Bugler's Holiday - Leroy Anderson

[alexis9198]

@agentgfh my band teacher tricked me! apparently we were just playing it in normal band for the christmas concert. (she kept yelling at me for going to fast) and since i thought it was for honors band i did get this fast but then we played extremleyyyyyy slow. it sucked >:(

[SplankyCP]

Their heart beats...taka...tuku...taka...t­uku  :P

[robertolopez524]

I play baritone and my band is playing this song,adrenaline engines,and bell carol rock for our Christmas concert.

[Ukuleleboy100]

Love how i'm trumpet one in my band and can't even double tongue :) I'm screwed.

[alexis9198]

i have to play this for honors band. i didnt realize it was this fast haha



[agentgfh]

@alexis9198

its as fast as the soloists can play it basically... the only part thats terribly is the trumpets lol so unless your a soloist you should be set because if your in an honors band i presume you're competent lol

[greenpanda5]

i like just love double tounging!!!!!!

[macpoogle]

Trumpets parallel to the ground

[asianformusic]

3 trumpets should always randomly play this anytime they have a chance!

[penutsandnuts]

@asianformusic the trumpets at my high school already do -_______-' lol

but i mean its for Solo & Ensemble so I don't blame em haha

[linnringen]

This wasn't perfect, but it was very good. I'm going to play the solo'3 soon, and I think I'm going to have problems ;)

[cd637299]

Can somebody over 60 tell me....was this, or was this not, the theme to ABC's "Fight of the Week" in the early 60s?

[athenacat96]

@SamSmith442 I LOVE Serenata!! Bugler's Holiday is tied with it for my favorite, though.

[SamSmith442]

"Sleigh Ride", "Bugler's Holiday", "The Syncopated Clock", "Serenata"(my personal favorite), "Blue Tango", "Clarinet Candy", and the list goes on and on. FYI "Sleigh Ride" was written in Connecticut during a "heat wave" in July.

[AuroraNicoleEV]

<3 this piece!!! the boys are doing this as a piano quartet for the kawanis music festival; the girls are doing the belle of the ball :D it's so energetic i <3 it!

[beeblastz]

AWESOME ! LOVE THIS SONG

[8DAwesomeness]

i have the clarinet part and it's REALLY easy. Like REALLY. That's right. With a capital R-E-A-L-L-Y.

[isitrainingstill]

Very nice! 

[jedp98]

I'm in 7th grade and I have the 1st part. This makes it sound even harder than I thought it was!!!!! Our band has to play thi for our Winter Concert this year!

[robertgift]

A regret in my life is that I never wrote to Leroy Andersen telling him howonderful his compositions are.

[ipete6]

takataka

[percussionist624]

@ipete6 oh okay. My mistake.

[catclans1357]

what IS double tonguing?!

[percussionist624]

@catclans1357 It's a technique used on brass and woodwinds where you produce a fast set of notes by silently saying ta-ka-ta I believe.

[catclans1357]

what is double tonguing??

[freakykhanh]

this song isn't actually THAT hard. If you can double tongue, then give it like 15 minutes and it's not bad at all

[TheMler]

Wow realy good.

I played it in my orchestra,too. You need 2 hours work at home with tihs, than you can play it, but when you see this the first time it is very complicatet to play.

[homesstarrun]

My 8th grade band is doing this song not as fast but pretty fast

[londonishperson]

I played this in my orchestra!!!

[vladthepokemaster]

yeah we're playing this as the last piece of our next concert. lots of fun to play for sure.

[IAmMrTrumpet]

why would u not double tongue? 10 times easier, im sayin hahaha

[gigirig3693]

Nice Job

[jackrockz321]

also we're not double tonguing, so we had to slow it down.

[jackrockz321]

I'm playing this as an 8th grader, 1st part. it's pretty hard. but i like it

[Tobi324]

yea same here. i play baritone and its really easy for the band but really hard for the trumpet trio

[maxplaystrumpet]

hey does anyone have bugler's holiday for a trumpet trio? My mates need it really quickly for our senior permormance...if anyone has it a scan or something of the like would be so much appreciated.

Regards, Max

[rexhorse]

Delightful!

[YuNgThIeF1]

ha i remember we played this song for our christmas concert last week for school it was preaty fun i was also one of the guys to play in the trumpet trio

[jacobflaschen]

Who wouldn't want to dance to this? Having said that, it probably doesn't help to be bouncing around like that...

[Playstation72]

You keep thinking that. You're in a junior high band. When you get to high school, try out for all shore as a freshman. Trust me, you're not as good as you think you are.

[Skaarjguy]

Haha, we're playing this song in my school, but it's for Orchestra. This is one of my favorite songs ever!

[xfashionluvrx]

Yeah, my band played it this fast. I find we hhit the notes a lot cleaner though, and we're a high school band. Still amazing, though!

[CrazyColorfulUnipine]

Lol, mine are playing this piece too, but since i'm an Oboe (forced) I hardly play anything...I guess thats not bad but ya. Not to mention our band is going to the MMEA teacher conference thingy =D

[ratfighter135]

my band , a middle school band, played this exact version at the same speed an i still hate that song >>

[jasperhalelover1]

really? i mean i value ur opinion and everything but i love this song! i smile so much when i listen to it... :D

[ratfighter135]

i like the song i hate playing i should have said

[jasperhalelover1]

omg! our high school is playing this song. I play clarinet but our lead corinet, matt, and 2nd and 3rd chairs for that matter complain so much after we play this. ours are good, but this is so good! im jelous of their playing skill.

[dataro931]

isnt double tounging just the greatest???

[joshbgosh10592]

oh yea... i played this for highschool my junior year, and omg lol. my tongue well pretty much felt triple the size haha

[MrJOEYRULES2]

@dataro931 oh yes!!!

[MrJOEYRULES2]

@dataro931 oh yes!!! 

[jetrov1]

@dataro931 jep i just love it <3

[wenglishsal]

I think they are playing this at a fair pace, I have heard it faster, but in doing so some of the notes tend to get lost, at least you can hear all of them here... Well done guys fantastic job... :0)x

[AlleKennenEiner]

it sounds rushed, faster than my orchestra

[mmcrosbie]

I agree with you. I like it played a bit slower.  Check out my late husband's version on Youtube - Westview Centennial high school from 1969.

[afigurl632]

this song is actually meant to go faster, alot of groups will slow it down to make it easier

[souljagirllaur]

OMG the trumpets sound SSSSOOOOOOO GOOD!!!! :) i play da bassoon

[PurePotterMad]

Yay! dpuble tongueing! I can double tongue too ish! I'm doing grade 6 at 12!

[pshhitsvalencia]

the guy on the right is very entertaining :]

[crosxx96]

23 seconds in the video the girl in the middle already messed up yo!

[ChelseaRat975]

hahahhah toootally

[starofthewesttuba]

myself and two others are playing this on euphonium with brass band

[Ih8myself013]

my school band sucks so much that we play this song so slow that i can single tounge the whole thing :(

[alek564]

thats WAAAAAAAY too slow.

[drumz86]

???

[purplesnowflake0898]

LOL! my school band is playing this in our upcoming concert but I'm afraid our trumpet section could never sound like this...I play flute BTW..

[Tothelimit299]

me and two other kids are in High school and we're playing this for our school as a trio. its very challenging but its gonna be great when we perform it. especially with my high C at the end!!

[wenglishsal]

My husband is a seasoned Brass Band player of 45 years no less, and I must say that hearing a Brass Band play 'Buglars Hoilday' is my own personal preference... it had a fuller and bouncier sound... :0)x

Fab posting by the way :0)x

[swimfly2012]

instead of having a concert band behind the trumpets, its much better with an orchastra of strings.

[damesha313]

never thats be horrible

[HMKGman1]

get the hell out of this video! Strings is so lame compared to good wind band.

[HMKGman1]

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[twinkie15432]

xD.

[HMKGman1]

:D.

[clasusorei]

I like this music very much.I'd like to play it someday.

[NotreD83]

buy it.

[swimmingtrumpetnerd]

wow. this is really good. i wish the other trumpets in the band were this good. until then though, i'm the only good trumpeteer (if that doesn't sound self absorbed)

[cslapler007]

To reply to a few comments down- haha, triple tonguing? Where are the triplets? I've played 1st on this before- they're double tonguing.

[NotreD83]

Where are the triplets? ha, that's how the peice ends. So yeah you double tongue most of the song but you can triple tongue the last part if it's easier on the triplets.

[cslapler007]

Ah, I see what you mean. The triplets at the end usually aren't triple-tongued though. They go slow enough to be single tongued. I suppose you could triple-tongue, but you wouldn't need to. I am pretty sure they are single tonguing here.

[Tothelimit299]

you played first? i am in may for my high school. how'd you do?

[ladeedeeladeeda123]

haha, this is the ensemble my 2 friends and i played for solo and ensemble. we got freaking outstanding ensemble, and we're in 8th grade... its by far the most fun song i've ever had to play. and yes, its double-tonguing.

[kschreiber1]

It happens to the best of us :)

[JCANELAKES]

They're not double tonguing, they're triple tonguing. It's not tuka tuka, it's tu tu ku, tu tu ku!

We played this in high school. It was fun to play. This video sounds like it's rushing the music a little bit.

[kschreiber1]

it is most definitely double-tonguing they would have to be playing sextuplets to triple-tongue

[JCANELAKES]

Yeah, I know. I just didn't listen closely enough! I realized that right after I posted the comment!

[bibblebob2008]

for a city music contest my friend picked this song and we are in 8th grade. it's REALLY hard!!!!!

[TalkzillaBob]

I've always loved this song. And it's intentionally written to sound harder to play than it really is. Double-tonguing is standard practice for anyone that's spent any time playing, and that's what make it sound so difficult. The 3rd actually has it toughest because they're playing more, and having to double-tongue same not longer. Trivia: Did you know the author of this song also wrote the classic Christmas song "Sleigh Ride"?

[SoraKeyBlade]

i didnt know that im a freshman at bolton high and i played first and it was hard for me but it sounded something like this

[AndroidDesignsHD]

@TalkzillaBob yes I actually did know that Leroy wrote Sleigh Ride!

[TheMarcus409]

@TalkzillaBob

I play third part, im in the sixth grde and my band director is making me play this for the ensamble this upcoming year.

[jetrov1]

@TalkzillaBob it is Leroy anderson :D

[Juliaflo]

@TalkzillaBob This year, if I am not mistaken, marks the 60th anniversary of 'Sleigh Ride'.  A great piece any time of year.

[stargamer555]

now if only i could find the piece im looking 4

its called phantom regiment by leroy anderson

it sounds so cool

i feel so bad 4 the claranets though cuz they dont get any rests

while the tenor sax's, ufoniums, and i thnk tuba's get the melody all the way through the song

well exept for the first 7-8 messures thts the trumpets thing

[vethormr]

this isnt a forum...

[retrotvluver]

I've been going nuts trying to find the name of this piece! I recall hearing it as the local news theme on a Springfield, MO TV station back in 1970 and even they didn't remember it. I typed in "Holiday For Trumpets" thinking that would be the name, and then I noticed one video here called "Bugler's Holiday" so I clicked on it...and was surprised to finally find it! Thanks, YouTube! Thanks a million!!

[feinga95]

a s d f j k l ;

[fuzzball297]

I think this video was sped up a bit...

[Jgewelz]

its not sped up

my school band is playing this

its supposed to be that fast, and sound like that lol

[fuzzball297]

I dunno...just the swaying makes it look like it's in fast forward

[DickSimmons2]

that's because they're goin so damn fast

[et5man]

No, you can hear the intonation from the trumpets. They sound like theyre double tonguing.

[TelleoStar]

Agreed. Bugler's Holiday is meant to be double tounged.

[gretchenne]

They ARE double tonguing. You just can't play that fast and not double tongue

[PedroDreher77]

@gretchenne Actually it is possible to single tongue.

[Ziggynes]

I beg to differ. I play 12th grade trumpet and can single-tongued Americans We by Fillmore when I was in !0th. I remember my teacher making fun of everyone who couldn't double tongue as fast as I could single.

[gretchenne]

oh well you're lucky since you don't have to go through the trouble to learn double-tonguing.. but isn't it tiring after 1 page of single-tonguing fast like that ?

[Ziggynes]

No, not particularly. We all three sigh big breaths of relief when it's over though. Haha. Only my lips are a little tired after.

[Clorow]

And did someone fart at 3:06?

[urssulas]

lol. farting doesn't sound like that. it must have been a trombone! ;)

[jeopardy57]

i actually think it was a tuba that made that sound. maybe it was a trombone??????/

[Clorow]

Upbeats: the horn player's favorite kind of music. XD

[oXmissemilyXo]

It sounds good but during certain parts, it sounds to me as if they are almost rushing and then they get into the groove.. But that's just me.

[grangechef92]

Dude I feel kinda bad for them. I love this piece, and they did an absolutely wonderful job on it, but after all this, you expect a huge applause. And what do you get? A clap from the 4 people in the audience haha.

Poor chaps, they deserve to play in front of a bigger audience.

[ctmajka]

What key is this in?

[dementor440]

trumpets play is Bb

[ctmajka]

I meant the piece...I know the trumpet plays in Bb, I play the trumpet.

[bunnycauchemar]

for the parts before 1:06 and after 1:47 it's in Bb major, between the 2 there's a passage in Eb major. At least the version we played in band written by Leroy Anderson in 1954 is in that key.

[Gggmanlives]

I used to play the first trumpet part for this song back in highschool. Good times.

[daveXtheXdeeger]

dude, your so good

[darknipple]

i am working on my double tonguing just for this.

[gandalfthelepaug]

i play 3rd 4 this song and its my favorite

[BughouseMASTER]

Very nice guys! Aside from a few cracked notes well done. I had the 1st part of this when it was played at my church in winter of 2006. I will upload the vid one of these days.

[billyboi57]

the trumpet players are good until 01:13 then they get out of sync and sound off key. also the very pronounced drums make it sound like a highschool marching band!

[wildsugarboy]

Nice one, guys. I can't double tounge that fast....

[kleiner9142]

not bad the trumpets are very good!

i can play this out of my head^^

but it´s awesome!!

[Rachey827]

AWESOME PERFORMANCE!!! =D

[daegodog]

WOW!! I am trying to learn this and I sound like a drowning duck lol. You guys are awesome!

[DC8011]

we played this in band this year. you should slow down a lot and you'll be okay. it took us about 2 months so it might take a while.

[RevKev5]

Ive tried playing this with my clarinet its quite difficult

[imsosmart101]

well master piggy five you guys sucked so much more than the rice band you all had low noteshidden and you all had crappy

[humantorch08]

im playing this song tonight im on the 1st solo coronet part

[masterpiggy5]

we played this. we had to take it reeeally slow because the stupid band couldnt keep up with us! god they suck! me and the two other soloists were like "can we go a little faster pleeease??" haha. i posted the video

[Knossos92]

i have trouble with double tongue, so i played it with normal^^ hard work xD

[jorgeizh4wt]

this piece is amazing, two of my friends and i played this for solo's and got perfect scores. this takes ALOT of practice.

[iwontforget2]

i played this at solo ensemble three years ago

this is an AMAZING performance

[toddski43]

this sounds awesome, my school is doing this, im playing the 1st soloist part. i hope we sound this good

[princetrumpet]

It's not bad. Watch the rushing, it was present pretty much all the way through. There's no reason the three of you couldn't practice with a metronome together. Ay any rate, I'm sure you all had fun and that's important.

[gigglestheklown]

Im playing the 1st trumpet part this year in band... it is a hella cool song

[jamerjal58]

thats some fantastic double tonguing there

[masterpiggy5]

haha im playing this. im gonna be the second trumpet soloist

[EricNinja9000]

ha ha pretty good, its a little slow, but you guys plaed it pretty good, i played first part on this song for solo and ensemble like two weeks ago and my ensemble got a one :]

[cschamp93]

Im playing this for a solo and ensemble competition we sound basically like this is it good enough for a gold medal?

[gotlaco]

my middle school band is going to this for our concert.

[brooke5696]

Lol, same as me. We were looking around in horror when we heard it on tape :]

[LamboGuy599]

I can play it, and i got my band teacher to let us play in class.

[sc623]

this song is awesome! i'm still trying to get it down...

[trumpetplayerzac]

cool last year in 8th grade our band played it and got to play the 2nd trumpet part. its a great song

[newtonnet2006]

mereciam mais aplausos...

[trevb38]

Wow -- sounded great!! Very well done!

[bradporky16]

they start to lose it at about 1:23...and i play this all the time, great song

[ComanderLock]

O_o

Our HS band can only play it decently slower.

[coasterfreak99]

our Middle School is going to do this

[jonthib]

Me and two other trumpet players are going to be playing this. We're in eighth grade playing it in 4 weeks. We got it a couple days ago and we've got the first page down. Its a pretty awesome song.

[coasterfreak99]

yea, I can play the whole first page, I don't know about my other friends who will be playing it as well.

[daprind]

we played this last year with flutes instead of trumpets. really easy and fun took it about this fast

[SPDSTA05]

thats just wrong. its BUGLERS holiday dammit, not flutist!!! that kinda pisses me off....like when saxes or whoever try to play tuba cheer, thats a brass thing dammit!

[salfademas]

Don't know if the tempo making is actually this quick... but brother they burned through that! Don't remember it being quite that quick.

[llamamama09]

The trumpets are doing really good, but the accompaniament could be a little better... they're not quite together... (im playing accompaniament for this song right now)

[D34dlySpork]

We're playing that. Not particulary hard but no cake walk either. Love the sound of it.

[TRUMPETDUMPY]

wow!! beautiful .. great job guys

[alex12431243]

i played this in 6th grade. great job

[Aenou]

woah in sixth gradE??? were you actually in the trumpet trio or were you in accompaniement. damn, you musta been REALLY AMAZING to do trumpet in sixth grade.

[sillywalks111]

Whenever I hear this piece, I imagine the bugles celebrating while the buglers are on holiday - freedom!

[highlandsh]

Always smile and bow. The audience never knows what you thought of the performance unless you "tell" them. It's a tough piece and you did alright.

[AshokanStrings]

yea trumpets! i play the trumpet and we did this song in middle school band, but i also play the violin, and i seriously suggest to anyone doing this song for a band to import some string players for the clarinet and flute parts fast!

[riahchix1]

we are wokin on this now and our tumpets cant seem to get it

[ghost2484]

2daysbeforeyoudie...i played it last year for the hell of it. and i was in middle school to. Cool lol

[DrMcSteamyDreamboat]

He's not offbeat. It's called a syncopated rhythm.

[viharrad]

The snaredrum player is a little offbeat...

[hardlines4]

leroy anderson...pure genius!