Trooping the Colour 2009

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I LIKE IT, GOOD VIDEO & AMAZING BAND BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT!

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a new improved version of the old crown az.

[vieira56]

My eyes were wet, to see this beautiful parade.Thank you.

[shill700]

who's the bloke with the civvies and bowler hat?

[AcAinslie]

im on a horse (says the base drumer)

[ronsiris]

lost for words,,,,impressed,,,,,,does,n­t do it justice

[michalis500]

Fantastic playing!!! Congratulations to this British Army Band..... Can you please tell me which are the 2 Marches that they are playing ??? By the way I am playing in a band too....I am from Corfu(Greece) and we have almost the same uniform like the British Army....you can take a look in my channel....

Thanks in advance....

[michalis500]

@louislungbubble thanks you very much for your infromrmation..... kind regards michalis.... :)

[tralens]

@michalis500 The Massed Bands are playing "Colchester Castle" followed by "More Yet".

[SAFCbarmy]

A moth-eaten rag, on a worm-eaten pole,

It does not look likely to stir a man's sole,

'Tis the deeds that were done 'neath the moth-eaten rag,

When the pole was a staff, and the rag was a flag.

Sir Edward Hamley on seeing some old Colours of the 32nd Foot in Monmouth Church

[0ConkersBadFurDay0]

Fantastic! If this doesn't make you proud to be British then nothing will. We really do have the most amazing armed forces and they do such a brilliant job on these occasions. Long live the Queen!

[Musicgutbucket]

Empty angel, thanks for pointing it out.

[ukGBW]

As a former member of The Royal Army Medical Corps, its good to see the British Army has not lost its ceremonial touch. Good Show chaps.

[68jotsmee]

Excellent quality video

[Musicgutbucket]

Absolutely brilliant..loved watching it. I am an ex military bandsman, laughed out loud at the 2:48 mark. The lance sergeant had to step out of the way of the band coming through....I just found it very funny.

[emptyangel]

If you look carefully, you see the trombonist shout at him.

[ronsiris]

wow looks amazing

[propatria431]

Magnificent !!! Hail britannia !!!!

[prism1951]

So smart, dont it make you proud to be a brit, well shot i enjoyed every second. thankyou.

[USAGamingMW2]

Wow nice shit brits. I can see why yall hate the Americans Military uniforms

[sirdan180]

@USAGamingMW2

i dont see anything wrong with them, I like the u.s. military.

[koelsch2004]

hi folks

does anyone know what the two marches/songs are called?

help would be very much appreciated

thanks in advance

[emptyangel]

"The Middy", played by the Mounted Band and "Colchester Castle" by the Massed Band.

[trotmane]

Hi Thebigdrum, I'm a former Army Musician. Thanx for posting. I'm also a filmmaker residing now in Berlin, your images of such a difficult procedure - filming Trooping the Colour, are pretty good. Keep the good work up and I'll be looking out for your improvement next year. Good luck, Trotmane.

[madeira69]

the best army in the world!!!BRITISH!!

[Helghast470]

@madeira69

i agree (:

along with the dutch

[Spiciu]

Wonderful shooting ! Congratulations ! May I ask what camera did you use ? It seems it was standing on a tripod , so stable the images are .

[thebigdrum]

Thanks very much, Spiciu, for those very kind remarks. The camera was a Panasonic TM 300 - which is capable of excellent HD results. This was my very first outing with the camera and I left everything pretty much on auto. I think I could do better now.

[limpy37]

ooops, thats a little bit to close !!

[Conradical247]

Yeah, those Corporals had to shuffle back a bit hasty!

[adamswampy]

Now that's talent - riding a horse and playing the trombone at the same time lol.

[thebigdrum]

... especially when your horse looks as though it might want to head off up the side street for an adventure with a police horse - see horses in rows four and five!

[mastercheff1216]

thankyou for this lovely video long live the queen

[tralens]

The trombonists always say the trick is to play away from the horses head because if he throws his head back the mouthpiece could go down the musicians throat!

[thebigdrum]

That would make for an interesting glissando! The trombone must be particularly difficult because it is the only instrument here that relies on both embouchure and accurate positioning of the slide to get the note in tune.

[guardsman32]

Its not as difficult as you think the slide positions,

[NemesisMarine01]

AWESOME

GOOD LUCK LADS!!

[Coby10GSTQaRB]

Excellent quality, very nice!

[jolebug]

the first march is The Middy (1917)

Written by Kenneth J. Alford

[silvermaestro]

What march are the footguards playing?

[thebigdrum]

It's called Colchester Castle.

[tschagrook]

what is the name of the march ?????

[Oneandoneself]

great quality

[smogga09]

seeing the union jack hanging above the household cavalry looks amazing.

[MsBritishGrenadiers]

Amazing!!!

[SMALE15]

the life guards look amazing !! very proud to be british!!!!

[wornslipper]

At 3:07 what is the black bag for?

[prhayes1968]

This is the case for the Colour. Once the Colour is uncased it is carried by a Drummer.

[emptyangel]

That's the colour casing!

Rain can be especially damaging to the detailed embroidery emblazoned on the colours.

That's why the colour casing goes wherever the colour goes. Just in case there is a sudden change in weather, where the colour can then be quickly cased and protected from the elements.

[DeathReaver10]

very cool but it's called the Major General's Review

[thebigdrum]

Hi DeathReaver10. The first full rehearsal is held two weeks before the actual ceremony, and is called the Major General's Review. This video was taken at the second full rehearsal, held one week before the ceremony, and this is called the Colonel's Review.

[emptyangel]

@ 2:13, watch the drum major on the far right, he gestures for the street liner to make way.

It's kinda cool because that was one of the main functions of the drum major, to clear the way with his mace.

[thebigdrum]

Well spotted, emptyangel!