Why Arrangers are so popular in europe?

Its because they where created to make music like this with duos trios or even OMB.

Video

This video is shot in my hometown, and while not the highest level of quallity, it shows why many people overhere in europe like this kind of partymusic... It makes people happy and they all sing along... Music is about emotions and this shows much of our european emotions...

And this kind of music is what Yamaha and Korg have in mind when building Arrangers...

Yes that is how it is ! Great video.

Bachus, It looks like you have the same home town as Andre Rieu.
The town square is very, very attractive.
regards, chuck

I didn't see an arranger player?

No but this kind of music you can easely play on a keyboard especially on a Korg Musikant.

Goede post Bachus ik zie dit voor het eerst.

Bachus...may I ask what country your home town is in?

One thing I definitely miss from Europe is people's willingness to start singing at the drop of a hat!

Maybe it's the 'individualist' thing, but Americans seem relatively comfortable with karaoke, but get a dozen of them at a bar, and it's like pulling teeth to get them to spontaneously break out in song...

I honestly think, without 'singalongs' that I played my accordion for (or bar piano if there was one), I might never have got into public playing. Lord knows what would have happened if I were raised in the US!

Andre was born in Maastricht... And most Maastricht folksongs are based on classical Music... Maastricht has its very own musicla culture, with many famous artists only known inside Maastricht.. People in Maastricht are proud of what they are and they mostly manifest that through their music.

Andre Rieu and his orchestra don't do anything but present the Maastrcht culture to the rest of the world... Music is about emotions.. Andre Rieu allows people to show these emotions

http://www.123video.nl/playvideos.asp?MovieID=635458

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUzbT7x2_48&feature=related

The first video shows the anticipation of local musicians in Andre rieus Concert on the Centrall square of Maastricht..

The seccond shows how much classicla music is part of our culture, and why Andre Rieu is whome he is.. He was born, raised inside this culture. It moves me to tears every time i see how those people get all emotionall with this music.


And most surprising, the current Maastricht youth in generall still apreciates this music very very much... as they all know its an important part of their identity

Maybe you'd be DOCTOR Diki R by now!!
DonM

of course - it definitely helps that everyone in Europe carries around a tambourine (as the video clearly shows) just in case someone decides to spontaneously pull out their accordion or arranger

The problem in the USA is that people just don't carry tambourines.

I was lucky enough to be stationed in Germany for 4 years in the 90’s and their appreciation for music (all forms) amazed me. I first lived in a small village called “Machenbach” (“the music city”). I heard their community band practicing every week (no air conditioners and all windows usually open all the time!). Then I moved to Kottweiler-Schwanden and lo and behold I could hear their community band practicing every Thursday evening. The winefests and beerfests and lambfests and porkfests and city celebrations always had live music so I can see how this technology would fit right into the musical flow of things. I remember taking my brother and his family to one of our town’s many celebrations and the community band was performing – everyone at their tables locked arms and sang as we all consumed mass quantities of wursts, brotchen, pomme-fritz und bier! The fact that all stores (at the time) were closed down at 2:00 on Saturday is a testament of the state-wide desire to make time to enjoy family and nature. My only regret was not going to the fest hall and finagling a seat next to the other sax players (language barrier kept me away). I truly miss those days!

Randy