Barber - Commando March

[kaikaichen]

Even though this was originally a band piece, I personally like this orchestral transcription better. I think it gives it the feel of a score to an old-timey war movie.

[SuperCuntpuncher]

Doesn't sound right with an orchestra... but how impressive!

[ainarulz]

oh cmon!!! ... no euphonium. >:(



[bonncaruso]

The best performance of this is ever heard was the USAF Band under the direction of Arnald D. Gabriel at the National Band Association Convention in 1980. Wow.

[ohbobsaget1234]

WHAT THE FUCK NO EUPH WORST VERSION ON YOUTUBE

[Tannenberg71410]

This rendition is good but not as good as Fredrick Fennel and the Eastman Wind Ensemble. (That recording was made sometime back in the late fifties and I'm not sure if it is even available anymore.) I have it on a non-stereo LP. Fennel played it a little faster. With the Fennel recording you could really picture Brit. Commandos scampering over a stoney beach in the cold, gray, dawn to blow up a NAZI railroad bridge or something. This band made it sound more like they were on parade. Still OK.

[bgrinny12]

This is by far the best recording of Commando March on YouTube! Fantastic piece of music.

[RedSoxWSAgain]

@allegroconspirito4 Mmm i would have to disagree. As a clarinet player i've played 2 different transcriptions and none of them really match this well. While this does sound pretty decent with band, like most band transcriptions to me at least it sounds like alot of fumbling from being unfortunately poorly written. A great piece for band you should check out though is Hindemith Symphony in Bb. Excellent choice

[B0eing787]

@RedSoxWSAgain, Let me get this straight.... Hindemith is "non-fumbling" while this piece is? No offense to Hindemith, it is a beautiful piece, but I'd say the structure of Commando would make it much less "fumbling" sounding. After all, it is a march. Maybe it's just not your bowl of soup, but your opinion of the piece doesn't make it poorly written.

[RedSoxWSAgain]

@B0eing787 I think you misunderstood me. I was referring to the transcription not the piece itself.

[ttlms]

@RedSoxWSAgain You had me until you called the Hindemith Symphony a great band piece :).

[brewepau]

This is a great march. So musical. So inventive. Great scoring.

[tomenicus]

It was good to kill Germans with such a music in mind... Well, I believed it was always good to kill Germans. Not the musicians I mean, But all the rest - an der wand! (under the wall). Joking of course ;-)

[Jenie50]

I'm playing this in my band right now. one of my favorite marches

[twilightlover4798]

my high school band is playing this song,i really like it

[mvybiral]

Is this the arrangement with strings? I can't tell...

[Hector95100]

@mvybiral i believe that it is strings. and if so it is full orchestra cuz i can hear the trumpet solos.

[alyssacroacia]

@mvybiral - yes. In the info box it says, "Royal Scottish National Orchestra"

[samthemusicman1]

@mvybiral yeah, i was thinking the same thing......i can really hear it, so i guess this arrangement is with strings

[SilverWalker56]

our middle school band is playing dis! im first horn. i alternate 1st and 2nd part with another horn.

[txsmartgirl]

we marched to this my freshmen yr...it was so awesome

[RanDoMkId73]

This is one of the best marches I have ever heard. And my band is playing it for the MMEA Confrence, Opening Slot!

[iloveflute]

is this the orchestral version?

[Laxplayer027]

Unlike Sousa, he actually changes the chords underneath the melody.

[yugiohjohn95]

this music is facking deep

[mydlands]

I adore Barber, and this is one of the first pieces of his I ever knew. Thanks for posting it. Wonderful performance.

[peanutbutter956]

it IS the best march ever written

[oboeizzle]

this is actually the best march ever written...

[DaBassBoner]

oh man. The first recording of this I heard was of Westfield Highschool's 2001 performance the Bass Trombone was so over the top and awesome! haha