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Did you read the Original post? The point of this thread is to point out undersued pieces of warhorse music. Warhorses are overused, but in some cases, there are still some pieces that are never heard from them.
Underused Warhorse Pieces
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Did you read the Original post? The point of this thread is to point out undersued pieces of warhorse music. Warhorses are overused, but in some cases, there are still some pieces that are never heard from them.
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Thought of another one! For Carmen, I'd much rather hear Seguidilla than Habanera for the umpteenth time.
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One of the hidden gems of Swan Lake, Spanish Dance.
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I agree... it is truly beautiful. Another Vaughn Williams piece that has strains of "Lark" in it is "Fantasia on a,Theme" ... great possibilities there but I don't know if it has ever been used in a skating program before...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ihx5LCF1yJY
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I feel like Spartacus has been VERY underused as of late. You'd think that with Spartacus being perfect warhorse material with the Adagio that it would be used more, but I barely see any Spartacus programs anymore once the 6.0 system ended. Only ones I can really recall past that point were Michelle Kwan's, Ashley Wagner's, and Domnina/Shabalin using it.
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Weaver/Poje's intended FD for the Olympic season was Spartacus. However, they felt that they could relate to Je Suis Malade much better and it turned out to be a good choice, as W/P was able to get back onto the WP with a WBM.
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How come 'Anything Goes' remains almost unused in FS? It has been around for many decades, got revived multiple times, the title song is upbeat and has a nice tap section that skaters can incorporate, and other famous songs like You're the Top. Hopefully with Broadway RDs next season, we will see a more diverse set of musicals used.
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BillNeal, love your thread topics and thanks for keeping the forum interesting during the off season...
This topic has actually been discussed before (but I wouldn't call it a "warhorse" yet, unlike how much prerotation is too much or which lady has the best 3Lz
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https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?55683-Parts-of-warhorses-that-should-be-used-more
As for my thoughts on this...
Has any top skater ever used "Last Night of the World" in a Miss Saigon program? I don't recall
This topic has actually been discussed before (but I wouldn't call it a "warhorse" yet, unlike how much prerotation is too much or which lady has the best 3Lz
):https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?55683-Parts-of-warhorses-that-should-be-used-more
As for my thoughts on this...
Has any top skater ever used "Last Night of the World" in a Miss Saigon program? I don't recall
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Didn't Nancy Kerrigan & Paul Wylie skate to it during the exhibition from the 1992 Albertville Olympics?
Oh, I loved when Fumie Suguri skated to it competitively (circa 2000/2001)? Ditto for Mao's exhibition program to it (with the vocals - "I Vow to Thee My Country').
* message to edenlover - Todd Eldredge's 1998 Olympic/Worlds/Goodwill Games short program was an instrumental "Les Mis" medley that included a segment of "Master of the House" (with some nice flourishes). I could also picture Kurt Browning skating to it.
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Thank you, I never saw it before. It's quite beautiful! (With a terrible music edit that's very apropos for a Nancy program :cool14
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^ Oops!, I meant to say the 1992 Albertville Olympics! I guess I got confused with the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics when Oksana Bauil & Viktor Petrenko skated together in an exhibition piece (In the Mood/Rock Around the Clock) - gee, I liked that one, too. Anyway, I corrected it!
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* message to edenlover - Todd Eldredge's 1998 Olympic/Worlds/Goodwill Games short program was an instrumental "Les Mis" medley that included a segment of "Master of the House" (with some nice flourishes) I could also picture Kurt Browning skating to it.
Master of the House is definitely a quirky piece that should be used more often. Retired junior team Edwards/Pang won the WJC bronze medal in 2014 with their Les Mis FD that includes this song: https://youtu.be/QpA86EPcbiY?t=95
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