, I am substituting the main lyrics for Cello and Guitar for Harp. Otherwise, I tried to make this as close to the original as I possibly can while trying to arrange each instrument of the song into woodwinds, brass, strings, and percussion.
I wanted to work on this arrangement for a while and I really hope you all enjoy this! If you do, please let me know by liking this song or leaving me a comment in the comment section below. If you would also like, please share this with you peers, social media followers and even your family! Have a great night everyone and thanks for listening to my arrangement!
I do not own Sounds of Silence. I am not stealing this song in any way. It is just an arrangement.
Program Used: Finale V25
Instrumentation:
Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe English Horn Clarinet in Bb 1 Clarinet in Bb 2 Bass Clarinet Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 French Horn 1 French Horn 2 Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2/3 Trombone 1 Trombone 2 Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani Marimba Vibraphone Chimes Percussion One (Suspended Cymbal | Crash Cymbals) Percussion Two (Bass Drum | Tam-Tam) Harp Piano Violin I Violin II Viola Cello Double Bass
#soundsofsilence #disturbed #arrangement #orchestra #simonandgarfunkelTräumerei - An Arrangement for Brass QuintetsReed Benson2017-08-29 | I was looking through a Piano Book I have with a bunch of songs in them and I found Traumerei. I played it on Piano and decided to make it into a Brass Quintet then transpose it from F Major to Eb Major, I hope you all enjoy and if you did, please make sure to let me know in the comment section and please leave a like! (One thing about this recording, none of the ritardondos decided to work so if some parts sound really abrupt that is why)
Made with Finale V.25
Instrumentation:
Flugelhorn 1 Flugelhorn 2 French Horn Trombone Tuba
Twitter: twitter.com/reedbenson2015Rhapsody in Blue - An Arrangement for Percussion EnsemblesReed Benson2017-08-03 | Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin is definitely one of my favorite Piano Concertos so one day I decided I wanted to make a Percussion Arrangement out of this song. This is also the longest piece of my I have ever wrote standing at 15:43 and this also toke me over a year to wright. I really hope you all enjoy this and if you do, please leave a like and a comment down below. I would love to listen to all of your feedback! Thank you and have a great day!
Program Used: Finale V25
Instrumentation:
Marimba One Marimba Two Marimba Three Marimba Four Xylophone Vibraphone One Vibraphone Two Vibraphone Three Vibraphone Four (Large Gong) Piano Synthesizer One (Warm Strings | Electric Piano) Synthesizer Two (Warm Pad | Bass Guitar | Overdrive Guitar) Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar Bass Guitar Drum Set Percussion One (Triangle | Sleigh Bells | Tambourine | Small Cowbell | Shaker | Ratchet | Wind Chimes | Large Cowbell | Egg Shaker | Break Drum | Bass Drum | Gong) Percussion Two (Bass Drum | Gong | Shaker | Crash Cymbals | Triangle) Percussion Three (Suspended Cymbal | Crash Cymbals | Slapstick | Snare Drum) Timpani Chimes Bells Crotoles
#rhapsodyinblue #percussion #arrangement #gershwin #georgegershwinPast or Present - A Song for Small Ensembles by Reed BensonReed Benson2017-07-12 | This song was something made about 2 years ago using Finale. I was going to post this song sooner but I lost the original audio file. However, I recently figured out that I could download music off of SoundCloud. Since I post songs on SoundCloud first, I downloaded it off of SoundCloud so I can post this on YouTube! Hooray!
This song doesn't really haven't anything behind it. It is just a short groovy song with two different styles and different tempos. This song is all in the key of A Minor and it changes back and forth from 4/4 and 12/8 (which is basically the same thing lol) and also 3/4 to 5/4 making it two 4/4 bars lol.
I hope you all enjoyed this and if you did, please leave a comment down below and give this video a thumbs up! Also, please share this with friends and family! Have a great day everyone!
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/reed-bensonWake-Up Call - An Original Indoor Percussion Movement by Reed BensonReed Benson2017-07-12 | Hello Everyone! What I have today is a scraped Indoor Percussion Show Movement that I made about one and a half years ago. The show was called Wake-Up Cal and this movement was suppose to be Movement Two titled "It's Almost 9:00?!" The reason why I scraped this show was mainly because I lost interest in the idea. The Show was originally about a man living a day of his ordinary life, that's it.
I hope you all enjoy this piece and please leave a comment down below telling me what you think and leave a like on this video as well. Have a great day everyone!
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/reed-bensonDreams by Reed Benson (Made with Finale 2014.5)Reed Benson2017-06-22 | After 3 months of writing and 1 month of trying to download an audio file to this, I finally have my arrangement of Asylum: Dreams for Wind Ensembles. The piece is 9 minutes long and separated into 4 different parts. The beginning (or part one) is called "Good Dreams". If you haven't heard Asylum: Dreams before (link will be at the bottom of the description or find it on my SoundCloud), it is exactly the same thing except it cuts out into a rit. with an Alto Sax Solo after the Db Major ending note instead of 4 more bars of the melody. The one thing I liked about part one is the simple melody that goes 2+3+4 and how it came out to sound so lovely. Between Part 1 and Part 2, there is a transition leading into the next faze of Dreams. It starts out with an Alto Sax solo that slowly goes into a slower tempo. After that, there will be a pause for a french horn cadenza with cues for the band. After the last note of the solo hits, the french horn holds the note for 2 measures while the last thing we should here is a piano note and a harp chord.
Part 2 is called "Lucid Dreaming". If you didn't know, Lucid Dreaming is a certain kind of dream that will allow you to interact with it and experience all the senses in the dream. In "Lucid Dreaming", I wanted to show this as a waltz. Imagine that you had a dream about being Cinderella and went to ball. This is my example.
To make this description shorter, Part 3 is called "Free" and Part 4 is called "Awakening". To be honest from to the end, I ran out of ideas. I originally was just going to base it off of the duet I made a while back but I thought that would be too short, so I decided to add some more music. In my personal opinion, I think the music sounds wonderful but it doesn't really make sense to the idea of what the song's idea should be. Otherwise, I think I did a pretty decent job with this piece.
If you think I should add a little more or maybe a section out, please let me know (if anyone reads this). My plan is to add about a minute and a half to the waltz but since I can't make audio files with the Finale file of Dreams until I upgrade to Version 25, that might take a while. Otherwise, I hope you all enjoy and PLEASE WEAR HEADPHONES! :)
Instrumentation:
Piccolo Flute (1/2) Oboe (1/2) Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Clarinet in Eb Clarinet in Bb 1 Clarinet in Bb 2 Clarinet in Bb 3 Bass Clarinet Alto Saxophone 1 Alto Saxophone 2 Tenor Saxophone Baritone Saxophone Piano Harp Trumpet in Bb 1 Trumpet in Bb 2 Trumpet in Bb 3 Horn in F (1/3) Horn in F (2/4) Trombone 1 Trombone (2/3) Bass Trombone Baritone (B.C.) Tuba Timpani Marimba (3 Players) Mallet Percussion 1 (Chimes | Vibraphone) Mallet Percussion 2 (Bells | Xylophone) Percussion 1 (Djembe | Shekere | Surdo | Tambourine | Conga | Floor Tom) Percussion 2 (Bass Drum | Suspended Cymbal | Crash Cymbal | Snare Drum) Percussion 3 (Triangle | Ride Cymbal | Gong | Suspended Cymbal) Percussion 4 (Wind Chimes | Sleigh Bells | Tambourine | Triangle)