The Divine Comedy- I. The Inferno

[OreosInRamen]

@BlazeIgnitus .... i know what it means.. but i'm a Junior in my High School's Wind Ensemble and we usually play grade 6 pieces that i find leaps and bounds easier than this song lol. And that's not cause i suck or anything, i'm actually 1st chair and 5th overall out of my the whole school XD

[mrfish3131]

I play the Contrabass Clarinet for this song :)

[OreosInRamen]

really don't understand how this is grade 5 -_- its going to take me a while to get the runs at this tempo.....

[BlazeIgnitus]

@OreosInRamen By Grade 5 I think it means Level 5 out of 6, which is common for school band evaluations through associations such as NYSSMA (New York State School Music Association), through the MENC.

[jigglypugz]

ALL THE BASSOON PLAYERS SAY YEAAH!

[useless54868]

Real men play tuba. Just saying. One of my favorite pieces from the whole series.

[MegaSuperAwesome1214]

@useless54868 CAN I GET AN AMEN?

[kinchly828]

I am a first trumpet/cornet player in my Symphonic band. And lets just put it this way. I'm having a real hard time playing my solo at 4:29. Who knew it would be 32nd notes.

[who8mahbacon]

@kinchly828 and this is grade 5

[lindonboy]

Wow. The trumpet soloist was on Crack 4:28

[mollyrobi9]

I'm an oboe player, and just got the music for this today! We played another Smith song earlier in the year, and I'm SO excited for this! I've been BEGGING my director to play this for about a year.

[TheTheDVX]

@mom0squishy Yes and these frames filled with wooden dowels.

[mom0squishy]

did anyone else's band bring in chains to add to the percussion section?

[GalleryOfRock]

@mom0squishy hahah yeah we did :)

[ndogzrock]

Our middle school's top band had played this last year. I was in the 2nd clarinets and we won 1st in many competitions.

[who8mahbacon]

@ndogzrock no fuckin way a middle school band played this. well, played it and it sounded good.

[kinchly828]

@who8mahbacon No I didnt mean 5th grade! I wasn trying to type on my iphone. Still not very good at that. But I can barely play this and I'm a freshman.! :S LOLZ And I got the trumpet solo at 4:29

[who8mahbacon]

@kinchly828 i was stating that you were having trouble with 32nd notes and this is only grade 5 as in difficulty.

[kinchly828]

@who8mahbacon Ahhh! Wow now I feel pretty dumb :D

[MegaGriffman]

@who8mahbacon this is a grade 5 piece, there is no way a middle school band could play this.

[TomTom40202]

the trumpet solo at 4:30 was my audition my freshman year! We then played this song for district festival and came in 2nd in our region i think!

[Kwheelz24]

By far my favorite piece my band played. Well we got it a long time ago like 6 years ago, before I was in high school, but we got it again, it's so epic. Go alto saxes!!! XD

[TrippAngel]

CHRISTIAN WILL DENY THIS!!! LET'S REPLACE THE BIBLES WITH THE THIS BOOK

[Ringlord3434]

my friends actually think the poem is just like the video game. im kinda sad now

[nerdlybeastfilms]

this on trumpet pretty hard learning for school. XD

[MrPapayaman123]

@nerdlybeastfilms its easy i played that solo and is one of the easiest on earth

[nerdlybeastfilms]

@MrPapayaman123 yeah when i said that that was when i first started but now yeah its pretty easy

[Cnewthedude64]

No joke. Our concert band played this song at approximately the EXACT time Osama Bin Laden was killed. I've never felt so powerful in my life.

[IamJosefFritzl1]

@Cnewthedude64 approximately exact? get that shit out of here.

[Clarinerd617]

@IamJosefFritzl1 Welcome to YouTube.

[jho12kb]

This is really AMAZING!

[wondersax]

This piece is quite easy to play, but it takes a good band to make it sound AMAZING. I love this music!

[VampArtemis]

The best music I've played in high school. I played the flute for it and it was difficult but worth the effort. ^_^

[ChurchsofChrist]

This is wird < time

[mrsilikewalruses]

i love this piece!

[xXinnocentgirl1012Xx]

i get to play the timpani part on this song for our marching band show :D

[joedada37]

when my band played this the timpani player got so into it about 6 mins in one of his mallets flew up and landed in a tuba, it was epic

[rjeso]

This was my favorite piece to play in all the years I was in band. <3

All the Divine Comedy pieces are great, but this one is the best.

[LittleBlueJug]

@rjeso My god. That sounds amazing

[20010430]

We use English horn instead of oboe...I mean the solo at the beginning and the middle part...

[newtsareamazing]

@PrincessSerena our high school band got it too i plat the saxophone and playin the part with the chains made me all brain dead

[newtsareamazing]

@PrincessSerena our high school band got it too

[XGENJORGE118]

SAX-A-BOOM!!!!

:)

[Dyzentins]

並不是很欣賞這個版本的詮釋，應該可以更好，尤其是後半段重現主­題前的那段過門

[horsecrazygurl2010]

Clarinets are the best. nuff' said :P

[OhldSkewlTV]

What would classical music be without french horns?

[laugh0at0you]

Considering most of the solos in this piece are not clarinet... they're oboe.

[Mikester283]

This and the Rite of Spring have the best intros to a classical piece ever.

[Jello314]

@moosekid456 the euphonioum parts legitt for this, i play it too!(:

[DinninDarkheart]

lurved playing this in highschool.



[dammitjimtk]

playing this in my high school band. first oboe.

I love this song.

even though that low Bflat straight to the Eflat is the devil...

[jshwilliams2012]

@dammitjimtk Lol.. I get it... the devil... clever.. ;) haha

[Michaelisamzing]

some of the alto sax parts of this song make me wanna kill myself

[imXaXteapot2112]

Wow. really disturbing picture at 4:20

[skyking168]

one word : WOW

[Discombobulator]

Anybody know who recorded this version? It decimates the George Mason University recording.

[Entreprenerd2009]

I soooooooooooooooooooooooooo remember when I played this in All State That Tempany part was so much fun to play lmfao

[BtlzAus]

yeah bongos :)



[beastvids0807]

my middle school band go this piece yesterday(:

[Mike4AW]

Loved this piece. Played at All State my Senior year. Go Clarinets!

[TheWhitestPersonEver]

can anybody tell me what note the french horn is playing at 1:00?

[BrianFilmCo]

@TheWhitestPersonEver it's a high f (fifth line)

[9656penny]

to me the part with the chains is kinda creepy imagine the scariest thing ever and then those chains ooh weird



[1hstorm]

WOW!!!! Back in my Sophomore year of high school, my band played this song. We fell in love with this song. I remember playing the Flute part on Bells with the melodic line that went really fast. and I also got to play the Timpani part once when the original person that played it got sick, so i was the only one who could play. I had fun with song and it will always be one of my favorites!!!!!!

[kookoodude32]

our band is playing this :D we record ourselves so we can listen and critique our self....last time we played this at a concert....you can hear a small child saying mommy im scared during the recording:p...random info...tenor sax ftw :D

[blastjet2000]

Hey, I'm in Maryland Junior State too. I got the solo :) for trumpet. Though it was only because the first trumpet couldn't play it ... he was too tired.

[pf1z3r]

i love playing the timpani part

[lollypop611]

My marching band is doing a show based on this. :)

[IShudBeStudying]

I <3 the Inferno--I'm so excited that my orchestra is playing this!

[linkrox40]

Playing the whole Divine Comedy for the spring I have auxiliary percussion alone and it's an insane amount of running around

[swasomekayaker]

We're playing this in Maryland all state and I'm on trumpet 1. Pretty much screwed on that weird double-tounging solo in the middle

[asianeuphonium]

@swasomekayaker i'm in maryland junior state, will i see you there?

i'm second chair this year

[Goatsplosion]

It's such a beautiful peice :] its my favourite I grew up listening to this stuff every day

[wowxxurcool135]

We might play this in our band this spring...I'm so STOKED!

[PrincessSerena1121]

My high school band just got this piece today, it looks really awesome. I'm on timpani, and so completely psyched.

[tinnytintinman]

@PrincessSerena1121 You get that timpani solo, girl!! It's awesome!

[Spyder2011]

I played this song in my high school band durring my freshman year plus the rest of Dante's Divine Comedy movement by Robert W. Smith. This is by far the scariest music I have ever played and the scariest music I have ever heard in my entire life.

[antonio33378]

Hell does not exist. all fiction.

[nekiya13]

I love the timpani and oboe parts especially :) I myself played the clarinet and this song was pretty interesting lol ohh and the trumpet solo...man shit the whole song is BEASTTTT

[PrincessSerena1121]

@nekiya13 Yeah, the timpani part is wicked, I can't wait to play it.

[95musikluvr]

@nekiya13 GO CLARINETSSS! <3 :]

[Ledar51]

@95musikluvr don't take it personal, but that's an oboe ;)

[95musikluvr]

@Ledar51 lol i knowww XD oboes are cool but someone said they were a clarinet player and i am too hence my patriotism for the clarinetttt lol ;D

[drewzemusicman]

@95musikluvr oboes mate, oboes :D

[95musikluvr]

@drewzemusicman i love oboes but idk how to play one D-:

[altosaxlove]

im in a high school band and we played this. it was probably the hardest piece of music i have yet to learn how to play..but the show came out wonderful and i grew to love this song

[psibertiger]

We played this at Charleston Souther University in 1997 when it had just been com. by George Mason University. Anthony Maello(sp) was our clinician...One of my favorite pieces ever!!! I dont think that Purgatorio had been completed yet when we played it though.

[stds9355]

Marched this, Paradiso, and the Ascension my freshman year of high school. I still remember the music 6 years later!

[dagnayr]

I love the oboe... because i got to play it on my alto sax lol and i love the chains in the middle

[OOMPAsauce]

I made this veideo play by posting this comment obey me or you will have to play horrible zombie games on the side of delisious ps3 system ocupation eat liberation factor realsing now! SNiping Rules for ps3!

[jena012893]

I love this song, our band played it along with the rest of the divine comedy 2 years ago in Wind Symphony. We had a concert in the dark with a whole slide show production. I played timpani for it and loved my parts (especially this song) that I memorized them and can play them even to this day. Timpani ftw!!! : D

[gxxgraciexx]

yah my band played this last year wen we went on our band trip and guess who got 1st place in everything us baby!

[DudeYaRight]

My high school is playing this piece. I have the trumpet solo at 4:30. This piece is amazing!

[liriking11]

wow !!!!

im playing french horn and i'm playing this with the symphonic band.

that realy sounds great when people as know that!!!!!!

[xPeacexLuvxJonas]

im an oboe player .. it should be banginnnn

[mogmog3172]

my school made a mrching band show out of the divine comedy 5:53 is where the inferno starts its awesome

[mogmog3172]

my school made a mrching band show out of the divine comedy

[catnipassian]

this is the best adaption of the inferno since the book

[ladyla32613]

3:05 straight of or rite of spring.

[rscp1050]

marching band opener last year...made me freaking jizz myself

[lamiaqueenofwrath]

A Texas high school marching band played this yesterday. It was so gorgeous.

[HumanElemental]

We played this my freshman year in band. I still love it!

[Ilovemiamigas19]

My band is playing this I love it!!!! I get to play the piccolo for the piccolo duet with the oboe in the middle

[Omenz95]

i have to play this for my band class

[angelfire3000]

Just bought the hardback version of all three stories (poems) at Borders a couple days ago. Funny how I was inspired by the game & animated epic to get it but quite honestly, I enjoy reading too so this book works out great lol :D

[SpykerC8Lav]

Best third trombone/bass trombone part EVER.

[herocko]

We played this for our marching show at our school. It was pretty sweet.

[11RoyLee]

Ahhh! My High Schools playing this, this year for our Marching Show! :DD

how exciting. '')

[princessnmg]

One of the hardest songs I've ever played but it was fun...played it my sophomore junior and senior year! first clarinet! lol

[Omenz95]

@princessnmg ya im playing this in a couple months, 1st clarinet aswell :)

[KaiserReich98]

The best way to spread a religion? Fear. The inferno accomplished such a goal with ease. It is unfortunate that so many have been tricked, brainwashed, and decieved into believing such lies.

[Wacko982]

I love his music, the mallet parts are amazingly fun to play. It sucks though because I put sooooooooooooooooo much time and effort into learning this to get sick right before our concert. Just my luck!!!!

[kiddepue1]

I played this my junior year of high school. It was fun, but ALOT of work and practice involved. I was in percussion.  By far my favorite piece i've ever played.

[Leodtk]

i would do anything to play this piece at my high school it is indescribable

[THX1449]

Why has this not been made into a movie?

[marthwert]

i loved playing this song

[orpheusrasgood]

you think satan listens to this as like a nice bright and cheerful song?? lol

[Beltzalel]

I was the Tuba player for a small high school band, and we did this song's marching arrangement my freshman year (2003-04) and we dominated every competition we went to with it. Even dominated at Bands of America. Love this piece and loved playing it.

[cheynanne]

the mallet parts are actually very easy. I just played them for my high school band..

[MrSamac13]

We're playing this right now in our high school band. I get to play the hardest mallet parts ever, bells, marimba, xylophone and chimes!!

[cerebralobscurity]

back in 96 i met Robert W Smith @ WVSU, i messed up not taking the offer he gave me about coming out to LA and trying out for his orchestra...

[PricelessR]

Just had the honor of solo trumpeting this piece. Definitely a good way to end my high school career.

[iMellophone]

We marched Divine Comedy in 2009, (Pine Forest High School) And it's definitely the most intense show we have have played, imho. ill never forget this piece either, my favorite of all of them :)

[acejaya]

What ensemble is playing this?

[futureMrsjonas9]

We had this made into a marching version for next years fiel show for high school. Us eighth graders just got the music today

[amcgrath88]

Ha ha ha this Piece brings me back memories. It was my Junior year when we played this. I had the privilege to play 1st horn. Also, my best friend's valves got stuck during the trumpet solo. Which was pretty funny. ah good memories

[nolfavrellcalamakta]

@amcgrath88 We're playing this now in my junior year. Thank god you were a brass instrument, the runs at measure 60 are a bitch for bassoon lol

[ToroSaurus1977]

@nolfavrellcalamakta

Was this high school or college?

[nolfavrellcalamakta]

@ToroSaurus1977 high school

[gleat001]

This song is from hell itself. Great song. Timpini part is my part.

[marthwert]

i played this when i was in 8th grade, the trumpet solo was awesome!! :D

[RobertoCarraro]

A touching symphony.

[BlackAngel001]

I played this song my Senior year in high school.GO FRENCH HORN!!!

[Ninjadoggie]

@BlackAngel001 F HORNS RULE!!

[bandbanana]

love this song!! Got to play the timp part...that was BEAST.

[Katamari332]

Anyone else notice the slow section in the middle has the same tuba/bass and horn part at as the movement "Spring Rounds" from Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring?

[rubymoonchild53]

@Katamari332 Yes, I did notice it when I was at the high school band concert here in my hometown. That piece is one of my favorites. :- ) The Divine Comedy quicky became one of my favorites when I heard and saw these kids perform such a wonderful piece of awesome music!! I cried thru the whole performance. That's how well these kids did!!

[goldblaze93]

4:15 I've seen that picture before! That was in my Complete guide to the Bible book that I got for Christmas!

[nawjuaw]

Why would you include paradise lost? Two completly diffrent poetsat diffrent time frames

[T30XIIS]

Does anyone know where I can find this version of the music? I have the CD performed by the George Mason University Wind Ensemble, but this version sounds different.

[0111person]

barely beats Encanto or The Great Locomotive Chase.

[xXIrishJoshXx]

I played this my freshman year as well, I absolutely love this movement!!!

[chococat340]

* conducted. pardon me. xD

[Ryan4kilo]

Wow, thats actually very interesting. When was this? This song is very malicious but in a good way XD. How else would hell sound like? XD

[chococat340]

I was in a European Honors Band and Robert W. Smith himself composed us. It was amazing. :3

[cdaae92]

:)played this my freshman year. best spring concert ever. we're played robert w smith's oddessy symphony this year! :D

[theRBdrummer]

Complete insanity!

[smileydude62]

i play the trombone part, not hard at all, love to play it thow! :)

[scattereddrummer]

i cant stop listening to this song!

[jkennedy777]

I play the piccolo and The piccolo part...I need jesus lol Almost everything I play in the song is a very fast part and it has several accidentals plus playing it up an octave in tune...I love the duet with the oboe though :)

[seedgrow24x]

I'm playing the piccolo part now in our band concert. THE SOLO SCARES ME! I like it but I always seem to play it wrong...

[BreCacophobia]

the marimba part isnt so easy either!!!!

[qwerki666]

Damn, just damn.

[BasstetKelmorthen]

Bleh. We're playing this now for concert and for marching season next year. OMG I HATE THE FLUTE PART! It makes me wanna cry it's so damn hard!

[jaine4]

yeah! I've got it for flute too! It's so hard but I'm psyched for it! =D

[MsPriss2011]

OMG!! I Knw right!!

[VasKing23]

omg i played this for all state. that clarinet part was hard

[albanybestdrumline]

my favorite part is the slap stick love that part

[AsGoodAs90]

I will read the book :D

[huskrsrock2011]

I played this with my upper ensemble my freshmen year. I'm a junior and I'm already asking our director to pull it out for us to play again!

[tdadmdbd]

You just got to love the Clarinet =)

[KiyoKenshin]

i know, right? you just can't deny the clarinet's awesomeness.

[GIRrocks]

I play the piccolo, and the duet in the middle is fun, but I'm not liking the six-notes-in-one-beat run that we have to do in the key of D flat...

[J3TheOneAndOnly]

Rowland High School Top Band Playing this!!!!!!!!! AWESOMENESSSSS

[1994bored]

i GOT THE TIMPANI PART TO THIS!!!! IT ARE AMAZING!!!! :o

[DidymusWillow]

ME TOO! I freaking LOVE IT!

It's so easy to get into it, I kinda wish I got to play the chains too.

[Breazeale93]

haha, Me and my boy Elijah played them today at district honor band. District V. (Alabama) We did amazingly great. I loved every bit of the song.

[Noogit1]

Oh, i see... im not your boy?

[Breazeale93]

Yes, Noogit. You're my boy, lol. Tuba's were very demonic also(: ha.

[albanybestdrumline]

lolz love the timpani solo

[kakashiswifey]

I got to play this when I was in eighth grade. I was playing with my high school band (one of four eighth graders). I played baritone <3

[bridizzle732]

@kakashiswifey i play baritone too! and were playing this now hahah