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This is a desecration of Mahler's music. Yes, big, and loud, but with little resemblance to the actual piece. The adding of power chords for the sole purpose of high notes was cute as well.
@Bobs482 If this were in the context of a concert hall being played by an orchestra, I'd agree. But this is Drum Corp. Playing it like an orchestra would does not make sense. It is an incredibly beautiful sound no matter what, but different genre requires different arranging.
@pinkelafant I have, and am, thank you. That being said, I do understand 'Marching Band style music'. I fully support original compositions for Marching bands as well as Drum Corps. Many times when they do arrangements of major classical works, so much gets left out. To me, that just feels like they are not doing the music justice.
@Bobs482 Ok, let me educate you a bit. There are 4 instruments in a drum corps trumpet, mellophone (alto voice), euphonium, and tuba. There are roughly 4 trumpet parts, 2 mellow, 4 ish euphs, and 3 tuba. Not nearly the flexibility of a full orchestra with full choir and organ where upwards of 24 parts exist. And this is a WARM-UP. We play this as a tune-up piece to the real show music. Finally, have you heard the end of Mahler 2? Its literally full volume from the whole orchestra.
@samrshelley I could care less how many times louder they are than an orchestra. Quality, not quantity. What I always am disappointed by is that drum corps arrangers always take only the loud excerpts from pieces and use them. I would love to hear an entire stadium go silent to hear the chorale at the beginning of the 4th movement of this same piece. The contrast is what makes it. I've heard the end of Mahler 2, yes; I've played it.
@Bobs482 Ummm, have you watched 2010 and 2011 Phantom Regiment? Those shows are gorgeous with huge sections of the type of playing you describe. Especially 2010's Into the Light. And before you complain more about shows not playing full excerpts, go look at Phantom Regiment 1989. They only play the New World Symphony for the whole show.
@phantomtrumpet92 Yea, absolutely. I wish Regiment would do that again, play an entire work. Like Tchaikovsky No. 4. I mean, Regiment got 2nd and 1st those years...
I think crown avoided this as their closer because they couldn't compete with phantom's version ;) I do like how crown decided to do the beginning of it though
I disagree. To put it bluntly, I don't think Crown gives a shit about what any other corps has done/plans to do. As last seasons uniforms prove, they'll do whatever they want whenever they feel like it.
Yep, Crown dropped the ball by not including this in their Mahler 2 show. That being said, Faust was my favorite Phantom show of the past decade. Nice.
@wavahhad My apologies; allow me to clarify: I would have liked to see them tie the show together more cohesively with the inclusion of the finale of the piece they began with. The Promise of Living, although great, did not provide the same impact or continuity as Mahler would have, IMO.
If you were, however, implying that I wasn't aware of the original intent (later abandoned) or title of Crown's 2010 show, I think you are mistaken.
@brennakj Carolina crown's show was not primarily a Mahler show. Only its opener was. The other artists included Edward Elgar, Aram Khachiturian, and some mexican artist whose name escapes me.
@Phantom663 Arturo Marquez, I believe (fairly generic name). I know what was in the show. I watched it several times live, and everything they played was readily identifiable. It's just that, personally speaking, it's difficult to listen to the first mvmt of Mahler 2 and then never hear from it again. For me, ANYTHING else would have fallen short after that opener.
@phantomtrumpet92 They only played the finale.
Wahl95 1 month ago
I like alot of the corps......but no one does music the way Phantom does.
1049berkeley 3 months ago 2
Noooooooooooooooooo I wanted to hear the echo! :(
Bagurk93 5 months ago
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This is a desecration of Mahler's music. Yes, big, and loud, but with little resemblance to the actual piece. The adding of power chords for the sole purpose of high notes was cute as well.
Bobs482 8 months ago
@Bobs482 If this were in the context of a concert hall being played by an orchestra, I'd agree. But this is Drum Corp. Playing it like an orchestra would does not make sense. It is an incredibly beautiful sound no matter what, but different genre requires different arranging.
DCIPhan11 7 months ago 3
@Bobs482 you sir, do not understand MARCHING BAND style music. go to school please
pinkelafant 5 months ago
@pinkelafant I have, and am, thank you. That being said, I do understand 'Marching Band style music'. I fully support original compositions for Marching bands as well as Drum Corps. Many times when they do arrangements of major classical works, so much gets left out. To me, that just feels like they are not doing the music justice.
Bobs482 5 months ago
@Bobs482 Ok, let me educate you a bit. There are 4 instruments in a drum corps trumpet, mellophone (alto voice), euphonium, and tuba. There are roughly 4 trumpet parts, 2 mellow, 4 ish euphs, and 3 tuba. Not nearly the flexibility of a full orchestra with full choir and organ where upwards of 24 parts exist. And this is a WARM-UP. We play this as a tune-up piece to the real show music. Finally, have you heard the end of Mahler 2? Its literally full volume from the whole orchestra.
samrshelley 4 months ago
@samrshelley Don't hate just because 72 kids under the age of 23 are many times louder than a professional orchestra.
samrshelley 4 months ago
@samrshelley I could care less how many times louder they are than an orchestra. Quality, not quantity. What I always am disappointed by is that drum corps arrangers always take only the loud excerpts from pieces and use them. I would love to hear an entire stadium go silent to hear the chorale at the beginning of the 4th movement of this same piece. The contrast is what makes it. I've heard the end of Mahler 2, yes; I've played it.
Bobs482 4 months ago
@Bobs482 Ummm, have you watched 2010 and 2011 Phantom Regiment? Those shows are gorgeous with huge sections of the type of playing you describe. Especially 2010's Into the Light. And before you complain more about shows not playing full excerpts, go look at Phantom Regiment 1989. They only play the New World Symphony for the whole show.
samrshelley 4 months ago
@samrshelley And their 1996 show, too. It was basically the entire Symphony No. 5 by Shostakovich. I don't think they left out a single part
phantomtrumpet92 2 months ago 3
@phantomtrumpet92 Yea, absolutely. I wish Regiment would do that again, play an entire work. Like Tchaikovsky No. 4. I mean, Regiment got 2nd and 1st those years...
samrshelley 2 months ago 2
One person did not watch past 0:21.
smartbluma 9 months ago 6
@smartbluma No one person is just a Blue Devils fan that goes around disliking everything not by the blue devels. lol
095sax 6 months ago
WOW if only the vid was five seconds longer... And kick ass buicks this year
deltadak 11 months ago 3
HAHA the ending...holy echo batman. I LOVE DRUM CORPS.
trooptpt80 11 months ago 2
Tissue please....
cainanuk 11 months ago
i was at this show,i heard them warming up while the crusaders were playing on the field.
jazzman9589 1 year ago
Boner...<3
Nasha0909 1 year ago
I think crown avoided this as their closer because they couldn't compete with phantom's version ;) I do like how crown decided to do the beginning of it though
ColtsEuph13 1 year ago
@ColtsEuph13
I disagree. To put it bluntly, I don't think Crown gives a shit about what any other corps has done/plans to do. As last seasons uniforms prove, they'll do whatever they want whenever they feel like it.
deadelectromix 1 year ago
weird ass trumpet attack
ptowndrummr 1 year ago 38
@ptowndrummr That's what we do. ;)
Trumphero 1 year ago
@Trumphero lol it was like baDAHHH DUHHHHH XD
ptowndrummr 1 year ago
@ptowndrummr lol a flam...
jlevenhagen1 4 months ago
Yep, Crown dropped the ball by not including this in their Mahler 2 show. That being said, Faust was my favorite Phantom show of the past decade. Nice.
brennakj 1 year ago 25
@brennakj wasn't a mahler 2 show. thanks for trying.
wavahhad 1 year ago
@wavahhad My apologies; allow me to clarify: I would have liked to see them tie the show together more cohesively with the inclusion of the finale of the piece they began with. The Promise of Living, although great, did not provide the same impact or continuity as Mahler would have, IMO.
If you were, however, implying that I wasn't aware of the original intent (later abandoned) or title of Crown's 2010 show, I think you are mistaken.
brennakj 1 year ago
@brennakj Carolina crown's show was not primarily a Mahler show. Only its opener was. The other artists included Edward Elgar, Aram Khachiturian, and some mexican artist whose name escapes me.
Phantom663 1 year ago
@Phantom663 Arturo Marquez, I believe (fairly generic name). I know what was in the show. I watched it several times live, and everything they played was readily identifiable. It's just that, personally speaking, it's difficult to listen to the first mvmt of Mahler 2 and then never hear from it again. For me, ANYTHING else would have fallen short after that opener.
brennakj 1 year ago
@Phantom663
True, but OMG can you imagine this with Crown's hornline?
ManhattanSonata 11 months ago
This NEEDS to be in Crowns's closer this year with it being the end of Mahler's 2nd and all......
Skaterdon77 1 year ago 2