First Suite in E-Flat (Intermezzo) by Gustav Holst

[ksandarusi]

Odd, I am playing the solos on the trumpet in our arrangement?

[clbank1]

Im playing the eb clarinet in my schools band for this song. LOVE IT.

[horseygal20]

yeah! i played the oboe solo for this whooooollllllllle piece ^^ loved every second

[VenAquaTerra98]

The version my band us playing is lower level then the original so this movement is not in the piece

[epicyouman]

I played this in my all state band last year had first cornet part. it was a solo :] love holst

[CTguitarist12]

Im a percussionist and I had to sit out for this one due to lack of parts for an honor band :(

[RoyaltonDrummer922]

@CTguitarist12 aw that sucks! i got to do the one crash in this mvt:)

[VenomEmperor]

Why does this movement remind me of Lost Woods from Legend of Zelda? I'm just visualizing running through a forest and this song just fits perfectly. Maybe the music developers were inspired by this song, after all, it's a classic.

[jenn06807]

I play 3rd clarinet on this in my Symphony Band XD Last chair represent.

[tiggres67]

Im playing the solo clarinet part for dand n this is so cute and fun :)

[MrAtomicHearse]

I play every solo on every instrument in the whole suite. And i'm in 2nd grade. Bow down to my awesomeness.

[Amphy720]

@MrAtomicHearse Seems legit.

[VenAquaTerra98]

@MrAtomicHearse hey guess what my band is playing this in our second year... oh wait no one cares

[bluetroll923]

teehee i play tambourine on this :) lol

[chand30157]

1:27 - 1:45 :)

[blackbelt528]

I had to play the horn solo on this...so boss

[Muzzly1234]

It's all about the bass clarinet Solo's here, kiddies :3

[GoThroughTheTrees]

@Muzzly1234 Africa: Ceremony, Song, and Ritual by Robert W. Smith. Best bass clarinet part ever. <3

[metakazel]

Of all the pieces I've played in band class, this is by far my favorite. Dat cornet solo.

[arkemea]

Lovely.. But i cant hear the baritone at 1:30 aprox?

[GenyFANgirl]

Oi Our HS band is playing this piece XD

[nichijuu]

I still have this music..... hey I played clarinet, flute and percussion.... although Clarinet is an awesome instrument and I own a Bb and Eb clarinet as well as a flute.

anyways this song is awesome for Eb clarinet! this song brings back memories.

[djphay]

I love this playing this piece, especially the Eb part, which is great. Oh and this performance is excellent, light and full of vim. I have to disagree with those who say this is too slow, this tempo is just right in my opinion. Any faster and it would just lose, well, its Englishness!

[FunkkyPanda]

I love this song out of the WHOLE suite <3 <3 <3

Its like a total woodwinds epiphany to me <3 <3 <3

[Doctor387]

The 4/4 section in the middle of this piece is beautiful, I love it. 

[damonXluver]

WOO! BASS CLARINET! XD

[dathingsowner]

triangle+tambourine=epic winning :D

[fredxoxoxo]

I looooove how round the baritone sound is at the solo @ 1:55

[Imaginecide]

@fredxoxoxo I loved playing that solo, it was awesome!

[brrgrron11]

LOVE LOVE LOVE. It's possible we are playing this for our spring concert... I am so excited for the challenge of playing solo Bflat clarinet :P

[doubleoh18]

This is wayyyy to slow. hear a professional recording, its ridiculously fast, sounds better.

(Go Bass Clarinet solo!)

[UnholyDevilz]

@doubleoh18 Oh my god. This is slow? D8

-Is playing this in school and our tempo is slower than this-

Orz.

[noneabove1182]

@doubleoh18 This is actually pretty much the speed it's meant to be played at if I'm not mistaken. Besides, fast does not always mean better, personally I prefer it this speed, but you may have very different preferences than I.

[tatianaa962]

@doubleoh18 basss clarinet soloooo<3

[bass4everz]

Wonderful

[TheSlayer36]

playing this on my baritone right now :)

[dreamtheaterepicwin]

that tambo player is legit

[NoahMAngott]

@dreamtheaterepicwin My school uses a rock-style tambourine. I am dissapoint.

[marchingraider15]

i have about 4 clarinet solos in our upcoming winter concert, and the one that starts at 1:00 is most definitely my favorite. :)

[ThisBeEmily]

@marchingraider15 My friend played that solo for us last year. It's always so gorgeous :D

[link090909]

ah thank you! this is the best recording out there, I'm so glad you posted this!

[Keira13]

this is my absolute favourite solo I've ever played

but you don't really hear the clarinet in this recording (at the beginning anyway)

it's clarinet/cornet I believe.

clarinet ftw <3

[omgzorzlikewow]

@Keira13 Oboe too, but they're usually too quiet to hear under a clarinet and trumpet...we tried using just the oboe solo at this section during one of our rehearsals this weekend, and it was just not loud enough.

[Keira13]

@omgzorzlikewow in high school we didn't have an oboist.

That would explain why I never heard the part :)

[squeakyroxursox]

awesome! my band is playing this now. i play trumpet, and this movement always gets stuck in my head after playing it. xD

[yeahhimynameiscool]

love this piece! post the rest!

[concertbandland]

@yeahhimynameiscool hey there, the rest of the piece is posted earlier, I just had to re-post this movement because it was not playing in some countries. I left links to the other movements in the information section. :)

[yeahhimynameiscool]

@concertbandland awesome! thanks!

[cfaeslehc5091]

Classic. Played this song multiple times and on different parts... sax, tuba, clarinet probably.

[af2815]

Yes THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[RanDoMkId73]

We're playing this now! Perfect timing and great as always!

[musicguy119]

Aw yea! I played this in an honor band. Clarinet III... but who cares? Anything Holst writes always has sweet clarinet parts.

[musictheorylove4ever]

@musicguy119 Oh heck yeah anything Holst writes has very good clarinet parts...And challenging as well, testing the ranges of the 2nd and 3rd clarinets

[MacUser135]

@musicguy119 It also has sweet trombone parts. Holst played trombone, and so do I.