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Il Selinzio by Melissa Venema

tccoxtccox Member Posts: 7,379 ✭✭
edited July 2015 in General Discussion
I believe this is the original tune that our Taps is a rendition of. This 13yo girl is simply out of this world. I seldom get emotional about any song anymore but her version brings out the goose bumps.

Dang it, I sure would like to have her play over my bones when the time comes.

You will have to Google her since I don't have the skills to cite a link. I really think it will be worth your time! Tom
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  • babunbabun Member Posts: 11,038 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=253aGgk7NSE


    since I don't have the skills to cite a link

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  • andrewsw16andrewsw16 Member Posts: 10,728 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The two tunes are somewhat similar. But not related. Both are beautiful pieces of music in their own right. [:)]
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Excellent performance. However, not the "original version of Taps". Il Silenzio was written in 1965.
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  • discusdaddiscusdad Member Posts: 11,427 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    in the you tube comments section, this performance waas a part of the "Operation Market Garden" remembrance.
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  • Ford 23Ford 23 Member Posts: 3,129
    edited November -1
    Same young lady a few years younger, my guess this where she got her start. Recognized her right off on how she holds the instrument to her lips

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyEL3NJSHIk

    Another version--this guy really blares it out

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksjj8J4e2LA
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  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by tccox
    I believe this is the original tune that our Taps is a rendition of. This 13yo girl is simply out of this world. I seldom get emotional about any song anymore but her version brings out the goose bumps.

    Dang it, I sure would like to have her play over my bones when the time comes.

    You will have to Google her since I don't have the skills to cite a link. I really think it will be worth your time! Tom

    Says she is 17 yo. on the video..
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  • ChrisInTempeChrisInTempe Member Posts: 15,562 ✭
    edited November -1
    Il Silenzio, Italian, written in 1965:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_Silenzio_%28song%29

    A brief history of "Taps", written in 1862:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taps

    First time I heard Il Silenzio I thought it an extended rendition of Taps. The claim is that though similar, they are not related. That Il_Silenzio is inspired from other, earlier works.

    Still, the meanings are so similar, and as used, it doesn't really matter. Both are beautiful and deeply moving.
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  • tccoxtccox Member Posts: 7,379 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Fishkiller, she was 13 when she played on the original video. I guess it sort of became her signature piece from then on. Got to admit, for a 13yo, she was pretty good! Tom
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  • fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by tccox
    Fishkiller, she was 13 when she played on the original video. I guess it sort of became her signature piece from then on. Got to admit, for a 13yo, she was pretty good! Tom

    Agreed Tom.She does a great job of it,no matter what age..
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  • andrewsw16andrewsw16 Member Posts: 10,728 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    She does have a unique style of playing. I played trumpet all through grade and high school. Most players center the mouth piece. She plays with it off to her right. Whatever works. It is one of the most physically tiring instruments to play because you have to generate such high air pressure in your mouth and then keep your lips tight against that pressure to generate the note. I remember well, sometimes leaving band practice with the whole lower half of my face numb. [:D]
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