Potentially dumb question: why not do a "Taylor's Version"? Couldn't some talented, public-interest minded composer/conductor do a creative commons, open source re-orchestration for modern orchestra in a similar-but-not-identical style as Grofé's orchestration? If altruism or righteous anti-monopolistic fervor are insufficient motivation, would there be sufficient interest to crowd-fund something like this?
Tone Praise: Oh chalumeau! be joyous, for just as the cricket will moult from larva to adult, so too shall you develop into the clarinet.
NTT: Sounds like a theremin to me... but who is associated with theremin? Mr. Theremin??
Potentially dumb question: why not do a "Taylor's Version"? Couldn't some talented, public-interest minded composer/conductor do a creative commons, open source re-orchestration for modern orchestra in a similar-but-not-identical style as Grofé's orchestration? If altruism or righteous anti-monopolistic fervor are insufficient motivation, would there be sufficient interest to crowd-fund something like this?
It sounds like a glass harmonica to me, but I don't know who that is associated with other than Ben Franklin, so maybe not.
NTT: Gotta go with Messiaen, both for what sounds like Ondes Martenot and the general harmonic language.
NTT: are they Ondes Martenot and thus is it Messiaen?