First suite in E flat (March) By Gustav Holst

[ilikepie1241]

Playing this freshman year of high school on my bari sax ^^

[CjMcwillams]

Timpanies for the win! 

[Pain0rDeath]

Trumpets are beast!!!

[popaname]

saxophone YEP plus i have to play this for an advanced band concert or contest

[Chowkin9]

Aww yeah trumpet two baby.

[FallingTwilightTears]

we're playing this in high school band right now~ it's so much fun to play :D but the cornet 1 part is sooo hard D:<

[xXBluedevils]

Love this piece. I play trumpet at my high school. we r playing this piece for r concert performance

[SET2459]

playing this in my smphonic band at SHS im the first (and only!) bassoon. Yikes!

[Euphonium271]

Euphoniums ALL DAY

[GamingFreak2010]

@Euphonium271 YEAH MAN !

[GoThroughTheTrees]

I love how everything Holst writes has cool clarinet parts. :D

[UltimaScalzo]

FUCK! first part cornet but i love it!

[dinoswithsaxopeal]

We've done several of Holst's pieces in our band and this is my favorite movement of my favorite piece!

[ariastoteles]

An extraordinary piece that recalls the gold into silver, the value in the dazzling, stunning star in a cloudless Sky.

[TheRevocable]

Listen to the articulation of that trumpeter, spot on. Makes me proud to play the instrument when I hear someone that skilled.

[nas2play]

@DHG1124 Its spelled Bari Sax. I am the one and only Bari in my band also! Woo!

[abhijit1998]

@MrPaperluigiGuy Thats why they are amazing!

[DHG1124]

1st (and only) barry sax...wooo

[Prestomydo2]

Bass/3rd trombone kicks all other's ass

[SketchyPads]

I have to play this at my concert nd i play thr crash cymbals :)

[The0powerful0llama]

Holst was a friggin genius.

[The0powerful0llama]

I PLAY FIRST CLARINET ON THIS PIECE AND IT'S AWESOME

[Pyrojojo7]

saxophone all the way saaannn

[shoopyman72]

CLARINETS!!! WE PLAY REALLY HIGH NOTES! :) TAKES PRACTICE AND TALENT TO GET IT! MY SYMPHONIC BAND FOR HIGH SCHOOL IS PLAYING THIS, AND I LOVE THIS! <3

[MrAtomicHearse]

@MrPaperluigiGuy no one cares.

[aspenmiller101]

My reaction to the instruments: Trumpet: O_O -dead- Saxaphone:O_O -dead- Flute: O_O -dead- u get the point haha we played this this year and i got a solo in the second movement but i must say the trumpets owned this! (I played flute and tenor sax in this concert) stunning piece.

[AllRiledUp010]

@aspenmiller101 i play flute!!!!!!! :)

[xXLittlexXxDreamerXx]

@AllRiledUp010 Me too!

[CirfewN]

Screw the euphoniums, TUBA FTW!!!

[NikkifullLovesAdolf]

@JAGaudy We're playing this in our concert band in school. We asked a question today about the euphoniums and our band teacher explained that they are put with the saxophones because they sound just divine when put together, obviously you agree lol I'm a clarinet player (3rd) and just started a few months ago. I must say, this is a difficult piece to play when you've got limited amount of knowledge.

[xXThatotherdudeXx]

I HAVE TO PLAY THIS IN 7TH GRADE! T_T (Trumpet)

[LivingInDreamland7]

@xXThatotherdudeXx that's impressive! Good luck :)

[UltimaScalzo]

@xXThatotherdudeXx thats awesome just wait until you get a piece called Chester by William Schuman

[GoThroughTheTrees]

@UltimaScalzo We played Chester for large group contest last year. >.<

[maroon5freak11]

@UltimaScalzo I played Chester last semester with the UMass Amherst Symphony Band. So epic. It's become one of my favorite pieces of music.

[ragterminate]

I DONT HEAR ANY TROMBONES :'( NO TRUMPETS ALSO

[phantomphreak85]

@ragterminate Listen closely. They have the melody then entire first 35 seconds of the song.

[ragterminate]

I DONT HEAR ANY TROMBONES :'(

[xxTheDutchBoyxx]

EUPHONIUM PLAYERS SHALL PLAY THIS ENTIRE SUITE AT LEAST ONECE BEFORE CLAIMING THEY PLAY EUPHONIUM ! ! !

[canuckaholic91]

lololol high C murder for the trumpets...fun stuff!

[bbaile29]

i could listen to this song 100 times a day and not get tired of it!

[blackdragon7465]

My favorite Gustav Holst piece of all time. The second movement is my favorite of course (Yay clarinet!) but I love all of the movements!

[ub3rd00d]

FIRST TROMBONE YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[dartter50]

@ub3rd00d third trombone

[Ctmonsta]

@ub3rd00d Made your week Right?? I know the feeling

[1rocknroy]

This piece thrills me after all these years. CHARGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[JTruth9419]

2:22 to end: ABSOLUTELY love that part! Trumpets, for the win!

[CharlieBladeRemus]

Played bass clarinet on this! OMG I hated the measure-and-a-half glissando at the end! I could NEVER get it right! LOL!

[DaYoungComposer]

I LOVE that bass drum in the begginning! Even though I'm a horn player!! Who else feels empowered listening to this!!

[fenrirswolh3]

@DaYoungComposer I'm a flutist and i FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG! Played it in 7th grade and adored it. ^_^ I still play it for warm up to this very day. [ currently a 12th grader. XD ]]

[saxophone134]

this has got to be murder on the trumpets especially before part D with all of those high C's. the bari sax and euph parts at B are cool also

[tubaelmougy]

Great trumpet sound. Seems like they are rushing all of the descending 16ths at the beginning.

[KatieBellKindaFairy]

They aren't sixteenths. This movement is written in 2/2, so those are actually eighth notes.

[redrassleberry1]

Hale Middle School Senior Band is playing this this year. Go clarinets!

[mpis]

This was one of the graduation marches we played during the commencement at Streetsville Secondary School's Gymnasium in 2008.

[PINKSTARANIMEGIRL]

Sax melody is epic... as usual. 8D

xD

[TheZipding]

One of my friends learned how to double tongue on the trumpet by playing this song with the Wellington Winds. I was there for alto sax there. This is my favourite out of the movements.

[marochima2]

the euphonium part is so disappointing :(

[Imaginecide]

@marochima2 I actually love this part, I just played it at a concert, and I really enjoyed it. I love bass/counter melody parts :)

[biglandfarm]

trumpets sound awsome

[MusicD80]

my high school third band played this two years ago !!

[silentj005]

best movement. love the bass drum in it

[MGMan13]

my favorite movement of this piece, played it last year, boner pride!

[Imaginecide]

This is probably one of my favorite marches ever written. I play the euphonium too :P

[slow758]

luv this piece cuz our school band is playing it at Chicago, it's gonna be fantastic! good job!

[yosterzzz1212]

@slow758 Hi jason...

[slow758]

@yosterzzz1212 who is this?

[1CDubCDub1]

I just played bass drum for this song, I love it!

[darksminky]

NOTICE: one of the only videos on youtube without dislikes at 31,000 views. . .

[ImaMonsterRaaawr]

i'm playing this in High School band, as a freshman! <33 i looovvveeee this piece to death.

CLARINET FOREVER. ;D

[barkbarkduck1]

I -3 oboe

[teaontata]

actually im playing this peice now and well there is an amazing trombone part love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CIRCLEJERKSnuffsed]

i rememebr all three peices from this <3

[ieatnubz4brkfst]

There's actually a euphonium solo in each movement. How do I know? I play the euphonium and we're doing this whole piece for MPA. However, you can hardly hear the euphonium, solo or not. :( All I hear is that dang first trumpet...

[imcoolerthnu]

@ieatnubz4brkfst tru tht :(

[battleclown2000]

@ieatnubz4brkfst

There may be a discrepancy between editions in this case. The original score had a separate baritone and euphonium part. In the 1948 edition, the baritone part was removed and dispersed between bass clarinet and tenor sax. I believe the Colin Matthews edition (most recent in 1984) expanded the euphonium part to include the doubling of the cornette part, among other additions.

I'm not an "expert" but I believe this may be why the euphonium solos aren't in this recording.

[battleclown2000]

@ieatnubz4brkfst

I found out the key puzzle piece after I posted that other comment (of course). This particular recording was done in 1978, in which case the Colin Matthews edition would not have existed. Hopefully this information is useful!

[TortiaGuy132]

one of my most favorite songs ever!!!!!! go trombones!!!!!! XD

[SSFighter1701]

oy. I played this back in HS - lead French Horn - not easy at all!

[JTruth9419]

Fun (yet challenging) song: I was 2nd trumpet on this though.

[clarinetcutie764]

Love Music <3

[InsanityandChocolate]

Love this song, well, all three movements, but this is my favorite part, even in thrid trumpet. (I take no shame in playing a lower part, I'm in th highest band and everyone in the band is a really strong player) I just love this piece, we're playing this, a piece by bach for the organ originally, and something called Africa by Robert Smith...which I don't like...

[shlumpuppatum12]

1:39

[diessel1303]

got to this song by accident... but now i remember!!! I played this somewhere in the past 10 years

go clarinets

[gerick93]

trombones!!!!!!!!!!

[KristenFeminist]

so glad i found this song! I play 1st trumpet and absolutely love this song...

[ParasiteQueen1]

Damn, now I miss high school. :(

[Slayer9087]

i love playing this piece this year! like this comment if you play tuba!

[cj614]

@Slayer9087

bass trombone but close enough :D

[itsmissflower]

Holst is brilliant

[playlistmusic0]

I be trombone this piece and I was instructed to help direct! Any tips on things that really need to be watched for high school, mainly second movement?

[tvcat16]

I love this! Played it in high school and have loved it since. I got excited listening to it.

[PaulWilliems]

TOO FAST- slow it down. Nobody marches at this tempo wtf. Everybody wants to play this way too fast

[RanDoMkId73]

@PaulWilliems Frederick Fennell can do whatever the heck he wants -_- lol

[homfencing]

@RanDoMkId73 Well....since Fennell passed away a few years ago...he can't....but he COULD in the past!

I think this tempo is just fine.

[RanDoMkId73]

@homfencing Yes, I know :-P but I agree. That was the point I was trying to make.

[fennecfox1]

I prefer the second suite in f major

[AVHSBandGeek]

Played the Flute Solo!

[OnlyMusic16]

One of my very favorite pieces EVER

[Shadow3329]

I played this piece in band last year and this tune is STILL stuck in my head. I think I'm gonna hear this tune every day for the rest of my life...

[TheUberPeople]

just because you are in band.....oh wait i am a geek...sooo......... nvrmnd

[Malda63]

lol "Band Geeks unite" How true. :)

[xXJawruWolfXx]

I remembered playing the revised version for middle school, It was awesome, but not as cool as this, THe original is just, amazing and beautiful :D

[jpgerick]

Second Suite in F is better :P - Go Saxophones!

[clhlove]

@jpgerick i agree. dargason is bitchin'

[Nintendoman851]

@jpgerick ahh, but the 3rd suite in c# minor is the best ;) kidding, that would be awesome if he would have made more suites though.

[mringer66]

@jpgerick agreed

[DerpyDackles42]

@jpgerick ...and clarinets, don't forget about zeh clarinets.  CLARINET POWER!! >:V

[kiddunknown0]

our school played this, and we killeed itt !!

[aznsweethart]

I sight read this in orchestra today and got totally jealous of the first violins. I play viola and violins get all the best parts. ><

[garfunkel5000]

LEGIT

[jeffreyvos]

@Ryan1159 Completely agreed! Played this my senior year in high school for concert band...great fun for us trombonists!

[xW4RNERx]

@jeffreyvos  1st trombone and euph are sickkkk in this song

[peterpieqt8]

@jeffreyvos and bari saxes!!! <3

[Ryan1159]

1:54 starting here my favorite part. So fun to play! (trombone)

[drumraider]

Band Geeks unite under the most awesomeness classical piece ever written!!!!

[BCH37501]

@drumraider Truly breathtaking 

[TheZipding]

@drumraider I'm not 100% sure about this, but it's a classic folk piece, not classical.

[TheGummiwurms]

@drumraider

This piece was not written in the classical era. It is not a classical piece.

[skeletonkeys2010]

I need to work on my endurance and breathing with this cornet part -.-

but I have no idea how I can not breath that whole time! O_o lol

[ThePhilosopher91]

the first part for trumpet takes some crazy tounging and endurance. when i was in high school we played this at a concert when we had first read it the day before. and we actually did pretty well. its one of my very favorites

[78stick]

I absolutely love this song and can't wait to play it with my middle school 8th grd band a LGPE!!!

[jifslayer05]

From 1:24 to 1:32 is my absolute favorite part. I picture little tin soldiers marching around a toy store or something like that, or a bunch of clocks or something.

[angelofmusic2010]

I wish our band played it this fast. We played it at like 120. I was first chair clarinet in this. :D

[Spazman100]

@angelofmusic2010 Now you know how I feel.

[mpis]

I played this song with my former high school's concert band as the processional and recessional march for the Awards Assembly and Commencement at Streetsville Secondary School last October 2008, along with "March of the Belgian Paratroopers" by Pierre Leemans.

[dimsimlord]

I played this on principal clarinet. I almost die of happiness at 2:40. I'm a bit of a march buff and I have to say this may be the best march ever written; it's happy, but cheeky, and builds to a very proud theme; a fitting end for such a brilliant suite.

The trumpets at 2:23 bring tears to my eyes every single time.

[imnotgone144]

I wish I played something other then horn for this song... trumpet maybe? or clarinet. melody is very nice. horn just can never seem to catch a break with marches!

[neferiel]

@imnotgone144

Oh god I know. Look up the song "Americans We" - Henry Fillmore sometime. The horn part is literally all offbeats. It's like, a 6 minute song. So much hate.

[PaybackTyme]

I play tuba for this piece, it has such a good bass line 

[PaybackTyme]

this is so fucking awesome

[bluelover404]

my band's playing this song for music fest. =D i love it. this is my favorite movement

[alexman706]

Im in 9th grade concert band were playing it in 4/4 time instead of 2/2 though. the first time i played this song (i play tuba) i was like wtf. but now im starting to get it

[PaybackTyme]

@alexman706 same here dude... i play tuba as well, but reading it in 2/2 pretty much the same concept as 4/4 :) the intro lead in got me, weird articulation

[JPuppy115]

I might get a Trumpet Quartet and play along side this, this is just amazing, at 1:54 I had the biggest grin wipe across my face not because if the Principle trumpet (cornet) part but the 2ed trumpet (cornet) part. So bold and proud. But Principle part is the exact same thing for boldness and proudness. just simply the best written piece for symphonic band ever.

[annesterling]

My band and I are doing this now. It is really complicated but sounds awesome!

[tubaguy52]

Always one of my faves to play. Great Tuba part throughout. !!!

[OnlyMusic16]

I love this piece! We're playing all three movements, but this is my favorite. I play the flute but I get so excited I almost wish I could play symbols for this, haha! =D

[laineycox]

Our band played this at a band assesment, although we were awesome we got all 2s except in sight-reading (yay) I got to play the crash symbol

[LoveSaviorxxx]

:)

trying playing this on a viola. Killer

And we have to go even faster than this. But, to be honest I really like this piece by far!

[Cursefire]

@LoveSaviorxxx o.O this band's already rushing, if you have to go any faster you'll die

[Deltari09]

@Cursefire well, in an arrangement for orchestra, you could go faster, because you aren't blowing, so you can basically spazz your arm out :D, but you are very correct, it would be hard indeed. Either way, band or orchestra, this song is a masterpiece!

[tubaguy52]

@Deltari09 Actually, this is the correct tempo, as written. And played quite well, I might add. :)

[ChaunceyH3]

when it got to 2:31 the biggest dumbest smile came across my face

[bbsweetie01]

i like chaconne mostly cause of my awesome horn solo :O

[CharlieBladeRemus]

Performed this movement in high school! It's one of my favorites. We did read through "Chaconne" a few times but never really got the hang of it. And "Intermezzo" was a complete disaster. So we just did "March." It was the only one everyone seemed to like out of the three, LOL

[TheDecoraHippie1992]

I played this in band last year ^^ it was super fun! this year we are playing mars... it's pure evil in music form to play!

[Redbull807]

Im in seventh grade and im already playing all three movements! WOOOOO!!! My favorite is chaconne.

[ShackletonAndFriends]

really? i hate that one... i love march mostly

[amiacer96]

i played this last year when i'm in 7th grade. We skipped chaconne but i kinda like it but they have to cut it cos we have other songs to play. So we only played march. March is fun man!

So i'm in 8th grade now and i have a junior!

:D :D :D

[sonicsupa99]

was it arranged by michael sweeney?

[aboarm]

the community band i play did this piece last summer.

[doofuskatie]

Favorite march... Ever!

[TheLuigi96]

were about to play this song in my band class, i cant even keep track of it, so that will be a problem.

[plancolt]

This is the frederick fennel cleveland winds recording from the 70s. No taking credit, jambo...

[Puckact5]

what group is playing this?? Its a great performance of it, by the way

[JamboDOOD]

Very Nice thx