Abram's Pursuit

[thatpurplevoice]

playing this at state competition. this is AH-MAY-ZING. i play tuba. :3

[lesey14]

we can do it , but the flutes and our triplets

[uffda95]

@lesey14 i know right!

[lesey14]

my school has to play this ! GOOD GOD!

[macintosh315]

i'm playing Eb clarinet on this piece w/ my school wind ensemble, it's EPIC! my favorite piece for wind ensemble!!

[AliAsh1012]

My freshman band has to play this. Wish us luck

-French Horn Player

[56ratman]

HOLY SHIT WE GOTTA PLAY THIS THIS FREAKING FAST OMG

[NiColeCinNamOn]

The clarinet part is insaneeee

[marchingpiratemom]

@NiColeCinNamOn Im playing first on it. It's actually not that bad. :P

[piguetk]

@marchingpiratemom Btw. i was logged on the my mothers account. lol

[ThisNinjaLovesFood]

Playing this piece at school with the 2011 state champs(:

[zdavis2014]

The flute line on this is outstanding, fast, syncopated, and it is constantly moving. I don't even have time to take a breath anywhere...LOVE IT

[wonder920]

@zdavis2014 cant agree more!!!

[spigotsandcogs]

All parts of this song are awesome.

-A trumpet player

[TrumpetCompositions]

We recent got this piece and it sounds amazing.

[bigman13ification]

I play first trombone in my symphonic band at pearl high school.. the trombone part is really easy, but this song is reallyyyy great and easy to get into...straight eight notes for over 100 measures does get your tongue tried ;)

[chillestbroever]

Every time I look up a song that I've played in band it seems like everyone in the comments is trying to brag about what chair they are.

[VenomEmperor]

listened to this while walking and it was snowing. walking through the snow never felt so epic.

[CrazyPerson2357]

This song is just... epic (: I play 2nd clarinet part, which is intense (:

[KingofMercs]

@FrickenEpic My band is too! This song is really awesome and hard to play, which is why I like it.

[FrickenEpic]

We're playing this, this year for symphonic band:D

[CrazyPerson2357]

@FrickenEpic Haha my band too (: For the band trip to Chicago!

[CharisseNicole]

This was one of my FAVORITE pieces. 1st chair French Horn. 3:22 = <3

[lildrummercoop2007]

@mental1ninja I played the triangle part too haha intense

[lesey14]

i have to play the flute for this song in march

[Menta1Ninja]

Forget all of you, i played the freakin triangle, LIKE A BOSS

[Dline1184]

snare drum baby my part

[flreport23]

@Dline1184 me too word up bro

[Dline1184]

@flreport23 gotta love it. would be an intense drumline piece

[ThebigJandR]

If I played percussion, I would so get dibs on the wood blocks.

[Coraircate]

The horn section would love to storm out.

[shadowkirby999]

I play the 1st Alto part in Osborne. we're a high school band playing this Level 6 (collegiate level) piece for Festival. We made straight Superiors last year playing level 5 if we make straight Superiors again I'll post our performance as a reply :D

[DaRealMcCoy33]

alright guys , werre playin this tonight, wish us luck, haha

[uncblue92]

2 people couldn't keep up....

[Runna716]

i played 1st trombone for this piece. and i never once thought that i could have a sore tongue after playing..... until i played 3:25 to the end

[valmanzar16]

playing this with my band on trumpet. amazing song.

[qedftgddd]

My band director is making us play from 185 to the end ( 3:50 ) for chair placement in either symphonic (the better one) or concert band (the eh one). It's HARD!

[kevin28115]

@qedftgddd Lol it was fun playing it. piccolo ftw :)

[MrPetrck]

este é o melhor abram's pursuit

[pemwew]

played this twice on french horn in highschool, IT IS SOOO HARD

-i know, twss

[Rmazer555]

Imagine marching this... oh wait, I do, it's our closer.

[americanXavenger]

@Rmazer555 EPIC

[Nheire]

Played this sophomore year on 1st flute and now my senior year I get to play it on 1st trumpet :) Next year our school will probably be doing this for our field show as well. Jealous? ;)

[TheManiacalSatanist6]

The most epic song I ever played while in school. 'Nuff said.

[rageagainstboxhead]

I beasted the shit outta this song today in class, and I haven't played since April. Suck on that mother fuckers

[drivebatteryCA]

I played this two years ago on piccolo...like a boss!

[Cton88]

I played this on Trombone and euphonium my senior year. Toughest piece I ever played. All the rhythms, time changes, etc.

[CYWSKaelaGirl98]

I am playing this for The Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony on clarinet and let me tell you. It is really hard. Lol and fast. I can't wait to master it though! :) I am PUMPED!

[ChocolatePheonix]

@CYWSKaelaGirl98

! I have the potential of knowing you now! Sorry, I just find that cool! I went to look for this because my friend in CYWS who's in group 1 told me you guys were playing this (we played this last year in our school band) - sadly I'm in group 2, but my friends should be in group one with you ! Do you know Ryan Gillispie? I'm pretty sure he's 3rd chair euphonium.

I'll be excited to hear you guys play this! Awesome piece! :)

[Saltuser1]

@CYWSKaelaGirl98 Nice! I'm playing it too on the Clarinet in CYWS. Maybe I know you? :O

[TheSmartSheep]

1st alto saxophone for this piece, had to run a race. Has song stuck in my head during race. I won.

[GoshDarnItOfficial]

anyone go to roslyn?

[thejew357]

my whole band has to memorize this

[ACIDBURN6661]

@thejew357 really? I did this lest year! it was hard! but i could memorize it though.

[Piffy248]

I loved playing this piece! Basson part was awesome!

[zoat181]

this is my favorite song that i played in high school... fun trombone part!

[LYNDAIRONMOCCASIN]

one of the hardest songs for me. the high notes were not easy for me but i managed to use short cuts and was one of the top players for my clarinet section :)

[sousaphone49]

i love this song!

[leonidasfan300]

=D I played this my first year that I learned bassoon. Very cool piece! =]

[IHugShortPeople]

Our marching band did this song this year and it was probably my favorite out of all the songs they did this year.

[PianistAaronDaniels]

At 3:22, I can't stop headbanging!

[Chickfilaperson]

At 2:31, am I the only one that thinks of Star Trek?

[Razzbery15]

i love this song on cymbals... :D

[6rednek]

I saw the sheet music for this, and I almost dropped my horn. (Tuba) It was actually really fun to play once you got over your original panic.

[LanceTrombone]

the non-stop quaverssss for trombone!!whoa...

[MrSlaboda]

2:30 EPIC TRUMPETS FTW!

[Pifreek]

@MrSlaboda ummm, trumpets ftw for the whole piece!

[caitycowper]

wow they play it way better than my school band ever managed haha

[TheSkins20]

i loooove this song!!!!! i play the flute for this song and tomorow we have a festival hopefully things go well for the Bell high school band :)

FLUTES all the way BABY!!!

[7891l]

clarinet part reminds me of how bad ii suck at clarinet

[picklemaster07]

lol our middleschool played this... what - grade 6 piece with only ~90 people... it sound so cool in real life compared to this video, I'm so cool i play trombone and crap :D

[lildragongirl19]

I played 1st clarinet for this song 5 years ago and still remember its name. That's how amazing it was. :)

2:30 - 3:10 Wow! Just listen to those french horns sing! What age level is this band performing? They did a wonderful job!

[woodwinds4ever]

@lildragongirl19 This is probably a university since this is the professional recording of the piece.

[cuparinos]

I love this piece but the Oboe part is so hard. Its very frustrating.

[xaayer]

I played the bassoon part for this piece! Not a song :P You can sing a song. There are no words to this, therefore it is no song.

[Firaje]

@xaayer It's on my Ipod. My Ipod only has songs. This must be a song

your point is disproven.

[xaayer]

@Firaje That logic is so flawed I dont even know where to start.... According to the dictionary a "Piece" in music is "a musical composition." A song is "a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad." Come again with your failure?

[Firaje]

@xaayer Well I'm sure David Holsinger probably called Abram's pursuit a song a one point or another.

[xaayer]

@Firaje Whether or not he did doesn't make it right. Calling a dog's tail a leg doesn't make it a leg, it is still a tail. Either way, you are wrong.

[Firaje]

@xaayer Well the same could be said for the editors of the dictionary. 

[xaayer]

@Firaje No. Just no.

[liekabauz]

@Firaje This shows your how you're not a true music enthusiast and an egotistical brat who can't admit that hes wrong.

[Firaje]

@liekabauz I made first chair in the Georgia Allstate Band this year, I guess that's not good enough. I'm just being a troll, and having one heck of a time xD

[xaayer]

@Firaje Well that is too bad the only way you can entertain yourself is by making a fool of yourself and proving to everyone you are internet scum that has nothing better to do than make himself look like an idiot

[leonidasfan300]

@xaayer =D Isn't the bassoon part so much fun? =]

[xaayer]

@leonidasfan300 Yes! Baaaa ba baaa baa babababababababababababassoooo­ooonnnnn xD

[xaayer]

I played the Bassoon part of this song! :3

[JadetheWolf]

Is it just me or does this totally remind you of Kingdom Hearts? o-o

[phantomproductions93]

my friends are playing this in our symphonic band and they came up with words to advertise mcdonalds in this song lol

[Mleww]

words cannot fathom my hate for this piece and popcorn music in general.

[SophiaRoseUchiha]

who the HECK would dislike this song?

it's like the BEST song I've ever played



[bandbeast14]

Were playing this for spring concert, its really not hard. Just kinda fast.

[KRlSTOFlK]

the bassoon in this is too quiet :(

[KLR4705]

I'm only a freshmen and i have to play this song for a concert , ILOVEIT its so interesting and not even hard at all. Well it was but not anymore.

[tacoanefmopsie]

At 3:36 it sounds like a train. Sometimes I'll down my line and see everybody bouncing in their seats to the beat.

[tacoanefmopsie]

I love the cornet part at 2:32. Thats what I play. It's so soothing.

[soullover123456]

Yea, I get to play tambourine in this this spring! Can't wait. I don't know about you guys, but every time I hear this song, I always think of Poseidon's Adventure. Very aquarius vibe! The temple blocks and xylophone totally put a new chain on it. Love the snare piece too. Every thing is great in this masterpiece!

[MW2Ultrajman]

Our school is playing this song for adjudication. We just sightread it today. It definetely sounds and is fun. I really like the trombone part. (what I play)

[ItssAllAboutTheMusic]

i freaking hated this song until i acually learned how to play it

[tacoanefmopsie]

@ItssAllAboutTheMusic Same here. I was like, "This is so stupid!" Now I'm begging my band teacher to let us play it faster(:

[Wonka275]

This is such a fun clarinet piece. Especially from 2:20 all those runs up and down the scale.

[clarinetguy10]

@Wonka275 yes it is. I played this in 11 grade it amazing

[sdhclarinetninja]

@Wonka275 i just played this in my school's MPA state assessment. it was so much fun! i am a clarinet and that was one of my favorite parts..those runs were so fun!

[sdhclarinetninja]

@Wonka275 i just played this in my school's MPA state assessment. it was so much fun! i am a clarinet player and that was one of my favorite parts..those runs were so fun!

[idk543210]

/watch?v=tYv_TwilrqU

watch it

[Clamcg]

I Love this song. We're playing it for State this year in my high school band.

[clarinetrockergirl]

My high school honors band gets to play this :) I love it! It's fun

[puddlesofpenguins]

Just played this song for district band. Loved it so much! :)

[damianjr73]

I play string bass i my schools wind ensemble and i lose so many hairs on my bow every time we play this song straight though

[sousaleite]

muito boa essa musica, sem comentarios

[ir0ckdrumz073]

the g flat run on xylophone is going to rape my ass

[ICRampage]

This song is pussy.

[RefugefortheRestless]

@ICRampage I agree. Pussy is awesome, much like the song.

[SpaceCarAnimations]

My concert band is playing this. I love the song but for 3rd clarinet 140-152 you get raped as well as 185-204. It's torture b/c it's the same thing over and over so you get kinda bored. But I'm only in the 11th grade soooooo idk what a more experienced player thinks.

[2009iloveashley]

this is one hard piece to play we went to state and got all superiors i played 1st trumpet

[2009iloveashley]

this is one hard piece to play we went to state and got all superiors

[MrBurns242]

I was never able to play this perfectly on marimba. I'm not that good though, so that's not saying much lol.

[Razzbery15]

at 4:20 you pretty much get raped by this song.

[JrvUnleashedMusic]

Played this last year. Sucks if you're a trombone player.

[link9578]

@JrvUnleashedMusic holy shit yesss, i played this last year and at 3:25 you pretty much start to get pooped on

[JrvUnleashedMusic]

@link9578

Don't you love being the instrument that lays the foundation so everyone else can have fun, even though trombone+trumpet sounds WAY better than French Horn+Trumpet?

[USvsDPRK93]

@JrvUnleashedMusic

wordd man. i play trombone and we f***** OWN @ 3:25

[USvsDPRK93]

@JrvUnleashedMusic

haha, yea it's not easy.... i agree

[tuttifruityxDD]

Ok, umm I'm TERRIFIED. I'm a freshman in high school and the only oboe player in the entire school and I need to learn this asap. Umm, yea. Awesome piece but looks terrifying.

[woodwinds4ever]

I miss playing this piece! It was so fun!

[jessizle27]

this song is a beast on baritone sax



[mastrdisaster495]

btw, fun 1st trumpet part xD

[ps2americus]

@mastrdisaster495 Most definitely, I play 1st trumpet in my band and we just pulled out this song today, load of fun

[mastrdisaster495]

best concert closer ,EVER. the ending is awesome:)

[MishMish1313]

only song I've played yet on french horn that called for 32nd notes

[sepheroth56]

@MishMish1313 Except it's just a slurred up scale

0/10

[LilDP]

@MishMish1313 haha I know...

[RefugefortheRestless]

@MishMish1313 Haha I play French Horn and when I saw that part I felt a little part of me die inside XD But it wasn't as bad as I thought, just small little runs.

[scoopr27]

@MishMish1313 Don't you just hate those high rifts? Those absolutely kill me haha

[goatmouth2]

this song is so damn fun to play on bass drum!!!!!!! xD

[dirtdude59]

i love this song but i hate having to learn it in a week 

[TSDFurReal]

Played it back my junior year. I have to say though.. at 27 with being the only tenor sax.. that was obnoxious to say the least! XD Fun piece. Fun piece.

[OuranAlchemist]

i played this in high school, so much fun!

i played second trumpet, but then we sight read it the next year in class and i played that time on second french horn. Both awesome to play :)

[thatgirl661]

I love this song!

[soccerplyer89]

this is a fun song to play, i recently played it in a concert for the 28th infantry division band out of the pa national guard. very tough piece with only four percussionist. i had to play bongos, temple blocks, wind chimes, and triangle, let's just say i couldn't let my guard down at all in this song

[OuranAlchemist]

@soccerplyer89 kudos! that's crazy! :O

[zeustra2]

@soccerplyer89 My high school symphonic band just got the music for this today. I'm doing that same part. It's going to be so crazy.

[JerichoHiltonA]

@soccerplyer89 i couldnt get my dick down at all during this song!

[liekabauz]

@soccerplyer89 Not to be a snob, but, its a piece not a song.

[RandomPunkChic07]

@soccerplyer89 Don't most percussion players play a handful of instruments? I'm not saying it's easy, but it's pretty common.

[Razzbery15]

@RandomPunkChic07 that many is really hard to play...especially with how much overlapping of the different instruments is going on.... we do play a lot and multitasking is a must, but that is A LOT of different things to be playing at once! haha

[kodocha2010]

I always loved playing the part at about 3:45! (the flute section's running notes)

[stryder13422]

the time signatures are a pain in my ass but this is still an awesome song

[SubZeroSuperNova]

@stryder13422 I looove crazy time signatures, their sound is amazing!

[cloudybitbit6]

Mortally hard, but lots of fun when done well~

[adams9450]

Our high school my freshman year played this for state competition. We made all superiors! WOO!!! But ofcourse I played the tenor part. but when we played this for our spring concert i was on bari sax

[mirkgh2]

the trombone part at 3:35 is definately my favorite lol but that may be because i had the pleasure of playing it

[forsterchris5]

@mirkgh2  I AGREE with that haha

[banban213]

this song is amazing and has great rythms its just the tenor sax part with the crazy accidentals is quite challenging

[gabriel71080]

Cool, we are doing this for our high school band this year

[KoolieoDude13]

My band got a superior with distinction for playing this song at the state festival!

[Cheesecake2k]

we rocked this fer concert.

[SomebodyAllie]

My school is doing this for contest festival this year, and then for a marching band show next year.

I get to play the flute solo, (:

[soujaboy2007]

love it

[THxMCRxLOVER]

omg i love this song my school is playing this for our spring concert and its sounding really cool

[patrickstetson]

omg no one cares lol jk i love you babe