Air Force Concert Band Plays Pas Redouble by Saint-Saens

[cfiigep]

The wrong note at 2:28 that Hawnsy52 mentions is one of the trumpets. Fixed the second time, 2 measures later, you'll notice. That lick is a bit awkward to read and finger with the Fb. The key signature changes 2 measures before that, from F to Bb, so someone just missed it. Stuff happens. Very nice performance of this piece. Clams are not the sole domain of us weekend warriors!

[ReverendofDrugs]

where the fuck is the brass

[pokewshark]

im going to 7th grade and im in my schools honor band. we hv to learn this in only 2 weeks :S

[ThePsychicSpudMuffin]

@pokewshark me too!!!

[notasharecropper]

the woodwinds are spectacular(the whole band).....it takes musicianship to play a song like this

[KamiYugure]

Tone, sound quality, balancing, blending and tuning are great, but this should be played MUCH faster. After all, "Pas Redouble" means "double quick-step". The tempo should, ideally, be pretty much blinding.

[spenzem]

@KamiYugure You can have the wonderful tone; precise, CLEAN woodwinds (which were indeed wonderful!); and complete mastery of this tune--or you can have a raucous, muddy, out-of-control mess. *Faster ≠ Better*

[shurikencatapult]

@KamiYugure This is actually the written speed. At least on the score my school has it is.

[Hawnsy52]

2:28 = wrong note :/

[FoghornSwing]

@Hawnsy52 They ARE human, so that does tend to happen. ;)

[silvertaco1]

This is how it should be played :D

[triscuit816]

were playing this and it sounds very good and i am a french horn player

[bandmanusa1]

How the brass quintet version?

[pietdepsi]

one word. DAMNNNNN.

[SAReub08]

AWESOME!! The clarinets sound great! - Mostly because I play clarinet and clarinet rocks :)

[silvertaco1]

@SAReub08 Amen.

[OboeCanAm]

Amazing. And remember, they are playing outside, live and unedited!

[lhsbonez]

My high school symphonic band is playing this. I don't like it this way because it's sounds off without the brass sound. I am a trombone player so I feel so left out listening to this.

[monkeyhead54]

hey so am i :D

[19ACE93]

@lhsbonez

Trombone players rule! I feel the same way.

[MCPOSpartan046]

@lhsbonez You know, our Symph band just started playing this now that Marching season is over... and our highschool's called LHS :P

[argonaut200]

@lhsbonez strange, because my high school band is doing it, and since I am in percussion, we miss the strings. i guess it was originally a piano quartet, later transcribed for an orchestra. go figure!

[martykaver]

this sounds wayyy better wit just wind instraments and percussion but u guys tor it up

[oneppm]

This is how this is supposed to be played, just awesome.

[UchihaXHanajima]

My high school wind ensemble is playing this. And it sounds somewhat like this (our balance is obviously off) so i know we kinda have it right, cause this is awesome!

[JesssFaceee]

sounds AMAZING!!!!! love it! we're playing it for competition

[pctrumpet]

im playing this song in high school