Played this for an exhibition with the community band that’s near me that played for a high school all county band I was apart of. I played the euphonium solo for this piece. The community band is mostly elderly who want to play again. There was only one other euphonium there and he let me have the honor of playing this piece. I thought because he was there longer he would surely play it because of seniority but, I wound up playing it after only joining the band for a week. I was confused why they let me a younger person who hasn’t been playing for that long in the band play the very important solo . I never found out why but I’m grateful that I got too❤. They’re so very nice to me in this band. After the concert I had to go back to my euphonium section in the all county band. They all wondered who played the euphonium solo in this piece so well. I told them that I played it and their reactions were the best! Those were great times.🥰
@WallPerson6 ай бұрын
Playing this as a clarinet is really hard.
@TheGreenGhost277 ай бұрын
Im playing this song at my high school band and im the high hat cymbals baby
@beesly017 ай бұрын
5:54
@collieralexander-sawyer5957 ай бұрын
For me 1:38 M. 38 vivace P5 (40 measures) 4:12 M. 116 Allegro P16 in 4 for 6/8 (60 in 4) 4:58 M. 166 P22 until the Sostenuto in 2 (7 bars)
@michaeljperron8 ай бұрын
Always loved this piece. Played it in High School
@WisconsinSouthern588 ай бұрын
Very goated song
@user-et5mz5ex9s8 ай бұрын
This song was lots of fun to play. I had either 2nd or 3rd trumpet. The time signature changes so much that you literally can't keep track of it unless you have the sheet music 😂
@umeinui8 ай бұрын
1:58
@PaulPime8 ай бұрын
5:04
@ShaneWeisberg9 ай бұрын
4:16 is Mambo Feroz if anyone wants it
@MrSilvio0719 ай бұрын
Sensacional...
@lococococlarinets9 ай бұрын
I played this 12 yrs ago in concert band in high school ❤
@c.k.mcknight89219 ай бұрын
It's such a beautiful piece. I play clarinet, and getting to play with my section in the statement of the theme is an experience I'll never forget.
@briannagore97964 ай бұрын
Omg me too!!!! My junior year! I’ll never forget! Iowa City High School C/O of 2014
@justinweisberg163410 ай бұрын
. 0:00 0:54 1:10 1:42 .
@ShaneWeisberg9 ай бұрын
What are these time stamps for???
@VTX_SgtStick10 ай бұрын
Hi
@grandperformer5710 ай бұрын
Wassup
@VTX_SgtStick10 ай бұрын
This is good music
@markmcdonald69075 ай бұрын
Splendid performance of a classic work by the legendary Clifton Williams!!
@helenwilliams70652 ай бұрын
It's wonderful to hear these recordings and see that my Daddy's music is still appreciated. He died way too young. I hope his music is still relevant. Thank you, From Helen Williams (his youngest daughter).❤
@HomicidalTh0r10 ай бұрын
A friend of mine recommended this for a listen. Thanks for the upload! <3
@grandperformer5710 ай бұрын
You're welcome! ❤️
@MyellieVRR10 ай бұрын
2:02
@williamsanborn919510 ай бұрын
I played this piece in high school my junior year. To say it was tricky on 2nd clarinet is BEYOND an understatement. 😅
@ryanweston343911 ай бұрын
English horn solo at 2:40 😍😍
@cocoboi359111 ай бұрын
this song is acc so peaceful
@debra148211 ай бұрын
I love this!❤
@fabledmirror653311 ай бұрын
Flute Solo @ 2:21
@drewdarilek Жыл бұрын
This is a computer generated performance.
@grandperformer5711 ай бұрын
You're a computer generated human
@dennislester93953 ай бұрын
You can't be serious!
@AmericanGeo Жыл бұрын
My band director was in close connection with Robert w smith. He came in one day and gave us this piece. I played the solo for euphonium in the beginning. RIP Robert W Smith, I will never forget the time I got to meet you and shake your hand.
@allaboutyou37457 ай бұрын
Similar story for me, his wife visited our school so we could play this song for her.
@GioDelGreco-km7eq Жыл бұрын
The bass line for this song is so hard😂😂 I play the bari sax and it's straight eighth notes throughout the whole song except for when I have the melody😂
@Tacoman5429 ай бұрын
Try being a tuba who plays all the cues 😭 misery
@GioDelGreco-km7eq9 ай бұрын
@Tacoman542 I actually have most of the tuba cues lol but I also play sousaphone for marching band so either way takes a lot of lung power
@Kryptopunk2007Ай бұрын
Dawg this is easy and I'm playing it
@xdremi8819Ай бұрын
What im saying 😂 @@Kryptopunk2007
@cindatails Жыл бұрын
1:23
@TylerG13 Жыл бұрын
Oswego NY All County 2017, I miss you guys so much.
@cosmicrocket2481 Жыл бұрын
Great song! A great addition to the Christmas spirit!
@fortepiano4491 Жыл бұрын
When you can tell apart a particular recording by whether its piccolos give you tinnitus, you're a band nerd
@yoriichiaguilar50805 ай бұрын
😥😅 this yxxf😮m gf fr f fr fr fr fr fr xf fr fr dc gg de m 3:52
@Ash_Queen16 Жыл бұрын
I want to master this on the flute but it intimidates me a lot 😅
@elyxur47264 ай бұрын
You got this
@Ash_Queen164 ай бұрын
@@elyxur4726 Thanks!
@heatherstahler8451 Жыл бұрын
RIP Robert W. Smith. The world has lost an amazing composer for band. I conducted this piece my very first year of being a band director
@YunMann Жыл бұрын
1:05
@dariusfarhoumand3588 Жыл бұрын
Do you know who the recording is originally from?
@grandperformer57 Жыл бұрын
It's A.I created.
@ericparrish15156 ай бұрын
Probably uhh Beetomiagi huhhh
@harmonysong4871 Жыл бұрын
I played the Baritone solo in the very beginning and middle of this song for my high school band/choir concert and was told to pick the speed and tempo and play. I also had two other solos that night in two other songs we played before my final solo in the choir part of the concert! This has been, and always will be, my favorite high school memory and I cherish it and this song because of that night! Thank you Mr. Robert Smith for making such an amazing song And thank you Grand Performer for uploading this wonderful piece of music for me to listen to again! Sincerely, thank you!
@davemillet4160 Жыл бұрын
Easily one of the composer's best works, and maybe the best recording of this piece I've heard. This is just drenched in emotion. But man, his stuff is not easy to get through.
@joelfred2900 Жыл бұрын
I miss concert band land 😢
@ineedakitkat6628 Жыл бұрын
I don't. They tried to change their channel to a bitcoin channel and then lost a ton of subs then got copyrighted
@joelfred2900 Жыл бұрын
@@ineedakitkat6628 oh… that’s not very smart lol but I still miss practicing with the recording, this was the best one for highschool band last year!
@ineedakitkat6628 Жыл бұрын
@@joelfred2900 IKR! I played with it too!
@grandperformer57 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, big shame what happened but that's how it is in this scene where copyright holders refuse to make their recordings readily accessible
@ineedakitkat6628 Жыл бұрын
5:04
@gronkee540 Жыл бұрын
I still can't listen to the final variation without getting tears in my eyes.
@grandperformer57 Жыл бұрын
Cute! I sometimes tear at the middle inverted variation cause I think of an empty playground set longing for a child to use it in a destroyed bombed out city.
@gronkee540 Жыл бұрын
@@grandperformer57 I myself think of a warrior trudging forward, struggling to continue the trek up a large mountain.
@rahulradhakrishnan55913 ай бұрын
@@gronkee540And that's the beauty of music, guys. Music is open to interpretation to different people. Different people see different things, and we can take comfort in that. That's why its universal. Its abstract and ambiguous.
@KieranDurand Жыл бұрын
Had the pleasure of playing this piece twice: once on mallets sophomore year for my high schools spring concert, and sharing perc 2 for all district this past January.
@ralphyarl7346 Жыл бұрын
Genius arrangement
@brookeg8362 Жыл бұрын
thank you for uploading this again!! i use to listen to this all the time until it was taken down. i was quite sad