The Wiki Camp Symphony

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The Wiki Camp Symphony is a series of mostly choral and orchestral works by numerous users on The Wiki Camp 2, later The Wiki Camp 3, The Wiki Camp 4, and so on, that comes in multiple volumes. It famously uses a vast amount of styles, genres, and instruments. It is thought to have been the greatest musical composition since The Dark Side of the Moon (1973).

Symphonies

A Symphony for Niko

This symphony is dedicated to our flippery foe Niko. It will premiere in his home country of Japan. It is composed of several okinesque movements and will mostly be performed by four ensembles: symphony orchestra, choir, marching band, and contemporary band. They will be accompanied by balalaika, accordion (specifically the button accordion, locally known as bayan), koto, shakuhachi, shamisen, and taiko.

A full performance requires the following:

Symphony orchestra
piccolo
flutes
oboes
clarinets
bassoons
trumpets
French horns
trombones
tuba
violins I, II
violas
cellos
double basses
timpani
snare drum
bass drum
cymbals
tambourine
triangle
gong
marimba
tubular bells
Choir
sopranos
altos
tenors
basses
Marching band
trumpets
mellophones
trombones
baritone horns
sousaphones
piccolos
flutes
clarinets
alto saxophones
tenor saxophones
snare drums
tenor drums
bass drums
cymbals
front ensemble (marimbas, vibraphones, xylophone (with crotales attached), glockenspiel, timpani, synthesizer)
colour guard
Contemporary band
lead vocals
backing vocals
lead guitar
rhythm guitar
acoustic guitar
bass guitar/double bass
drum set
congas/bongos
auxilliary percussion
synthesizer
piano
vibraphone
trumpets
trombones
alto saxophones
tenor saxophones
baritone saxophone
sousaphone
flute
clarinet
violins
viola
cello
computer (FL Studio Ableton Live)
Other instruments
balalaika
button accordion (bayan)
shamisen
koto
shakuhachi
nagadō-daiko
shime-daiko

Genesis

This symphony is dedicated to August 2022, during the genesis of The Wiki Camp 2.

A full performance requires the following:

Symphony orchestra
piccolo
flutes
oboes
clarinets
bassoons
trumpets
French horns
trombones
tuba
violins I, II
violas
cellos
double basses
timpani
snare drum
bass drum
cymbals
tambourine
triangle
gong
marimba
tubular bells
Choir
sopranos
altos
tenors
basses