Toccata Marziale

[chickenpieces]

the bass clarinet part at the end is hell

[kyleexsmiley]

haah yeah the flute part at the end sucks!

[billyboy647]

Here's my issue with this and several of the recordings of this piece on youtube, including Eastman's: has no one ever mentioned to these folks that playing the notes in proper sequence is not the same as playing the music? Music is an art of evocative gesture, not the mere replication of dots in slots. And TEMPO; too fast to express the weight & majesty of the thematic material---and rush, rush, rush; no control of the tempo. Come on people there's more than notes there; there's character!

[cardistryman]

@iibw

Yes that is supposed to be an oboe solo, but trumpet 2 has the ques, so they may not have had an oboe. this is a fun song for tuba though!

[iibw]

Isn't 0:39 supposed to be an oboe solo?

[Melly592]

For those that play flute, have fun =)  Not easy at the end with the high 19th notes...

[Melly592]

@Melly592 lol....I mean 16th notes :S

[riseuplight]

I think this is better at a quicker tempo, like vivace.

[zachindie]

This piece isn't that hard. The only hard part on first alto was the ending with the 16th notes of G-F-Eb-Db-B-Db-Eb-F

[emeralddreams888]

Lol, it's because you play saxophone.

[Beyonceluver345]

this piece is far more challenging than it sounds. one of my favorites.

[OmnitrixX0]

yeah my band played it my senior year and it was fun i played tuba great experience for a tuba player ill tell ya that!

[GentleRedwood]

part of this is my chair audition this fall for tuba

[jeweston]

I played tuba on this my senior year. The tune still goes through my head.

[uhmuhmtony]

im gonna die trying to learn and play this and 6 other pieces in two weeks.

[musicman51191]

i have the same predicament....i hear you

[alkdjfd]

SO HARD!!!

[doubleredsx3]

oooh! i played this in ubc summer band camp! one of the best pieces play... march in 3/4 time is really... rare? interesting? dk how to express it, but one thing for sure... I LOVED IT! :D

[BehindFor17Hours]

Probably my favorite band song of all time.

[Ylekay2112]

i'm right there with you! our band is playing it for our end of year concert. can't wait :)

[chupacabra1123]

An excellent recording. Definitely one of Vaughan Williams' more interesting wind band works. My wind orchestra just performed it earlier this semester.